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    <description><![CDATA[Business Brains focuses on management issues that revolve around the key question: How do I make my business, family, and coworkers smarter? It examines the best sustainability strategies, social responsibility campaigns and new technology.]]></description>
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	    <title><![CDATA['App Economy' has already generated 466,000 jobs: study]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/app-economy-has-already-generated-466000-jobs-study/21933]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Apps are much more than lightweight applications running on smartphones -- they now form the basis of multi-billion-dollar job-creating economy.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Apps are much more than lightweight applications running on smartphones -- they now form the basis of multi-billion-dollar job-creating economy.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T22:42:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Bookseller inspires store feedback with social business software]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/bookseller-inspires-store-feedback-with-social-business-software/21808]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Indigo Books & Musics is enabling close to 250 different store locations to share best practices, find operational savings and document customer testimonials.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Indigo Books & Musics is enabling close to 250 different store locations to share best practices, find operational savings and document customer testimonials.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-08T11:59:14Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Natural food manufacturer develops system to boost recycling rate]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/natural-food-manufacturer-develops-system-to-boost-recycling-rate/21884]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Custom-designed technology cleans, crushes and prepares packaging for the recycling process.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Custom-designed technology cleans, crushes and prepares packaging for the recycling process.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/natural-food-manufacturer-develops-system-to-boost-recycling-rate/21884]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-07T11:04:00Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Crowdsourcing has a longer-term payoff than originally thought: study]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/crowdsourcing-has-a-longer-term-payoff-than-originally-thought-study/21838]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Carnegie-Mellon University researchers find crowdsourcing initiatives have a lifecycle all their own, and their value keeps growing long after initial enthusiasm appears to have died out.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Carnegie-Mellon University researchers find crowdsourcing initiatives have a lifecycle all their own, and their value keeps growing long after initial enthusiasm appears to have died out.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/crowdsourcing-has-a-longer-term-payoff-than-originally-thought-study/21838]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T17:32:51Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Is it time for your company to appoint a chief customer officer?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/is-it-time-for-your-company-to-appoint-a-chief-customer-officer/21746]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ In late January, Accenture released a rather startling and unsettling statistic as part of its ongoing research into consumer expectations. It is simply this: a whopping 66 percent of consumers...]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ In late January, Accenture released a rather startling and unsettling statistic as part of its ongoing research into consumer expectations. It is simply this: a whopping 66 percent of consumers...]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-06T11:56:21Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Milestone: more smartphones than PCs sold in 2011]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/milestone-more-smartphones-than-pcs-sold-in-2011/21828]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 'In the space of a few years, smart phones have grown from being a niche product segment at the high-end of the mobile phone market to becoming a truly mass-market proposition.']]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 'In the space of a few years, smart phones have grown from being a niche product segment at the high-end of the mobile phone market to becoming a truly mass-market proposition.']]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-04T13:00:18Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[3 reasons Quirky's crowdsourced invention model is catching on]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3-reasons-quirkys-crowdsourced-invention-model-is-catching-on/21778]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The inventor of this ice scraper unsuccessfully spent 10 years trying to get his idea commercialized. Then he decided to give it to the Quirky community.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The inventor of this ice scraper unsuccessfully spent 10 years trying to get his idea commercialized. Then he decided to give it to the Quirky community.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3-reasons-quirkys-crowdsourced-invention-model-is-catching-on/21778]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-03T13:35:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[PG&E first utility to embrace new gas leak detection technology]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/pg-e-first-utility-to-embrace-new-gas-leak-detection-technology/21759]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The Picarro Survey detection system can sniff out and pinpoint gas leaks at much higher speeds than previously possible, allowing crews to identify problems much more quickly.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The Picarro Survey detection system can sniff out and pinpoint gas leaks at much higher speeds than previously possible, allowing crews to identify problems much more quickly.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/pg-e-first-utility-to-embrace-new-gas-leak-detection-technology/21759]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-02T15:10:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Web-savvy consumers spend more in stores (research)]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/web-savvy-consumers-spend-more-in-stores-research/21705]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Joint research by Accenture, comScore and dunnhumbyUSA suggests frequent visitors to brand Web sites buy more of that brand in the 'real world.' Need I say more?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Joint research by Accenture, comScore and dunnhumbyUSA suggests frequent visitors to brand Web sites buy more of that brand in the 'real world.' Need I say more?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/web-savvy-consumers-spend-more-in-stores-research/21705]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-01T22:56:40Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[3 revelations about social media habits (Forrester)]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3-revelations-about-social-media-habits-forrester/21734]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The research firm's updated statistics about social network penetration should discourage businesses from taking a cookie-cutter approach.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The research firm's updated statistics about social network penetration should discourage businesses from taking a cookie-cutter approach.