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		<title>How Do Recommender Systems Deal With Changing Customer Preferences?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[People&#8217;s tastes and desires are transient, ephemeral and even chaotic sometimes. Some people have well-defined tastes and they are guided by the trends, that most of society is following. Others take some ideas from their families, friends and the media (which is not necessarily the same that they will want tomorrow). This invariability in trend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2010/02/02/how-do-recommender-systems-deal-with-changing-customer-preferences/</link>
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		<title>Show some Strands.com love!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many people asked us for some Strands.com badges and I&#8217;m happy to announce that they are finally here.  
Below you&#8217;ll find a selection of different badges, which you can easily place on your blogs, websites, or other online profiles to show that you&#8217;re on Strands.
Just use the source code to easily integrate them. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2010/01/28/show-some-strands-love/</link>
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		<title>Apple iPad: How Will It Affect Online Shopping?</title>
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As many of you know now Apple just launched the long awaited iPad tablet device about an hour ago. Watching the blog updates from the keynote event it looks like Apple&#8217;s new device has extreme potential for retailers.
Here&#8217;s the stats:
9.7 inch display
Touch screen
1.5 pounds, .5 inches thick
1 ghz apple A4 chip, 16 to 64 GB [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2010/01/27/apple-ipad-how-will-it-affect-online-shopping/</link>
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		<title>Why Is It So Hard To Get Explicit User Feedback Online?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you seen websites that you visit everyday with messages like: what is your favorite color, brand, size, thumbs up, thumbs down and more seemingly annoying stuff. We all have the same reaction when asked to provide an opinion or assessment. Whats in it for me or GET ME THE HELL OUT [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2010/01/21/why-is-it-so-hard-to-get-explicit-user-feedback-online/</link>
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		<title>5 Reasons Why Your E-Commerce Site Should Embrace Twitter in 2010</title>
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You hear the buzzwords every day in the office, on the street and in the latest hip hop and country songs: Blog This, Social Media That, Retweet It and Follow Me. What does it all mean and is Twitter applicable to your growing E-Commerce business?
The short answer is YES.
Why Twitter?
1.) Provides transparency inside your company:
When [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2010/01/12/5-reasons-why-your-e-commerce-site-should-embrace-twitter-in-201/</link>
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		<title>Will Game Consoles Reshape The Way We Shop Over The Next 5 Years?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know this week was CES and many new, cool gadgets were released including 3DTV, 4G and Project Natal. Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox 360 team has been cooking up a new hands free controller device called Natal that is slated to revolutionize the console experience. Unlike the Wii, and PS3 the Natal does not [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2010/01/10/will-game-consoles-reshape-the-way-we-shop-over-the-next-5-years/</link>
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		<title>Are Retailers Losing Touch With Their Online Customer&#8217;s Experience?</title>
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The US News 2009 Retail Chain Winners &#38; Losers are in, drum roll please&#8230; topping the list of winners was Aeropostale with a sales increase of 10% and coming in dead last,  Abercrombie &#38; Fitch with a sales decrease of 19% for the year. Others in the winners category were Ross Stores, Costco and surprisingly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2010/01/08/are-retailers-losing-touch-with-their-online-customers-experience/</link>
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		<title>Hip Retailer Metropark Updates Its Wardrobe with Strands Recommendations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that specialty retailer Metropark has chosen Strands Recommender to power their intelligent up/cross-sells and personalization. As a fast growing specialty retailer Metropark was looking to automate their merchandising process and boost sales during the holiday season.
After looking at numerous recommendation providers, Metropark chose Strands due to our quick implementation, easy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/12/30/hip-retailer-metropark-updates-its-wardrobe-with-strands-recommendations/</link>
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		<title>Spanish Based Kedin Spices Up Its Event Discovery Site with Strands Recommendations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re happy to announce, that as of today, we&#8217;re working with the fast growing start-up Kedin.es to offer personalized recommendations for their great service. Kedin is similar to US based Upcoming.org and Going.com as it provides users with a rundown of the latest concerts, art exhibitions, athletic races and interesting events in their cities.
To continue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/12/18/spanish-based-kedin-spices-up-its-event-discovery-site-with-strands-recommendations/</link>
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		<title>Get Your Snuggie On, Black Friday 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are just a few more hours left for shopping today on Black Friday. A quick look over at google trends indicates the top online searches today revolved around Tiger Wood’s car accident, football, and yummie tummie slimming garments. Specific consumer goods in the top 40 search terms includes Ugg boots and Tom Toms. So [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/11/27/get-your-snuggie-on-black-friday-2009/</link>
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		<title>B2B Trends: Key Takeaways</title>
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Brian Walker, @BKWalker, of Forrester Research, recently shared the B2B eConference Trends and Solutions Market Overview. The presentation highlights the growth drivers and range of models in B2B ecommerce plus the evolving B2B site. Check out the full details at the above link. Since many of our clients are preparing for 2010, we thought we’d share Brian’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/11/23/b2b-trends-key-takeaways/</link>
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		<title>Team Strands Accepting Sponsorship Proposals</title>
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We are proud to announce that Team Strands is now accepting applications for athlete sponsorship for the 2010 calendar year.  Interested athletes should submit a running resume along with a one-page sponsorship proposal.
The resume should include, but is not limited to:

