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KerryEdwards.com is getting a lot of attention, but you won't find any pictures of the Democratic presidential candidate and his running mate. The online address belongs to Kerry Edwards, a bail bondsman from Indianapolis, Indiana. He joined CNN's Carol Lin to discuss the coincidence and the Web site. (snip) LIN: Now, you voted for President Clinton. Why not help out the party again? EDWARDS: How do you mean? LIN: Sell it to the Kerry people for whatever they're willing to pay for it. EDWARDS: For whatever they're willing to pay for it? LIN: Yeah. EDWARDS: I don't think they're willing...

<p>Anyone who has thought about developing a Web site to gripe about a company owes Michelle Grosse some thanks.</p> <p>The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati ruled Friday that the Canton woman did not violate the law when she used the name of Lucas Nursery and Landscaping Inc. for a Web site she created to complain about the Canton nursery.</p>

Just hours after she was indicted, Martha Stewart launched MarthaTalks.com, a website aimed at bringing her side of the story to the masses in a controlled platform. Although the web is an amazing marketing and PR tool, it also shows how easilly it could backfire. Hours after the original site was published, someone registered the domain name MarthaStewartTalks.com & posted a rather unflattering parody of her original site. They are obviously counting on traffic meant for Martha's legitimate website & it seems to be working. The operators of the site claim to have had over 5 million visits, roughly a...