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			<dc:creator>Kelly Faircloth</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_53569" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 254px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/6629316_02fcb2c53f.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-53569" title="Jeff Bezos" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/6629316_02fcb2c53f.jpeg?w=244" alt="" width="244" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Now is the part where I throw my head back and laugh. (Photo: flickr.com/oreilly)</p></div></p>
<p>Amazon is carpeting the country with distribution centers, thereby creeping ever-closer to next-day delivery and the possibility of sealing its complete dominance over all retail. Hail, Bezos! [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/technology/amazon-forced-to-collect-sales-tax-aims-to-keep-its-competitive-edge.html?_r=1&amp;partner=rss&amp;emc=rss"><em>New York Times</em></a>]</p>
<p>Sorry, Jeff, but Walt Mossberg says he can't quite sign off on the claim that the Kindle Fire HD is "the best tablet at any price." [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20120911/kindle-fire-hd-is-better-but-it-isnt-the-best-color-tablet/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
<p>For those keeping score at home, there are now 500 million Android devices. [<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3001217/android-now-has-500-million-devices-activated?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29"><em>Fast Company</em></a>]</p>
<p>Tesla plans to build an SUV. In the future, even the mildest-mannered, most ozone-conscious environmentalist will be able to his own modest tank. [<a href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/09/tesla-sports-car-compact-cuv/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29"><em>Wired</em>]</a></p>
<p>Microsoft has an uphill battle if they want to make "Bing it" happen. Why? Because<em> it sounds lame. </em>[<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3001164/even-inside-microsoft-users-rarely-bing-it"><em>Fast Company</em></a>]</p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_53569" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 254px"><a href="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/6629316_02fcb2c53f.jpeg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-53569" title="Jeff Bezos" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/6629316_02fcb2c53f.jpeg?w=244" alt="" width="244" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Now is the part where I throw my head back and laugh. (Photo: flickr.com/oreilly)</p></div></p>
<p>Amazon is carpeting the country with distribution centers, thereby creeping ever-closer to next-day delivery and the possibility of sealing its complete dominance over all retail. Hail, Bezos! [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/12/technology/amazon-forced-to-collect-sales-tax-aims-to-keep-its-competitive-edge.html?_r=1&amp;partner=rss&amp;emc=rss"><em>New York Times</em></a>]</p>
<p>Sorry, Jeff, but Walt Mossberg says he can't quite sign off on the claim that the Kindle Fire HD is "the best tablet at any price." [<a href="http://allthingsd.com/20120911/kindle-fire-hd-is-better-but-it-isnt-the-best-color-tablet/">AllThingsD</a>]</p>
<p>For those keeping score at home, there are now 500 million Android devices. [<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3001217/android-now-has-500-million-devices-activated?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+fastcompany%2Fheadlines+%28Fast+Company%29"><em>Fast Company</em></a>]</p>
<p>Tesla plans to build an SUV. In the future, even the mildest-mannered, most ozone-conscious environmentalist will be able to his own modest tank. [<a href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/09/tesla-sports-car-compact-cuv/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+%28Wired%3A+Top+Stories%29"><em>Wired</em>]</a></p>
<p>Microsoft has an uphill battle if they want to make "Bing it" happen. Why? Because<em> it sounds lame. </em>[<a href="http://www.fastcompany.com/3001164/even-inside-microsoft-users-rarely-bing-it"><em>Fast Company</em></a>]</p>
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