Running Background
Personal Bests
Race Highlights
Tentative 2010 Race Schedule

The proposal should highlight why you believe you would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/11/10/team-strands-accepting-sponsorship-proposals/</link>
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		<title>RecSys 2009 Keynote: Top 10 Lessons Learned Developing, Deploying, and Operating Real-World Recommender Systems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Presented by Dr. Francisco Martin, Founder and CEO of Strands, the first keynote at the 3rd annual ACM Conference on Recommender Systems was delivered this morning and has been generating some buzz on Twitter.
The number of online services providing users with real-time recommendations has increased exponentially over the last few years. Recommender Systems that were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/10/23/recsys-2009-keynote-top-10-lessons-learned-developing-deploying-and-operating-real-world-recommender-systems/</link>
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		<title>Strands to Host Inaugural Strands 5k in Corvallis on Oct. 24</title>
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Strands.com will host the inaugural edition of the Strands 5k in Corvallis on October 24th. The race will feature a community 5k, a children’s race, post-race party and a prize purse totaling $13,000. Supporting sponsors of the race include Emery &#38; Sons Construction, Eufora, and Marrakesh Salon.
All race proceeds benefit Childhelp, an organization dedicated to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/10/13/strands-to-host-inaugural-strands-5k-in-corvallis-on-oct-24/</link>
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		<title>Strands Recommender Welcomes Costumes Inc. in Time for Halloween</title>
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Strands Recommender welcomes it&#8217;s newest client, CostumesInc.com, in time to offer recommendations for Halloween.
CostumesInc.comquickly deployed recommendations powered by Strands Recommender throughout their site just in time to offer recommendations during their busiest time. The recommendations are offered on the product and shopping cart pages.
Additionally, Costumes Inc. uses Strands recommendations to power each of its tabs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/10/12/strands-recommender-welcomes-costumes-inc-in-time-for-halloween/</link>
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		<title>Recommender-based Industrial Applications Workshop, RecSys 2009</title>
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We are pleased to invite you to participate in this first workshop on Recommender-based Industrial Applications, to be held on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 in New York City, USA, in conjunction with  The 3rd ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (New York City, October 22-25, 2009).
Complete workshop schedule and details can be found here.
Recommender systems [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/10/05/recommender-based-industrial-applications-workshop-recsys-2009/</link>
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		<title>Team Strands&#8217; Elva Dryer selected to IAAF World Half Marathon Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands athlete Elva Dryer has been selected to the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships team.  The race in Birmingham, U.K. will be the fifteenth time that Elva has represented the United States in international competition.
The two-time Olympian (2000, 2004) has participated in 7 World Cross Country Championships, 3 World Outdoor Track and Field Championships, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/10/05/team-strands-elva-dryer-selected-to-iaaf-world-half-marathon-team/</link>
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		<title>Jason Hartmann wins Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, Team Strands Update</title>
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Team Strands athlete Jason Hartmann ran away from the field in the last 5 km at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon to claim the overall title in a personal best of 2 hours, 12 minutes, 9 seconds.
Hartmann paced himself a few seconds ahead of the lead pack for much of the race, before making a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/10/05/jason-hartmann-wins-medtronic-twin-cities-marathon-team-strands-update/</link>
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		<title>TravelSmith, Body Glove and MotorcycleSuperstore.com Select Strands Recommender for Site Personalization</title>
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Online Merchants Implement Strands Recommendations
to Enhance Customer Experience and Increase Sales
SHOP.ORG SUMMIT – LAS VEGAS, Nev., September 23, 2009 – Strands Recommender a leading provider of personalization and behavioral recommendations announced today that TravelSmith, a Cornerstone Brands company, Body Glove and MotorcycleSuperstore.com (#223 on Internet Retailer’s Top 500) have selected Strands to employ a new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/09/24/travelsmith-body-glove-motorcyclesuperstore-com-and-marriott-rewards-select-strands-recommender-for-site-personalization/</link>
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		<title>Welcoming Mint users to moneyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Upon the announcement of Mint&#8217;s pending acquisition by Intuit, we had a number of inquiries from people disappointed in the news and wanting to learn more about alternatives to Mint.  It seems a growing number of former Quicken users who have steered away from the tool looking for a free alternative all of a sudden [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/09/24/welcoming-mint-users-to-moneystrands/</link>
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		<title>Strands for iPhone: Now With Route Replay!</title>
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Version 2.6 is the first ever full-featured training log for iPhone! It allows runners, cyclists, and active people to add to their training log from categories like exercise, nutrition, injuries, therapy, gear, and more.  And, using the built-in GPS, athletes can use their iPhone 3G or 3GS to map routes and record workouts&#8230; but that&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/09/16/strands-for-iphone-now-with-route-replay/</link>
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		<title>Follow La Vuelta LIVE! Win Golden Jerseys and an Official Bike from Team Euskaltel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are excited to announce our partnership with La Vuelta a España, the Tour of Spain, to provide the most innovative coverage ever seen by the cycling event.  Along with the Tour de France and Giro d&#8217;Italia, La Vuelta is one of the three prestigious Grand Tours of Europe.  Stretching 2,046 miles, the 21 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/09/03/follow-la-vuelta-live/</link>
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		<title>moneyStrands iPhone App Now Available on UK and Canada App Stores</title>
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With the addition of our manual upload feature, we’ve received requests to make our iPhone app available on the UK and Canada app stores. We’re happy to announce today that the moneyStrands app is now available on these app stores.
To download the app, click here or search &#8220;moneyStrands&#8221; in your iTunes application.
To learn more about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/08/31/moneystrands-iphone-app-now-available-on-uk-and-canada-app-stores/</link>
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		<title>Race Performance Prediction on Strands.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Curious how fast you can run a mile?  How about a half-marathon or 100k?  With the Race Prediction Widget on Strands.com it is now possible!

