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		<title>Steve Jobs resigns from Apple</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Steve Jobs announced his resignation just 2 days ago as CEO of Apple but will still be the chairman. Despite speculations about the stocks of Apple going down, it&#8217;s interesting to note that it remained pretty strong, which is a big indication that people really are that loyal to the company   Meanwhile, a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2011/08/steve-jobs-resigns-from-apple/</link>
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		<title>Tablet Gadget Craze hits the Philippines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a slew of gadgets coming out in the market, so much so that it&#8217;s really getting quite hard to keep up. In particular, it seems as though the tablet is becoming the current trend.
We have the Apple iPad2, which sold out immediately after being released into Philippine shelves, much like all the other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2011/06/tablet-gadget-craze-hits-the-philippines/</link>
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		<title>Tweets = Newsworthy?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Isn&#8217;t it crazy how tweets have now become newsworthy? Today, the Yahoo News headline features Jim Carrey tweeting about his support for Tiger Woods in the recent scandal. While tweets from famous people might be considered interesting enough, there are times that even tweets from ordinary users are featured.During the Academy Awards, for example, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2010/04/tweets-newsworthy/</link>
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		<title>Facebook gets another Revamp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Facebook layout has gotten a slight revamp again, and while the new changes aren&#8217;t that big, they&#8217;re pertty significant. I particularly like the fact that the applications list was moved to the let side, with an easy link to the full list of applications, removing the bottom bar that annoyed me before. Aside from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2010/02/facebook-gets-another-revamp/</link>
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		<title>Do you Friendster?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If I had asked this a few years ago, you would have looked incredulously at me with one eyebrow raised and said without deliberation, &#8220;Of Course&#8221;.  Now, however, you&#8217;d probably think about it for a bit, and say &#8220;Oh I check my Friendster once in a blue moon&#8221;. The reason? Facebook.
Facebook has successfully almost eradicated [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2009/07/do-you-friendster/</link>
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		<title>ClassifiedsPH Advanced Search Functionality Up!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve listened to your requests, demands, and comments, and we know that it&#8217;s been a long time coming &#8212; We have finally put up an advanced search functionality at ClassifiedsPH for your convenience! The advanced search basically lets you search by keywords, category, subcategory, location, and/or date posted.
To use the advanced  search functionality, just click [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2009/03/classifiedsph-advanced-search-functionality-up/</link>
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		<title>Bye bye P347,836903.20 :(</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yep you&#8217;re reading this right! The biggest pot in all of Philippine Lotto history has been taken by two people. One claims that she chose a passing car&#8217;s plate number to complete her combination. She&#8217;s now P173 million richer than she was last week and plans to spend this money on a house and lot [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2009/02/bye-bye-p34783690320/</link>
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		<title>Moved to a faster server!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you have probably observed, we&#8217;ve improved the site&#8217;s loading time by moving to a more powerful and faster server. You should be able to browse through the listings much quicker.
We&#8217;ve also increased the number of characters you can put in your description, since we noticed a lot of ads are pretty long.
Finally, we&#8217;ve added [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2008/12/moved-to-a-faster-server/</link>
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		<title>Globe&#8217;s TAWAD NA is back!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And just in time for the holidays, too! Prizes are probably going to be the same as the first TAWAD NA promo, since today&#8217;s prize is a Compaq Presario (sounds familiar, fellow Tawad na veterans?). As for the mechanics, a few things have changed. For one thing, bidding for one prize lasts for one whole [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2008/10/globes-tawad-na-is-back/</link>
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		<title>Mall Carpark Wars (G4, The Link, and last but definitely not the least &#8211; MOA)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you been parking in malls lately? Have you noticed the different high-tech gadgets they&#8217;ve been putting in? G4 Makati parking lots have the parking counter for every floor and the Link parking lot (the one near Anson Makati) has that camera that takes a picture of your plate number. Both are very useful, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://thehopefulwriter.webmechs.com/2008/10/mall-carpark-wars-g4-the-link-and-last-but-definitely-not-the-least-moa/</link>
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