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		<title>Mac and Google lover goes to Verizon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As an avid Mac user (personally) and a big fan of Google, I recently went to Verizon to decide what to replace my blackberry with – an iPhone or a Droid. I have been paying attention to the debates, articles and rumors regarding the two phones and one particular nugget of news caught my attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Convenience</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Laziness is the inspiration of invention. This idea keeps floating around, it seems that most technology&#8217;s purpose is for our convenience. The internet allows for us to more quickly communicate, find old friends, shop, send messages, find information, find a job, and the list goes on. Look at phone applications &#8211; all convenience related. Cars, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2011/04/29/convenience/</link>
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		<title>Social Influence Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When did social media become like high school – testing your popularity at every turn and promoting the opinions of the most popular? Recently, there have been a flurry of articles and blog posts on Klout and Digg– even though both have been around for a while. Klout measures your online influence mostly by looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2011/03/04/social-influence-online/</link>
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		<title>What If We Started Treating Humans the Way We Treat Dogs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I started thinking about how humans are involved in overall future and evolution of dogs. We purposely spay and neuter dogs to prevent overpopulation, we breed purebreds for profit and millions a year are killed in shelters...]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2011/01/11/what-if-we-started-treating-humans-the-way-we-treat-dogs/</link>
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		<title>Tweeting for tweeting&#8217;s sake?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strategy. Strategy. Strategy. It is the biggest thing missing in online marketing today. Before you start tweeting 20 tweets a day, decide what your purpose is and go from there! Remember this social media is one more way to communicate with your audience...]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2010/10/29/tweeting-for-tweetings-sake/</link>
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		<title>I&#8217;m a Social Media Expert?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I like to think of Malcolm Gladwell who discusses how influencers, mavens, and connectors can move ideas. One of the keys to success in online marketing is connecting with the influencers in your industry...]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2010/09/11/im-a-social-media-expert/</link>
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		<title>G&#8217;nite M&amp;D, luv me</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now, to get M&#038;D new phones with QWERTY keyboards…]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2010/08/22/gnite-md-luv-me/</link>
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		<title>150 Prozac &#8211; Commentary on Pandora&#8217;s Seed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[...the WHO expects that by 2020 mental illness will be the second most important cause of disability and morality worldwide…with the most common being anxiety disorder."]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2010/08/12/150-and-prozac-commentary-on-pandoras-seed/</link>
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		<title>What do Cosmo, Facebook and Malcolm Gladwell all have in common?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[the average number of friends people have on Facebook is 130...]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2010/08/09/what-do-cosmo-facebook-and-malcolm-gladwell-all-have-in-common/</link>
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		<title>No Asshole Rule &#8211; A Book Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think that anyone who is handling social media should also consider Karl Weick's advice. One of things many forget to do while online is to really listen to their customers, not just react. Listen as though you are wrong; in the eyes of an upset customer you are...]]></description>
		<link>http://rachelfriedmann.com/2010/08/05/no-asshole-rule-a-book-review/</link>
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