Based on your current training and previous performances, we are now able to accurately predict your next race performance.  The more detailed workouts you add to your training log, the more [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/08/25/race-performance-prediction-on-strands-com/</link>
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		<title>moneyStrands Now Supports 44 Currencies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For optimal viewing, view in full screen mode.

For all our global fans out there, moneyStrands is pleased to announce the addition of 33 new currencies to our personal finance management tool. With these additions, moneyStrands now supports 44 currencies! (see our full list below) This enables people from all over the world to take control [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/08/24/moneystrands-now-supports-44-currencies/</link>
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		<title>Team Strands at the IAAF World Championships Marathon</title>
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Team Strands athletes Mike Aish and Justin Young will race the IAAF World Championships Marathon tomorrow in Berlin.
Aish, New Zealand’s lone representative in the marathon, has a personal best of 2:13:21 from his victory at the 2008 PF Chang’s Rock and Roll Arizona Marathon in Phoenix.  In January he returned to Phoenix and ran a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/08/21/team-strands-at-the-iaaf-world-championships-marathon/</link>
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		<title>moneyStrands iPhone App Gets a Makeover</title>
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If you’re a fan of the moneyStrands iPhone app, be sure to update your current version to the newly released version 2.5. If you haven’t downloaded it yet, you’re missing out! We’ve launched a slew of new features that make our app even more user-friendly and convenient for managing your finances on the go. Here’s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/08/14/moneystrands-iphone-app-gets-a-makeover/</link>
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		<title>Strands Presents Spanish Track &amp; Field Championship Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week we announced our partnership with the Spanish National Track &#38; Field Federation for the 2009 Track &#38; Field Championships, and this week we are pleased to announce the winners of awards presented by Strands.

