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	<title>Business Brains | SmartPlanet</title>
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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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    <lastBuildDate>2012-05-25T13:56:24-07:00</lastBuildDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[PayPal extends influence with 15 national U.S. retailers]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/paypal-extends-influence-with-15-national-us-retailers/24341]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Home Depot added a PayPal payment option to its in-store POS systems in just two months; now, other big-brand stores are doing the same.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Home Depot added a PayPal payment option to its in-store POS systems in just two months; now, other big-brand stores are doing the same.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-25T19:32:09Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Retail orders via tablet computers grow appreciably]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/retail-orders-via-tablet-computers-grow-appreciably/24325]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Data from Forrester Research and Shop.org shows that almost half of retailers are generating higher order values from shoppers using tablets than from their traditional e-commerce sites.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Data from Forrester Research and Shop.org shows that almost half of retailers are generating higher order values from shoppers using tablets than from their traditional e-commerce sites.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/retail-orders-via-tablet-computers-grow-appreciably/24325]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-25T09:30:19Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[U.S. Olympics team takes medical records electronic]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/us-olympics-team-takes-medical-records-electronic/24314]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ By digitizing the healthcare history of its athletes, Team USA hopes to speed diagnosis and treatment.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ By digitizing the healthcare history of its athletes, Team USA hopes to speed diagnosis and treatment.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/us-olympics-team-takes-medical-records-electronic/24314]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-24T17:33:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Want to attract and keep talent? Give employees purpose]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/want-to-attract-and-keep-talent-give-employees-purpose/24266]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ New research suggests a majority of student job-seekers and currently employed professionals value employers concerned with social or environmental impact.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ New research suggests a majority of student job-seekers and currently employed professionals value employers concerned with social or environmental impact.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/want-to-attract-and-keep-talent-give-employees-purpose/24266]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T20:59:06Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Feds tap IBM for building energy-efficiency project]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/feds-tap-ibm-for-building-energy-efficiency-project/24267]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The contract will cover more than 50 of the federal government's most energy-wasting buildings; projected savings could be $15 million annually.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The contract will cover more than 50 of the federal government's most energy-wasting buildings; projected savings could be $15 million annually.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/feds-tap-ibm-for-building-energy-efficiency-project/24267]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T15:30:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Skip college and build a business, entrepreneur urges]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/skip-college-and-build-a-business-entrepreneur-urges/24276]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Tech industry entrepreneur Peter Thiel wants to prove that many people are better off pursuing business opportunities than spending four or more years in a classroom, accruing massive debt.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Tech industry entrepreneur Peter Thiel wants to prove that many people are better off pursuing business opportunities than spending four or more years in a classroom, accruing massive debt.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/skip-college-and-build-a-business-entrepreneur-urges/24276]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-23T11:45:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[AT&T: Want to save water? Look at building cooling towers]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/at-t-want-to-save-water-look-at-building-cooling-towers/24251]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Telecommunications giant teams with Environmental Defense Fund to seek operational savings that marry energy and water consumption efficiency.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Telecommunications giant teams with Environmental Defense Fund to seek operational savings that marry energy and water consumption efficiency.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/at-t-want-to-save-water-look-at-building-cooling-towers/24251]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T17:15:45Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Why humanity grads make the best technology leaders]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/why-humanity-grads-make-the-best-technology-leaders/24225]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ 'Technologists and engineers focus on features. In contrast, humanities majors focus on people and how they interact with technology.']]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ 'Technologists and engineers focus on features. In contrast, humanities majors focus on people and how they interact with technology.']]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/why-humanity-grads-make-the-best-technology-leaders/24225]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-22T11:00:30Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[FedEx closes in on 2020 fleet efficiency goal]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/fedex-closes-in-on-2020-fleet-efficiency-goal/24213]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The logistics giant is closing in on a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, through both retrofits and electric vehicle investments.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The logistics giant is closing in on a 20 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, through both retrofits and electric vehicle investments.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/fedex-closes-in-on-2020-fleet-efficiency-goal/24213]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-21T17:36:02Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Developing a mobile app? Plan ahead for translation]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/developing-a-mobile-app-plan-ahead-for-translation/24050]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ For many multinationals, language localization of smartphone applications is still an afterthought. Here are 5 ways to make it easier.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ For many multinationals, language localization of smartphone applications is still an afterthought. Here are 5 ways to make it easier.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/developing-a-mobile-app-plan-ahead-for-translation/24050]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-18T10:00:17Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[First commercial cargo launch to space station imminent]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/first-commercial-cargo-launch-to-space-station-imminent/24184]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Commercial space race about to heat up: a private cargo spacecraft is ready to serve as a resupply line to the International Space Station.