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/3-revelations-about-social-media-habits-forrester/21734]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-02-01T11:55:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Adobe fuel cell installation blooms in San Francisco]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/adobe-fuel-cell-installation-blooms-in-san-francisco/21724]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Bloom box installation will contribute about 35 percent of location's energy needs; marks the software company's third major onsite renewable energy installation.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Bloom box installation will contribute about 35 percent of location's energy needs; marks the software company's third major onsite renewable energy installation.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/adobe-fuel-cell-installation-blooms-in-san-francisco/21724]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-31T18:52:05Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Coca-Cola sustainability report suggests steady progress on packaging, water stewardship]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/coca-cola-sustainability-report-suggests-steady-progress-on-packaging-water-stewardship/21710]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The company's eight annual update demonstrates that ongoing stewardship requires marathon endurance and perseverance.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The company's eight annual update demonstrates that ongoing stewardship requires marathon endurance and perseverance.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/coca-cola-sustainability-report-suggests-steady-progress-on-packaging-water-stewardship/21710]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-30T22:11:53Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Verizon Wireless embraces digital receipts]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/verizon-wireless-embraces-digital-receipts/21694]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Wireless carrier will give customers the option to ditch paper receipts in more than 2,000 locations across the United States.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wireless carrier will give customers the option to ditch paper receipts in more than 2,000 locations across the United States.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/verizon-wireless-embraces-digital-receipts/21694]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-30T12:11:07Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Stanford prof defects to education disruptor side, launches global classroom]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/stanford-prof-defects-to-education-disruptor-side-launches-global-classroom/21675]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 'University-level education can be both high quality and low cost. ...we've connected some of the greatest teachers to hundreds of thousands of students in almost every country on Earth.']]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 'University-level education can be both high quality and low cost. ...we've connected some of the greatest teachers to hundreds of thousands of students in almost every country on Earth.']]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/stanford-prof-defects-to-education-disruptor-side-launches-global-classroom/21675]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-30T11:00:01Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Happy employees will help your business thrive]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/happy-employees-will-help-your-business-thrive/21648]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Thought-provoking research discussed in the current issue of the Harvard Business Review suggests a link between employee contentment and their ability to produce great work.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thought-provoking research discussed in the current issue of the Harvard Business Review suggests a link between employee contentment and their ability to produce great work.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/happy-employees-will-help-your-business-thrive/21648]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-27T12:16:54Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Executives link sustainability to competitiveness [research]]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/executives-link-sustainability-to-competitiveness-research/21631]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Global study by MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group found about one-third of companies can link corporate sustainability programs to profit.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Global study by MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group found about one-third of companies can link corporate sustainability programs to profit.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/executives-link-sustainability-to-competitiveness-research/21631]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-26T16:31:36Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[One-sixth of the world's employees now telecommute: survey]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/one-sixth-of-the-worlds-employees-now-telecommute-survey/21616]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The collapse of the traditional 9-to-5 cubicle workplace isn't an isolated phenomenon. It's happening everywhere, a new survey of 11,000 workers across the globe finds.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The collapse of the traditional 9-to-5 cubicle workplace isn't an isolated phenomenon. It's happening everywhere, a new survey of 11,000 workers across the globe finds.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/one-sixth-of-the-worlds-employees-now-telecommute-survey/21616]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-26T00:04:50Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[GM refuels sustainability goals]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/gm-refuels-sustainability-goals/21605]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Automaker pushes for 20 percent reduction in energy intensity and carbon intensity by 2020; emphasizes that money saved can be money reinvested.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Automaker pushes for 20 percent reduction in energy intensity and carbon intensity by 2020; emphasizes that money saved can be money reinvested.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/gm-refuels-sustainability-goals/21605]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-25T20:30:36Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[New Cascades commercial toilet paper sourced from recycled paper]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/new-cascades-commercial-toilet-paper-sourced-from-recycled-paper/21597]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Unbleached line of bathroom tissue builds on success of the company's Moka napkin line, which now accounts for almost 24 percent of its overall napkin sales.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Unbleached line of bathroom tissue builds on success of the company's Moka napkin line, which now accounts for almost 24 percent of its overall napkin sales.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/new-cascades-commercial-toilet-paper-sourced-from-recycled-paper/21597]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-25T18:47:35Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[6 things to know about consumer IT's business role]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/6-things-to-know-about-consumer-its-business-role/21575]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ A survey by Avanade, the IT services firm founded by Accenture and Microsoft, seeks to dispel misconceptions about the use of consumer technology in business environments.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ A survey by Avanade, the IT services firm founded by Accenture and Microsoft, seeks to dispel misconceptions about the use of consumer technology in business environments.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-01-25T14:00:38Z</pubDate>
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