Awards were given to the Best Overall Male and Female Athletes of the Championships, and were received by Reyes Estévez [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/08/05/strands-presents-spanish-track-field-championship-awards/</link>
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		<title>Recommender Webinar Now Available, Featuring Nimli.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strands Recommender™ presents its first webinar in an ongoing series of customer stories, industry trends and implementation intelligence. This webinar addresses how to get the most out of Saas recommendations for online merchants looking to personalize the shopper experience. The recorded webinar is now available for those of you who missed the the live session. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/07/31/recommender-webinar-now-available-featuring-nimli-com/</link>
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		<title>Strands to Partner with the Spanish National Track &amp; Field Federation</title>
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Today we are excited to announce our partnership with the Spanish National Track &#38; Field Federation for the celebration of the 2009 Track &#38; Field Championships, which will be held during the 1st and 2nd of August in the Olympic Stadium of Barcelona.
Through the partnership Strands will be present during the event with banners, booths [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/07/30/strands-to-partner-with-the-spanish-national-track-field-federation/</link>
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		<title>Team Strands Weekend Race Recap: Bix-7 and Boston Scientific</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bix 7, American National 7 Mile Championship &#8211; Davenport, IA
Meghan Armstrong and Cele Rodriguez led the Team Strands contingent at the Bix 7, with 9th and 11th place finishes in their respective races.  The Bix was the host of the Inaugural US 7-Mile Road Championships.
Armstrong ran 39:06 in her return to the roads, laying claim [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/07/28/team-strands-weekend-race-recap-bix-7-and-boston-scientific/</link>
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		<title>BBVA Tú Cuentas Awarded by Actualidad Económica, Top 100 Ideas of 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you know BBVA and Strands teamed to launch Tú Cuentas in July of last year to provide a valuable personalized finance management tool for BBVA&#8217;s 4.1 million online users. Within one week there were 100,000 users of  Tú Cuentas; 300,000 by the end of June 2009; and the number continues to grow today. In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/07/17/bbva-tu-cuentas-awarded-by-actualidad-economica-top-100-ideas-of-2008/</link>
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		<title>Strands Becoming a Leader in the Personal Finance Management Market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of the largest banks in the world are already using Strandsʼ technology to offer their customers a better overview of their personal ﬁnances.
Financial services companies that offer personal finance solutions increase their customer retention by up to four times.  This proves the importance of relying on this technology to build customer loyalty.  In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/30/strands-becoming-a-leader-in-the-personal-finance-management-market/</link>
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		<title>High Praise for BBVA&#8217;s Tú Cuentas and Actibva</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Less than a year ago we announced that Strands would power a personal finance tool for BBVA&#8217;s 4.1 million online users, and today it is getting high praise from Josh Bernoff, Forrester analyst and co-author of the best selling book on social technologies, Groundswell:
I continue to be impressed with the breadth and depth of BBVA&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/26/high-praise-for-bbvas-tu-cuentas-and-actibva/</link>
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		<title>Javier Gómez Noya Joins the Strands Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce Javier Gómez Noya as the latest addition to the Strands Team.  Javier is one of the best active triathletes in the world, winning the 2008 ITU Triathlon World Championships in Vancouver, and finishing fourth in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/22/javier-gomez-noya-joins-the-strands-team/</link>
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		<title>Hartmann 4th at Steamboat, Young 7th; Team Strands Weekend Race Recap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands athlete Jason Hartmann was the first American finisher and fourth overall at the Steamboat Classic in Peoria, Illinois on Saturday.  Hartmann covered the 4-mile course in 18:20, while Strands teammate Justin Young finished seventh in 18 minutes, 42 seconds.
The men’s champion was Ridouane Harroufi of Morocco who narrowly defended his title over Kenyan [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/22/hartmann-4th-at-steamboat-young-7th-team-strands-weekend-race-recap/</link>
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		<title>Team USA, Team Strands Win Women&#8217;s IAU 100km World Cup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 23rd International Association of Ultrarunners 100 km World Cup took place in Torhout, Belgium over the weekend, and was lead by Team USA from start to finish. With an overall time of 23:41:08 Team USA took Gold in the international competition, followed by Russia (24:32:06) and Japan (24:41:21) rounding out the top three.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/22/team-usa-team-strands-win-womens-iau-100km-world-cup/</link>
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		<title>Win Tickets to the USA Outdoor Track &amp; Field Championships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Returning to one of the most hallowed sites in the sport, the 2009 USA  Outdoor Track &#38; Field Championships will take place at Hayward  Field, site of  the &#8216;72, &#8216;76, &#8216;80, and the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials.  Eugene has  long been  dubbed &#8220;Track Town, USA&#8221; for its rich track [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/16/win-tickets-to-the-usa-outdoor-track-field-championships/</link>
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		<title>Training with Meghan Armstrong: Tip of the Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Follow Meghan’s training @ http://www.strands.com/nutmegrunner
Meghan’s tip of the week&#8230;get regular massage therapy.  Massage is a great tool to keep you healthy and running faster than ever.  Massage therapy keeps your muscles supple and strong by promoting blood circulation, elasticity, flexibility and relieving stress from both workouts and everyday life.  And did I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/16/training-with-meghan-armstrong-tip-of-the-week/</link>
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		<title>Growing Up with Nick Symmonds</title>
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Follow Nick&#8217;s training @ http://www.strands.com/nsymm800
2008 Olympic Trials 800m champion; Two-time USA Outdoor runner-up (’06, ’07); 2007 USA Indoor champion; Seven-time NCAA Div. III Outdoor champion (800m, 1,500m)
I can still remember my first season of high school cross country with stunning clarity.  It was an exciting time as I embarked on a new chapter of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/16/growing-up-with-nick-symmonds/</link>
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		<title>Strands Turns Five!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since hiring employee number one in 2004, Strands has been directly involved in the lives of hundreds of people, grown to more than 10 offices in 3 countries, and expanded to a multitude of domains ranging from music to financial products recommendations. It has been both a fun and exciting experience for everyone involved, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/12/strands-turns-five/</link>
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		<title>Win a Trip to Oregon to Run on 1 of 2 Strands Hood To Coast Teams</title>
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On August 28th over 12,000 runners will embark on the largest relay race in the World &#8212; 197 miles from majestic Mt. Hood to the beautiful Pacific Ocean in Seaside, the Nike Hood To Coast Relay is truly &#8220;the mother of all relays&#8221;.
Strands is sponsoring two teams of up to 12 runners each to participate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/03/win-a-trip-to-oregon-to-run-on-1-of-2-strands-hood-to-coast-teams/</link>
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		<title>Aish shows mettle in Christchurch Marathon win; Team Strands Weekend Recap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands athlete Mike Aish battled strong wind, snow and hail for a hard-earned victory in the SBS Christchurch Marathon on Sunday.  Aish won by over 4 minutes, breaking the tape in 2 hours, 18 minutes, 18 seconds to claim his second-ever marathon title.
Aish led the field through most of the race, with help early [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/03/aish-shows-mettle-in-christchurch-marathon-win-team-strands-weekend-recap/</link>
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		<title>Martín Fiz to Join the Strands Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A former long-distance runner from Spain, winning the marathon at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics in Helsinki, and again in 1995 in Gothenburg, we are excited to welcome Martín Fiz  to the Strands Team as a Marketing Manager.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/06/02/martin-fiz-to-join-the-strands-family/</link>
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		<title>Strands to Sponsor USATF National Club Track &amp; Field Championships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 USATF National Club Track &#038; Field Championships  will be held at New York City's Icahn Stadium on July 10-11.  This marks the third time the championships have been held in New York since 2005.  The meet will be hosted by the Central Park Track Club, and sponsored by Strands.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/26/strands-to-sponsor-usatf-national-club-track-field-championships/</link>
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		<title>Team Strands Weekend Recap: Bolder Boulder, Ridgeline Ramble</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands athlete Jason Hartmann led Team Colorado to a sixth place finish in the Bolder Boulder International Team Challenge Monday morning.  Hartmann finished 12th overall in 30 minutes, 37 seconds. Matt Downin was runner-up at the Ridgeline Ramble in Eugene. Downin was edged by brother Andy for the 10 km title.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/26/team-strands-weekend-recap-bolder-boulder-ridgeline-ramble/</link>
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		<title>Justin Young Selected to World Championships Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands athlete Justin Young has been selected to represent Team USA at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin this August.