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Commercial space race about to heat up: a private cargo spacecraft is ready to serve as a resupply line to the International Space Station.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/first-commercial-cargo-launch-to-space-station-imminent/24184]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-18T05:27:12Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Crowdsourcing starts to clear away corporate cobwebs]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/crowdsourcing-starts-to-clear-away-corporate-cobwebs/24153]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ McKinsey reports companies are enhancing innovation with approaches such as internal 'stock markets' and Web forums.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ McKinsey reports companies are enhancing innovation with approaches such as internal 'stock markets' and Web forums.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/crowdsourcing-starts-to-clear-away-corporate-cobwebs/24153]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-16T17:00:37Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Razoo turns online fundraising into a social event]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/razoo-turns-online-fundraising-into-a-social-event/24011]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ The concept of giving days is just one of the ways in which non-profits and charities are innovating to raise more money.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ The concept of giving days is just one of the ways in which non-profits and charities are innovating to raise more money.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/razoo-turns-online-fundraising-into-a-social-event/24011]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-16T10:02:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Is Silicon Valley out of touch with the mainstream economy?]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/is-silicon-valley-out-of-touch-with-the-mainstream-economy/24129]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Over-the-top valuations suggest a widening gap between Silicon Valley and the rest of the economic world. But technology created in the Valley may be helping other regions catch up.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Over-the-top valuations suggest a widening gap between Silicon Valley and the rest of the economic world. But technology created in the Valley may be helping other regions catch up.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/is-silicon-valley-out-of-touch-with-the-mainstream-economy/24129]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-15T21:23:46Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[More smartphone users apt to disclose their physical location]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/more-smartphone-users-apt-to-disclose-their-physical-location/24087]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ New Pew Research data shows more American adults are broadcasting their whereabouts, whether they know it or not. The result: new immediacy for advertising and marketing services.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ New Pew Research data shows more American adults are broadcasting their whereabouts, whether they know it or not. The result: new immediacy for advertising and marketing services.]]></content:encoded>
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	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-14T10:00:22Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Technology may render auto insurance unnecessary: report]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/technology-may-render-auto-insurance-unnecessary-report/24113]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Thanks to new forms of technology, from telematics to collision avoidance technology to robotically driven vehicles, auto accidents may get rarer and rarer.  Wishful thinking?]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thanks to new forms of technology, from telematics to collision avoidance technology to robotically driven vehicles, auto accidents may get rarer and rarer.  Wishful thinking?]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/technology-may-render-auto-insurance-unnecessary-report/24113]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-12T21:10:37Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Lawmakers forbid employers from requesting social passwords]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/lawmakers-forbid-employers-from-requesting-social-passwords/24074]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ While the incidents appear to be isolated, the uproar caused by perceived invasions of privacy is something all companies should consider as they tiptoe onto social networks.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ While the incidents appear to be isolated, the uproar caused by perceived invasions of privacy is something all companies should consider as they tiptoe onto social networks.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/lawmakers-forbid-employers-from-requesting-social-passwords/24074]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-11T21:19:44Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Rising fuel prices push businesses to reconsider fleet options]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/rising-fuel-prices-push-businesses-to-reconsider-fleet-options/23998]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ While electric and hybrid vehicles continue to resist mainstream appeal, more fleet operators are weighing their total cost of ownership benefits.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ While electric and hybrid vehicles continue to resist mainstream appeal, more fleet operators are weighing their total cost of ownership benefits.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/rising-fuel-prices-push-businesses-to-reconsider-fleet-options/23998]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-11T10:00:52Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA[Shift to e-commerce channels 'accelerating']]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/shift-to-e-commerce-channels-accelerating/24033]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ First-quarter revenue from U.S. online retail sites topped $44.3 billion, posting its fastest rate of growth in almost five years.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ First-quarter revenue from U.S. online retail sites topped $44.3 billion, posting its fastest rate of growth in almost five years.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/shift-to-e-commerce-channels-accelerating/24033]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Heather Clancy]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-10T10:00:35Z</pubDate>
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	    <title><![CDATA['Ivy League Spring' spreads; 4 more universities join free global classroom movement]]></title>
	    <link><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/ivy-league-spring-spreads-4-more-universities-join-free-global-classroom-movement/23977]]></link>
	    <description><![CDATA[ Via Coursera, Princeton University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania launch free open-classroom programs.]]></description>
	    <content:encoded><![CDATA[ Via Coursera, Princeton University, Stanford University, the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania launch free open-classroom programs.]]></content:encoded>
	    <guid><![CDATA[http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/ivy-league-spring-spreads-4-more-universities-join-free-global-classroom-movement/23977]]></guid>
	    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joe McKendrick]]></dc:creator>
	    <pubDate>2012-05-09T16:14:17Z</pubDate>
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