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	<title>Davis Freeberg's Digital Connection</title>
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		<title>You&#8217;ve Got Questions, Ask500 Has Answers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never had any trouble forming an opinion of my own, but often times I wonder how the rest of the world sees things.  Anyone who has ever spent time with me can tell you that I tend to ask a lot of random questions that don&#8217;t really have any significant meaning behind them. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/03/10/youve-got-questions-ask500-has-answers/</link>
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		<title>The Netflix Cartel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since bursting on the scene 13 years ago, Netflix has been a huge ally for consumers trying to save money.  For years Blockbuster had dominated the rental industry and whether it was abusive late fee practices or high rental prices, they took advantage of their strength.    The value that Netflix passed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/03/05/the-netflix-cartel/</link>
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		<title>Best Buy Bankrolls TiVo&#8217;s Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Money may not buy you love, but it can apparently buy you an exclusive for TiVo&#8217;s March 2nd secret product, according to a leaked memo from Best Buy.  TiVo blogger Dave Zatz received a copy of the memo from an anonymous source and and while we haven&#8217;t received confirmation that the memo is legit, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/02/28/best-buy-bankrolls-tivos-marketing/</link>
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		<title>TiVo Granted Patent For The Season Pass</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The US patent office must have gotten their hard drives unpaused, because hot on the heels of winning a patent related to closed captions on a DVR, TiVo has been awarded another patent at the heart of the DVR experience.  With the application having been filed in October of 1999, it took the USPTO [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/02/18/tivo-granted-patent-for-the-season-pass/</link>
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		<title>TiVo Awarded Patent For Closed Captions On A DVR</title>
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TiVo doesn&#8217;t know whether or not their injunction against Dish&#8217;s DVR will hold up yet, but that hasn&#8217;t stopped them from adding to their patent portfolio in the meantime.  In a remarkable filing with the USPTO, TiVo appears to have now won an important patent for displaying closed caption information to DVR customers.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/02/11/tivo-awarded-patent-for-interactive-data-closed-captions-on-dvrs/</link>
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		<title>Forget Net Neutrality, What About Media Neutrality?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past five years, there&#8217;s been a lot of debate around the topic of net neutrality and while there have been a few examples where internet providers have tried to favor their own services over the competition, by and large this has turned out to be little more than a boogey man.  Don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/02/10/forget-net-neutrality-what-about-media-neutrality/</link>
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		<title>Battle Of The Media Players</title>
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While old school media types like to insist that content is king, when it comes to viewing said content, the format and media player can make a big difference in the quality of the user experience.  With new options seeming to crop up everyday, I wanted to take a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/02/02/battle-of-the-media-players/</link>
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		<title>How To Replace A Burned Out Lamp In A Sony Wega TV</title>
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I&#8217;m a big fan of internet video, but nothing can replace the big screen high definition experience and while I knew it would happen sooner or later, I still wasn&#8217;t fully prepared when my big screen Sony Wega gave a loud pop and ceased to display the magic flickering lights that I&#8217;ve fallen in love [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/02/02/how-to-replace-a-burned-out-lamp-in-a-sony-wega-tv/</link>
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		<title>Why McAfee Isn&#8217;t Any Different Than The Scammers They Try To Stop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You can mock me for being afraid of the black helicopters or alien visitors with advanced technology, but I learned long ago that there are enough legitimate threats out there, that people need to take internet security seriously.  
As a small business owner, I&#8217;m not just concerned about protecting my own privacy, but I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/29/why-mcafee-isnt-any-different-than-the-scammers-they-try-to-stop/</link>
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		<title>Home School Confidential</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Normally, I like to focus on tech and business news, but lately I&#8217;ve been thinking about something a bit more personal and thought that others might benefit from my perspective.  While I&#8217;ve always felt fortunate to grow up in a large family where all of my needs were always met, my parents weren&#8217;t exactly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/28/home-school-confidential/</link>
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		<title>25 Stocks Under $250 Million</title>
		<description><![CDATA[*Disclaimer &#8211; This post should not be construed as investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any of the securities mentioned.  Small cap stocks in general tend to be much more dangerous than larger companies and investors are highly encouraged to speak with their own financial adviser and to perform their own [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/26/25-stocks-under-250-million/</link>
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		<title>Eye In The Sky</title>
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		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/25/eye-in-the-sky/</link>
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		<title>How To Improve Sportscasting In Video Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a casual video gamer, sports games have always been one of my favorite genres.  I like being able to play an entire game from start to finish, without having to devote a month of my life to beat the game.  My natural love for sports probably also contributes to this preference, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/25/how-to-improve-sportscasting-in-video-games/</link>
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		<title>Friends Don&#8217;t Let Friends Subscribe To HBO</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HBO may stand for Home Box Office, but it may as well be Hates Being Online given their objections to internet video.  According to Time Warner, HBO has over 40 million subscribers and while this lucrative revenue stream allows them to produce some of the most compelling content on television, it also gives them [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/24/friends-dont-let-friends-subscribe-to-hbo/</link>
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		<title>Is Google Pulling A Bait And Switch On Their Users?</title>
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It&#8217;s no secret that newspapers have been challenged by the rise of the internet.  Whether it&#8217;s pesky bloggers like myself giving content away for free or social networks redefining what a hot news story actually is, things have gotten incredibly competitive for traditional news organizations.  As a result, we&#8217;ve seen everything from pleas [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/22/is-google-pulling-a-bait-and-switch-on-their-users/</link>
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		<title>How Real Time Search Could Drive Traffic Offline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the first moment that I tried the internet, I was instantly hooked.  After signing up for a &#8220;free&#8221; dial-up AOL membership, I remember getting my phone bill and being shocked at over $300 worth of local toll charges.  Being 15 miles outside of civilization, I should have known that I was paying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/21/how-real-time-search-could-drive-traffic-offline/</link>
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		<title>How To Save Blockbuster</title>
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Ten years ago, Blockbuster video was on top of the world.  They didn&#8217;t know it at the time, but it was the golden age for the video store.  After years of reminders to be kind and rewind, consumers were adopting DVD players en masse and needed a source for their entertainment needs.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/20/how-to-save-blockbuster/</link>
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		<title>Lovebirds</title>
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		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/19/lovebirds/</link>
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		<title>Cut The Cable and Free Your TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A couple of months back, I received my monthly bill from Comcast and almost had a heart attack.  Over the course of one month, my bill went up over 50% and while I&#8217;ll admit to loving TV more than your average bear, after years of fee increases, it became hard to justify paying over [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2010/01/19/cut-the-cable-and-free-your-tv/</link>
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		<title>Coming Soon To A Store Near You</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know that I&#8217;ve been critical of DivX&#8217;s efforts to woo Hollywood in the past, but I&#8217;ve also got to give them credit for a win when I see one and I think they knocked it out of the park when it comes to Paramount.
Recently, Paramount announced that they were going to be distributing content [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://davisfreeberg.com/2009/11/18/now-come-to-a-store-near-you/</link>
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