He will be racing in Berlin with Team USA teammates Dan Browne (Portland, Oreg.), Nate Jenkins (Lowell, Mass.), Fernando Cabada (Boulder, Colo.), and Matt Gabrielson (Minneapolis, Minn.).]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/21/justin-young-selected-to-world-championships-team/</link>
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		<title>CenterSpace Software: Willamette Angel Conference 2009 Winner!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fellow Corvallis based company, CenterSpace Software, was recently chosen in a competition of over 40 Willamette Valley start-ups as the winner of the 2009 Willamette Angel Conference.  Trevor Misfeldt, CEO; Steve Sneller, CTO; and Ken Baldwin, PhD, Senior Scientist, have all been part of the Strands Team in the past, and we're trilled to see their NMath Suite win this top prize.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/21/centerspace-software-willamette-angel-conference-2009-winner/</link>
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		<title>What do you think?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will Wolfram Alpha beat Google by 2010?

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/20/what-do-you-think-will-wolfram-alpha-beat-google-by-2010/</link>
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		<title>LIVE Race Timing &amp; AA Sports Limited</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strands has teamed with AA Sports Limited to provide LIVE race timing for users of Strands Online Training Logs, participating in road races across the U.S.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/20/live-race-timing/</link>
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		<title>Zoila Gomez selected to World Championships Team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands athlete Zoila Gomez has been selected to represent Team USA at the 12th IAAF World Championships in Berlin this August.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/14/zoila-gomez-selected-to-world-championships-team/</link>
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		<title>Team Strands&#8217; Hartmann, Runner-up in the US 25Km Championships</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands (powered by Puma Running) athlete Jason Hartmann was runner-up on a blustery day at the US 25 km Championships in Grand Rapids this weekend.  Teammate Cele Rodriguez placed fifteenth in the championship field.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/12/team-strands-hartmann-runner-up-in-the-us-25km-championships/</link>
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		<title>Team Strands&#8217; Matt Hooley Wins Eugene Marathon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Team Strands athlete Matt Hooley won the Eugene Marathon decisively and qualified for the 2012 US Olympic Marathon Trials Sunday morning, while teammates Jason Pyles and Marian Pyles placed second and third, respectively, in the Eugene Half Marathon.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/05/team-strands-matt-hooley-wins-eugene-marathon/</link>
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		<title>Win Gear from Strands.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We've started an ongoing contest for Strands.com! Share Strands.com with your friends and training partners to win some cool prizes, including Strands, Puma, and Garmin gear.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/05/01/win-gear-from-strandscom/</link>
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		<title>Strands Online Training Logs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strands Online Training Logs for runners, cyclists, and multi-sport athletes. Log workouts and nutrition, map routes, discover events and races...]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/04/23/strands-online-training-logs/</link>
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		<title>Abel Antón to Join the Strands Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Winning gold metals in the marathon at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships in Athletics, we&#8217;re extremely excited for Abel to join the Strands Family as a Marketing Director in Spain. In addition to the gold medals in &#8216;97 and &#8216;99, in 1998 he became the first Spanish runner to win the London Marathon (view [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/04/13/abel-anton-to-join-the-strands-family/</link>
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		<title>Introducing Team Strands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Strands is pleased to announce and introduce Team Strands!
With gear support from Puma Running, Strands is excited to be one of the few non-running company or shoe-store sponsors of runners on the national and world class level. Team Strands currently includes a handful of Olympians, Pan American Qualifiers, NCAA All-Americans, and USATF road-race circuit finalists. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/04/06/introducing-team-strands/</link>
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		<title>Tunesbag launches Strands Social Recommender™ in online music player</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Austria based tunesBag, an online music hub that allows its users to store, access and share songs and playlists recently launched Strands Social Recommender™ in their player. Users can now get recommendations based on the tracks they play, rate, add to a playlist as well as the recommendations they like by clicking on them.
tunesBag uses [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/04/06/tunesbag-launches-strands-social-recommender%e2%84%a2-in-online-music-player/</link>
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		<title>moneyStrands goes mobile &#8211; twice!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Used to be your financial data was sentenced to solitary confinement in many hard to navigate web sites each singing a different tune and sporting a different look. Well, would you care to say &#8220;No more!&#8221; with us? You can keep all your accounts with other sites and institutions but for your regular &#8220;Let&#8217;s check [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/03/24/moneystrands-goes-mobile-twice/</link>
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		<title>moneyStrands is now open!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a very informative private beta phase we are happy to have finally taken the critical step of opening up our registration to new users. This officially kicks off a new and exciting phase of our journey to help people better manage their financial lives.
We&#8217;d like to send a big &#8220;THANK YOU!&#8221; to all our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/03/04/moneystrands-is-now-open/</link>
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		<title>Strands Business Solutions is Busy and on the Road!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We&#8217;ve been busy at Strands Business Solutions, working with some really great partners.
We have some insightful and interesting content about our technology, as well as some case studies up on our new site, and you can check them out here:
The secret sauce: What Strands technology is really all about
http://recommender.strands.com/tech_social.sbs

The Strands recommender API for developers
http:/recommended.strands.com/dev/

Skymall: Personalized [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/02/27/strands-business-solutions-is-busy-and-on-the-road/</link>
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		<title>moneyStrands selected for FinovateStartup09</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

