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		<title>Swapping Is Feature Story On CBS Early Show</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/07/swapping-is-feature-story-on-cbs-early-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story of Steven Ortiz, who used the timeless concept of &#8220;swapping&#8221; to get a Porsche, was the feature story on CBS Early Show this morning.  Rebecca Jarvis reported on the very cool story.
Swapping has always been a great way to swap things you have for things you want. Swaptree was featured as one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rachel Botsman Talks Collaborative Consumption @ TED</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rachel Botsman is the co-author of the upcoming book What’s Mine Is Yours: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption (Harper Business, October 2010).  Rachel has authored this book after years of research.  Rachel was featured recenthly at TED where she spoke on the power of collaboration and sharing through current and emerging technologies, and on how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swapping Just Got A Whole Lot Easier</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/swapping-just-got-a-whole-lot-easier/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:06:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great web sites are all about the user experience. 
Swapping on the web must be all about the user experience. We must strive to add value to that simple and safe swapping opportunity that you have with your family and friends, while adding the scale of Amazon and networking of Facebook. It is a tall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gourmet To Live Again On iPad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:59:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the years I have loved magazines.  It is a wonderful media format.  Short stories.  Great photos.  At it&#8217;s apex it seemed the magazine segment of the media industry covered virtually every niche.
A combination of the Internet syphoning audience.  Where the audience goes so goes the advertisers.  The Internet brings performance based ads as well..not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Swap Post On &#8220;Swapping Ideas&#8221; Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 12:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Swapping is a form of commerce that has gone on since the dawn of time. People had needs – other people had things. With no currencies the swap was the exchange. This still exists today across the globe. The root of swapping is to fulfill a need or want. Generally the enabler for swapping is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Weeks Events For New England Innovation Month</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/this-weeks-events-for-new-england-innovation-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/this-weeks-events-for-new-england-innovation-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 01:52:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dealsbennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June is New England Innovation month.
We were stacked up last week with many events from MITX Awards to TechStars Demo Night to Angel Boot Camp and more.
The fun continues in the week ahead:

JUNE 7: Cambridge, MA &#8211; Mobile Monday Boston
JUNE 9: Providence, RI &#8211; Providence Geeks Dinner
JUNE 10–12:  Chatham, MA &#8211; Convergence: The Life [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Shopping:  The Emotional Side Of Swapping</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/social-shopping-the-emotional-side-of-swapping/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/social-shopping-the-emotional-side-of-swapping/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dealsbennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[eCommerce on the Internet has changed the world.  The ease of access to goods.  Integration of product info, reviews and ratings.  With the web now enabling social connections through Facebook, Twitter and other sites, we are at the advent of another wave of growth through Social Commerce (shopping).
Social Commerce is going to unite the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DailyGrommet &amp; RatePoint Win MITX Awards For Social Media And Innovation</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/dailygrommet-ratepoint-win-mitx-awards-for-social-media-and-innovation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/dailygrommet-ratepoint-win-mitx-awards-for-social-media-and-innovation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dealsbennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MITX Awards night in Boston is a great way to showcase our regions best emerging technology companies.  I am delighted that two companies that I am involved with could win last night:  DailyGrommet won the award for &#8220;Innovative Business Strategy&#8221; and RatePoint won the award for &#8220;Social Media&#8221;
DailyGrommet is a very cool social commerce company.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boston Next Hot Start Up Town</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/boston-next-hot-start-up-town/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/boston-next-hot-start-up-town/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dealsbennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great post today by Rob Go posing the question is Boston the next hot city for entrepreneurs?
This is not new territory to Boston.  We have led the minicomputer wars with Digital, Wang, Data General &#38; Prime.  We had two big time entrants in the Web 1.0 world with Lycos and Monster.
We surely have some great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Big Week In Boston For Entrepreneurs &amp; Investors</title>
		<link>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/big-week-in-boston-for-entrepreneurs-investors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.jeffbennett.com/2010/06/big-week-in-boston-for-entrepreneurs-investors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:12:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dealsbennett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Great way to kick off &#8220;New England Innovation Month&#8221; with a jam packed week of activities  in Boston for Entrepreneurs &#38; Investors.
Headlining the schedule will be:
June 1 &#8211; Entreprenurs &#38; Angel Boot Camp
June 2 &#8211; Tech Stars Boston Demo Night
June 2 &#8211; 7th Annual MITX Technology Awards
June 3 &#8211; Mass Innovation Night
June 3 &#8211; Mass [...]]]></description>
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