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		<title>Not-for-profit Tower Theatre uses social media to share customer experiences and build membership</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James Gentes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article is reposted with permission from The Social Business Blog: The Tower Theatre in Bend, Oregon was originally built as a movie house in 1940, and now entertains 50,000 visitors a year with performing arts, civic, educational, and social events. Ray Solley, the Executive Director of the Theatre spoke with The Social Business about how they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Bang For Your Buck&#8221; App</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 14:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Kieffer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jay Harlow, a friend and colleague of mine, recently created the &#8220;Bang For Your Buck&#8221; App as part of the &#8220;Design For America&#8221; contest put on by Sunlight Labs. That&#8217;s a bit of a mouthful to start off a post with.  You can follow those links for more info, but let me sum it up quickly here: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beacham Clock Co. In Sisters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 14:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Kieffer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not exactly the kinds of &#8220;tech&#8221; this blog normally talks about, but any self-respecting nerd will surely be interested in knowing about Beacham&#8217;s Clock Co. in Sisters.  I found out about them via Kristian Foden-Vencil&#8217;s OPB piece this morning.  Apparently Ed Beacham, the owner, is unique among master clockmaker&#8217;s in the country.  From the article: He&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Misinterpreting Bend&#8217;s iPad Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 02:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Kieffer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bend continues to make Top 10 lists as journalists misinterpret various reports from data collecting agencies.  This time Philip Elmer-DeWitt over at Fortune magazine raises his eyebrows at seeing Bend ranked #5 on Net Application&#8217;s report about market penetration of the iPad. Philip makes a couple missteps here.  First, he ignores the ±0.9% margin of error on Bend&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bend on Businessweek&#8217;s Top 10 Cities for Startups</title>
		<link>http://blog.bendtech.com/2010/04/bend-on-businessweeks-top-10-cities-for-startups/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 02:37:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Kieffer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bloomburg Businessweek just posted their list of top 10 cities for startups and guess what? Bend comes in at #4.  The list was compiled using data from ZoomProspector.com, which has some pretty interesting stats for Bend. Personally, my gut is telling me this is a bit optimistic on BW&#8217;s part.  Certainly there&#8217;s a lot we [...]]]></description>
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