As those of you closely following the online personal finance and banking space would know, Finovate conference series organized by the authoritative banking technology research firm Online Financial Innovations (also behind the popular blog NetBanker) have become the marquee event in this category. Last year Strands came out announcing the acquisition of Expensr at FinovateStartup [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/02/08/moneystrands-selected-for-finovatestartup09/</link>
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		<title>11870.com and Strands partner to offer the best personalized recommendations of services and places</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that Strands is partnering with the Spanish start-up 11870.com to offer the best personalized recommendations of services and places to their users.
11870.com, the European equivalent to Yelp, is used for people to save, share and keep track of the places and services they like around the world through reviews, pictures [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/01/29/11870com-strands/</link>
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		<title>Thanks to everybody who attended Recked. Presentations are now available!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Thanks to everybody who attended Recked, the informal event for engineers interested in recommender systems. It was awesome. And thanks to Robert Gaal for putting the event together.
You can find the three presentations (Strands, Wakoopa and Reccoon) below.
Strands presentation at Recked
View more presentations or upload your own. (tags: recked recommendations)

How to build a recommender system?
View [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/01/28/recked-presentations/</link>
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		<title>Recked, a night of recommendation engines in Amsterdam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you are in Europe and you are interested in recommendation technologies, Recked is for you. 
Recked is an informal event for 100 engineers interested in recommender systems, organized by Wakoopa, the software and games discovery start-up, and Strands. 
Held on January 26th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Recked will focus on how to implement collaborative [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2009/01/07/recked/</link>
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		<title>Strands.com on the Nokia!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you know, Strands recently launched the  iPhone and iPod touch mobile version of Strands.com. Some of you asked about a version for Nokia devices. Well, today http://m.strands.com will work on any S60 Enabled Device, including the hot hot hot Nokia N series.

Read more about it on our community blog.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/11/19/strandscom-on-the-nokia/</link>
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		<title>Take Strands.com on the Go with your iPhone and iPod Touch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce the web ready version of Strands.com, our tastestreaming service, for your iPhone and iPod touch. You can check it out at http://m.strands.com

You can:
- View recent activity from your friends
- Check and reply to your inbox messages
- Like and dislike things in peoples Strands
- Comment
- View images and click on links to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/11/03/take-strandscom-on-the-go-with-your-iphone-and-ipod-touch/</link>
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		<title>One year later&#8230; the future of mobile looks even better</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One year ago we announced that Nokia was featuring Strands in their &#8220;Phones should be open to anything&#8221; campaign.
Open to anything. We believe the smartest devices should keep getting smarter. That’s why we’ve left the Nokia Nseries open to enhancement, experimentation and evolution.



Mobile has always been a central component of what we do at Strands.
In [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/10/29/one-year-later-the-future-of-mobile-looks-even-better/</link>
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		<title>Instant personalized TV entertainment developer, Gravity R&amp;D, winner of the Strands $100k Call for Recommender Start-Ups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gravity R&#38;D, developer of an Instant personalized entertainment solution for TV, has been selected by the jury as Winner of the first edition of the Strands $100K Call for Recommender Start-ups. Gravity R&#38;D will be offered an investment of $100,000 from Strands, Inc.

In addition to the winner, the Jury selected two runners up: the location-based recommender developer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/10/24/gravity-winner-strands-100k-call/</link>
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		<title>Strands Social Player wins the BlackBerry Developer Challenge as best multimedia application!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strands Social Player, powered by Strands Social Recommender, has won today the BlackBerry® Developer Challenge 2008 as the Best Multimedia Application!! The challenge is designed for BlackBerry developers from around the globe that have created their own BlackBerry applications (more here). This is great news!

Strands Social Player, powered by Strands Social Recommender, has previously won Nokia&#8217;s Mobile Rules 2008 Award and the Orange [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/10/21/blackberry-winner/</link>
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		<title>SkyMall signs Strands Social Recommender in time for holiday season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Board a domestic flight and check the seat pocket in front of you, chances are you&#8217;ll find Strands&#8217; latest client, SkyMall.
Launching in early November, Strands Social Recommender™ will be powering personalized product recommendations for SkyMall&#8217;s extensive online store of over 7,500 gifts, gadgets and home innovations&#8212;from the unusual to the practical&#8212;just in time for the holiday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/10/21/skymall-signs-strands-social-recommender-in-time-for-holiday-season/</link>
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		<title>Announcing the 5 Finalists for the Strands $100K Call for Recomender Start-Ups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are very excited to announce the five finalists for the first edition of the Strands $100K Call for Recommender Start-Ups.
As you know, Strands seeks to identify the best early-stage project in the area of recommendation technologies. Finalists are invited to present their projects during the ACM Conference on Recommender Systems (RecSys08) this October 23rd to 25th, 2008 in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/10/16/100k-finalists-recsys/</link>
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		<title>Strands Social Recommender to power Web-based virtual warehouse DollarDays and its retail customers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that Strands Social Recommender™ is now powering personalized product recommendations at DollarDays, the online wholesaler and closeout company that hosts a Web-based virtual warehouse at www.dollardays.com.

