follow up report
note: i was given a very limited campaign.
just did some serp checking and noted that the *.wordpress.com or org whatever 2.0 property that was created is ranking on the first page for a 1000 exact match search+ for the past two days.
this package really helped boost my money site up for a good number of keywords as well, and i went from getting approx
200 organic clicks per day on my affiliate link
to
280 organic clicks per day
being that I got boosted up at least 2-5 slots on the first page which in my niche is the difference in some major skrilla.
other thoughts: i think that yes, google has definitely not really taken a liking to 2.0 sites over the past year but i think a well written 2.0 site with rich media (video, pics) etc and proper interlinking a 2.0 site can still very much help boost a money site and even rank itself.