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	<title>benzipkin.com &#187; Life</title>
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	<description>strategies for digital thinking.</description>
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		<title>Office Desk/Bed Combo</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Perfect &#8211; who doesn&#8217;t want one of these? 

Built for students but probably better for wage slaves! Via the design blog. 

	Related posts:
	
	The Pleasure Principle 
	Interfaces using gestural recognition are no longer science fiction 
	Four Cool Innovations in Google Chrome 


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		<title>Some Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:50:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RDVO]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[apple]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cambridge biomarketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few personal news items and updates...]]></description>
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		<title>Great Cugat Painting</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/great-cugat-painting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Fantastic Xavier Cugat painting]]></description>
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		<title>The Phone &#8211; Memories of Old&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/the-phone-memories-of-old/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/the-phone-memories-of-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:54:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Experience Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ 
via graphpaper.com
From Graphpaper.com &#8212; don&#8217;t you miss the tactile feel of old phones?

  Posted via web   from bzipkin&#8217;s posterous  

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		<title>Outdoor Sculpture in Purdys, NY</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/outdoor-sculpture-in-purdys-ny/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/outdoor-sculpture-in-purdys-ny/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:25:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Guess this thing took three years to build&#8230;


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		<title>Seal Beach at Scraggy Neck Island</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/seal-beach-at-scraggy-neck-island/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/seal-beach-at-scraggy-neck-island/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[  
via flickr.com
Ahhhh&#8230;love Old Cape Cod.

  Posted via web   from bzipkin&#8217;s posterous  

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		<title>Microsoft Launches &#8216;Hohm&#8217; &#8211; New Personal Energy Management Service</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/microsoft-launches-hohm-new-personal-energy-management-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/microsoft-launches-hohm-new-personal-energy-management-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gear]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[microsoft]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[process]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kudos to Microsoft for launching a new free personal energy management service-Microsoft Hohm. 
The new app (still in beta) allows you create a customized energy report based on your home profile, geographic benchmarks, types of appliances you use and more. This is an interesting and potentially useful service; it&#8217;s great to see Microsoft providing these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cool Presentation from TED &#8211; Grow your Own Fresh Air</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/cool-presentation-from-ted-grow-your-own-fresh-air/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/cool-presentation-from-ted-grow-your-own-fresh-air/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:41:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[environment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pyramid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ted conference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this interesting presentation given at the TED Conference by Kamal Meattle of Greenspaces, one of the world&#8217;s &#8220;greenest&#8221; office buildings. 
The presentation shows that by using three common houseplants you can greatly increase the amount of fresh air in your workplace or home. Greenspaces&#8217; researchers ran a 15-year test and the findings were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Six Tips for Landing a Job at an Interactive Agency</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/work/six-tips-for-landing-a-job-at-an-interactive-agency/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/work/six-tips-for-landing-a-job-at-an-interactive-agency/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:47:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[agency]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[


It&#8217;s no secret that digital and interactive agencies have been hit by the economic downturn. Even with all the &#8220;digital is the future&#8221; hype, interactive firms are not insulated from today&#8217;s reeling business environment.

Still, many agencies are looking for talent. The market is flooded with talent for the first time in many years and—for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nice Sketch by my Niece</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/nice-sketch-by-my-niece/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wonderful and telling portrait sketched by my niece, Adah.


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		<title>Too Busy to Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/too-busy-to-blog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/too-busy-to-blog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RDVO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t posted in several weeks now. I&#8217;m back in Boston and swamped with work. There are number of great new things going on with RDVO, including the impending launch of our new sister company, Metaverb, which will focus on Dynamic Digital Marketing programs ranging from SEO to SEM to Social Media to advanced customer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sync Outlook Tasks with the iPhone for Free</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/work/sync-outlook-tasks-with-the-iphone-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/work/sync-outlook-tasks-with-the-iphone-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chapura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[iphone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Outlook]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Toodledo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s surprising that the iPhone doesn&#8217;t have a native solution for MS Outlook task synchronization. Task management has become a core element of my work style and not having my task list (or the ability to create tasks) on the iPhone is an annoyance. Not even MobileMe has a task management feature.

I was able to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RIP Robert Rauschenberg</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/rip-robert-rauschenberg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/rip-robert-rauschenberg/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 17:45:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Visionary American artist Robert Rauschenberg died on Monday at the age of 82. He was a true innovator in the disciplines of graphic arts, poster art, and mixed media design. Rauschenberg&#8217;s ability to work across different types of artwork and practices defines him as one of the first true multi-media artists.


Some Rauschenberg resources online:


NY Times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Finally Comes to Davis Square</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/spring-finally-comes-to-davis-square/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/spring-finally-comes-to-davis-square/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[RDVO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Free ice cream at JP Licks. Red Sox opening day. Impromptu jazz ensemble in The Square… Springtime is finally here!



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		<title>A New Obsession &#8211; Muxtape.com</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/a-new-obsession-muxtapecom/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/a-new-obsession-muxtapecom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talking about bringing you back! Muxtape.com is simple little web service that lets you create online &#8220;mix-tapes&#8221;. You can upload up to twelve MP3s, rearrange the order, and share and play them on any machine.

It definitely brought me back to the high school years!

Without further ado…my first Muxtape!


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		<title>Need a creative spark? Find a new and cool place to work.</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/work/need-a-creative-spark-find-a-new-and-cool-place-to-work/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/work/need-a-creative-spark-find-a-new-and-cool-place-to-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve discovered that one of the best ways to generate a creative spark is to find a creative a cool environment to work. 

I’ve been working intermittently out of the lobby of the W Hotel in San Francisco for the last couple of days. As fans of the W chain will know, they use interior [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wow. Was Once the most underrated movie of 2007?</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/wow-was-once-the-most-underrated-movie-of-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/wow-was-once-the-most-underrated-movie-of-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I watched Once on a cross-country flight and was totally blow away. It&#8217;s a simple and unfettered love story set to music—an almost perfect Indie film.

This is a movie you need to see if you haven&#8217;t already. Granted, the acting is a bit wooden, and it&#8217;s shot in that grating docu-style that is so popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New York Times Online Launches TimesMachine</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/new-york-times-online-launches-timesmachine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/new-york-times-online-launches-timesmachine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times Online recently launched a neat online tool – The TimesMachine – that lets you browse their issue archive stretching back to the 1850s. You can see the newspaper layouts in their original format (something Google news doesn&#8217;t offer).


I did a look-up of October 25, 1872 – one hundred years before I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Review: The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/book-review-the-omnivores-dilemma-by-michael-pollan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.benzipkin.com/life/book-review-the-omnivores-dilemma-by-michael-pollan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was initially skeptical about The Omnivore&#8217;s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals.  While a number of friends had recommended the book, I generally try to avoid preachy lifestyle books—especially the ones about food.  I&#8217;m not interested in the politics of food and subscribe to the &#8220;if it tastes good, eat it&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Check me out @ Communication Arts</title>
		<link>http://www.benzipkin.com/work/check-me-out-communication-arts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
I was recently profiled at Communication Arts as part of their &#8220;Insights&#8221; feature. Check out the article. I basically ramble about why I love social bookmarking, Edward Tufte, 80s music and rotisserie ovens (set it and forget it). It&#8217;s great to get a little bit of press…although I hope I don&#8217;t seem like too much [...]]]></description>
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