Business owners and charities shop at DollarDays to find deals on small business-sized orders for more than 30,000 consumer products&#8211;from toys and household décor to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/09/25/strands-dollardays/</link>
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		<title>Strands, students, and haXe: Taking Web development to the next level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
As you might remember, Strands has organized the Strands Summer 2008 haXe Project (also see the announcement post), an opportunity for students to receive funding for open source development focused on the web based programming language “haXe&#8220;. Today, the Strands Summer 2008 haXe Project has officially come to a close
Miguel Serrano Milano stepped up and became [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/09/22/strands-students-and-haxe-taking-web-development-to-the-next-level/</link>
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		<title>Think you know something about your listening habits? Take the Strands Music Quiz!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Test your music knowledge with the latest release from the Mobile team at Strands. Featured by Apple today,  Strands Music Quiz is an addictive game for the iPhone that challenges you with questions relating to your own musical taste. Compete with your friends and see who is the real music expert!
Get your iPhone and start [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/09/03/think-you-know-something-about-your-listening-habits-take-strands-music-quiz/</link>
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		<title>Strands Community Blog, YourStrands, Strandups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some new great things for the Strands community. An awesome new community blog, the YourStrands show, and Strandups!
We just started a community blog, community.strands.com, where we’ll talk about what’s new on Strands, the things we’re doing in our communities, and most importantly… you!
YourStrands is our new community show all about you, the cool stuff you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/08/21/strands-community-blog-yourstrands-strand-ups/</link>
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		<title>Strands opens new office in Finland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After almost a year of permanent presence in Finland thanks to our VP of Mobile Oliver Bremer, and several years of many many trips across the Atlantic, Strands has finally opened an office in Helsinki!

Why?
Because Finland = Mobile. Around 92% of Finland&#8217;s population has a mobile phone, and it is home to the world&#8217;s largest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/08/20/strands-finland/</link>
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		<title>Drew is a Strander</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, everybody knows it by now. Drew is a Strander.

Drew is joining Strands as Community Manager / Evangelist, his job is to increase the number of Strands enthusiasts and to spread Strands awesomeness. Easy  
For the entire Strands team and for me personally, this is very exciting. I&#8217;ve known Drew for almost a year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/07/28/drew/</link>
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		<title>Strands Social Player 3.2 just released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just released an improved version of Strands Social Player 3.2 (powered by Strands Social Recommender), for Symbian S60 3rd Edition and J2ME (optimized for Nokia S40) devices (download for S60 devices here and for S40 devices here).
What is new in the new Strands Social Player 3.2?:

UI improvements
Bug fixes
Reduced application size
Improved playlist management
Support for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/07/24/strands-social-player-32-just-released/</link>
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		<title>Call for Recommender Start-Ups: The Fastest Path to Fund your Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Back in March we announced the &#8220;Strands $100,000 Call for Recommender Start-Ups&#8220;, the Fastest Path to Fund your Project. Now that we are getting closer to the end of the submission period, next September 15th, we&#8217;d love to receive your proposal!
As you know, the Call is open to individuals or sole proprietors and privately held [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/07/22/call-for-recommender-start-ups-the-fastest-path-to-fund-your-project/</link>
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		<title>Strands to power BBVA&#8217;s Personal Finance tool for its 4.1 million online users and 1.3 billion online financial transactions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce today that Strands will be powering the online personal finance tool that BBVA, one of the world’s largest retail banks, will be offering its customers (see BBVA press release here).
Developed by BBVA and Strands, BBVA Tú cuentas (You count, in Spanish) is an innovative personal finance tool that allows online [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/07/16/bbva-strands-personal-finance/</link>
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		<title>Personalizing physical spaces with online content</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will our online activities affect our real life social interactions? asks Corvida.
Well, we certainly think so. And this is precisely the topic of our next event Proactive Displays: Bridging the Gaps between Online Social Networks and Shared Physical Spaces, to be held at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute in Barcelona, next Friday June 27th.
The Strands [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/06/25/personalizing-physical-spaces/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands goes WidSets: A new way to enjoy music on your cellphone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Good news for the mobile enthusiasts out there: MyStrands is now available on Nokia&#8217;s WidSets platform, bringing a new way to discover music and see what your friends are listening to, right on your cellphone.
In the two weeks MyStrands WidSet has been available, more than 65,000 users have downloaded it!



WidSets is Nokia&#8217;s mobile widget platform, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/06/19/mystrands-widsets/</link>
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		<title>Strands haXe Summer Project is Rolling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently,  Franco Ponticelli and I announced a special summer project geared for student-based opensource development of the web programming language, haXe , and supported by Strands.  The project is now underway with two student participants: Miguel Serrano Milano and Danny Wilson.
Miguel is working on a CLI target compiler for haXe, which means that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/06/17/strands-haxe-summer-project-is-rolling/</link>
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		<title>Strands Launches Plug-and-Play Recommendation Engine for eCommerce and Media</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are glad to announce today the launch of the Strands Social Recommender™, a SaaS plug-and-play recommendation engine that can be easily and quickly installed by eCommerce and Media Web sites. We will be demonstrating the service at the Internet Retailer 2008 Conference and Exhibition in Chicago this week, let us know if you are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/06/10/strands-launches-plug-and-play-recommendation-engine-for-ecommerce-and-media/</link>
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		<title>Thanks for your love Oregon!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week we launched in private beta our new baby, an early version of the discovery site / life streaming service Strands.com.
As with any new beta site we needed your feedback, and yes we got it! And we thank you for that. Now it is our turn not only to improve in those areas where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/06/04/thanks-love-oregon/</link>
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		<title>Announcing discovery site Strands.com</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce our latest launch here at Strands. We are opening the private beta for Strands.com, a very early version of a destination site that aims at helping people discover new stuff. Our vision for Strands.com includes two innovations towards which we have been working on for quite some time:
1.- Applying our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/05/28/announcing-strandscom/</link>
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		<title>The Economics of Data Portability</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is an excellent post by Marshall Kirkpatrick at RWW, discussing the economics of data portability.
&#8220;We argue that it&#8217;s in everyone&#8217;s best interest that the data be freed. Vendors have far more to gain by working to add value to freely flowing data than they do from trying to horde as much data as they [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/05/22/economics-data-portability/</link>
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		<title>Strands Acquires Social Money Site NetworthIQ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are happy to announce the acquisition of NetworthIQ, a social personal finance Web site that lets people track, share, and compare their net worth. This news follows the acquisition of money management solution Expensr and the private beta launch of moneyStrands, Strands’ personal finance application.
NetworthIQ was founded by Ryan Williams and his partners [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/05/15/networthiq/</link>
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		<title>Strands Summer 2008 haXe Project Announcement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Strands is pleased to sponsor the Strands Summer 2008 haXe Project, an opportunity for students to receive funding for open source development focused on the web based programming language &#8220;haXe &#8220;.  More details are available on the labs announcement page .  This project is supported by Strands, as well as members of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/05/07/strands-summer-2008-haxe-project-announcement/</link>
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		<title>Awesome, so I can scrobble from my Nokia N95 thanks to MyStrands!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you for the great feedback on the new version of MyStrands Social Player (our initial post here). Tweets and posts, all are welcome.

