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Just when you think you've seen it all, here comes a tag sale tale. From the always credible PR Web, comes this gem of a press release.

A Canadian entrepreneur wants to raise funds for his wedding by listing websites on his del.icio.us account for $20 per listing. Patrick Ryan, 37, hopes that the effort will attract advertisers.

Perhaps what's most shocking here (other than the press release itself) is that he has raised $280 so far! Wait. Before you go blog about this, it seems as though I am partly to blame, according to this FAQ ...

"Tagtextual is a term coined by Steve Rubel on his blog in January 2005, it means using tags to advertise. Rubel suggests that tagging will 'give the marketer new ways to reach engaged consumers by sponsoring tags'. He says that this might be over various websites. I am giving advertisers the opportunity to do it here for the first time. This will serve as a time capsule as the first Tagtextual Advertising website."

The picture says it all. Oh and he takes PayPal.

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Steve Rubel is a PR strategist with nearly 16 years of public relations, marketing, journalism and communications experience. He currently serves as a Senior Vice President with Edelman, the largest independent global PR firm.He authors the Micro Persuasion weblog, which tracks how blogs and participatory journalism are changing the public relations practice.