 


The Boy Genius Report , The Symbian Core, Symbian Freak,  Symbian in Motion, All About Symbian, Mashable, MoneyMaking expirience, Hinkmond Wong´s Weblog, ZDNet, Nokiaapps.org, Profy, Imserba.com,  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/05/05/feedback-socialplayer/</link>
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		<title>Strands Acquires Expensr and Launches moneyStrands, a Personal Money Management Solution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today we are happy to announce the launch of moneyStrands, a personal money management solution, as well as the acquisition of Expensr, a leading online personal finance application.
This marks the first step towards Strands’ vision of applying its personalization technologies to new areas. Following with our mission of helping people discover new online content, services [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/04/29/moneystrands-expensr/</link>
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		<title>Last.fm scrobbling for Nokia S60 and S40 devices thanks to the new Strands Social Player</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you who are mobile enthusiasts and also Last.fm users, we have good news!
We have just released version 3.1  Strands Social Player (powered by Strands Social Recommender) which allows you to scrobble tracks to Last.fm as you play music on your Symbian S60 3rd Edition and J2ME (optimized for Nokia S40) devices (download [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/04/28/mystrands-31-lastfm/</link>
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		<title>Strands: Rebranding MyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know us as MyStrands, OpenStrands, MusicStrands and several other “strands”. Today we are doing what we believe is the next logical step for our organization: Rebranding Strands.


The word “strands” has a particular meaning for us: it represents the sequences of digital events that connect our lives. Strands&#8217; mission is to help people discover new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/04/23/mystrands-rebrands/</link>
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		<title>Why is data portability important for web personalization?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(By Dr. Rick Hangartner, MyStrands Chief Scientist. Guest column published in ReadWriteWeb)
Fifteen years or so into the evolution of the web, we already have many of the key ideas and technologies in place to start describing and sharing personal preference information &#8212; or what we might colloquially call &#8220;taste&#8221; &#8212; in order to personalize web [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/04/14/data-portability-web-personalization/</link>
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		<title>Recommendation engine Loomia Closes $5M Series A Funding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Centernetworks reports that San Francisco-based Loomia has closed a $5M Series A round of funding today to accelerate Loomia&#8217;s rapid growth, including continuing the build-out of its world-class recommendations platform and expanding its sales and marketing efforts in the U.S. and internationally. Read Loomia&#8217;s press release here.

The round was led by venture capital firm, Asset Management [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/04/02/loomia-raises-5/</link>
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		<title>Taste sharing for web personalization</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two of the key trends for 2008, Open Data and Personalization, are rarely considered together, but we have always thought they were strongly related. So when we were asked to talk at Startupalooza (a really cool Portland tech event, put together by Todd Kenefsky and the Legion of Tech) we decided this should be the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/04/01/taste-sharing-for-web-personalization/</link>
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		<title>Winners of Nokia&#8217;s Mobile Rules! Award 2008. Strands is the Best Multimedia Application!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Strands Social Player, powered by Strands Social Recommender, has won the Mobile Rules! Award 2008 as the Best Multimedia Application!! Mobile Rules! competition is the world&#8217;s leading awards for innovative mobile business plans and cuttin-edge applications services and technologies from developers and entrepreneurs from around the globe. This is great news!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QhChvIKEjc

See Mobile Rules! Award 2008 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/03/19/mobile-rules-winner/</link>
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		<title>Looking for the best early-stage recommender start-ups</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
MyStrands is announcing today the &#8220;Strands $100,000 Call for Recommender Start-ups&#8220;.
We seek to identify the best early-stage project in the area of recommendation technologies, considering the technology, business opportunity and team behind the project (without limitations as to which field the technology is applied).
The Winner will be offered an investment of $100,000 from Strands, Inc. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/03/12/recommender-start-ups/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands, Mobile Rules! Finalist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We just learned that MyStrands Social Player for Symbian S60 devices (download here) has been chosen as a finalist for the Mobile Rules! 2008  Award. Mobile Rules! is the leading annual competition in the mobile world.

We will be accompanied by Arvato, Call Enhancer, Hyper Player, JuiceUp, MobSensor, MosKillTo, NovixLife, PhuneTV and Vagalume. Good luck [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/02/19/mobilerules-finalist/</link>
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		<title>Thanks BL3RIB for your support!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 23, 2005, MyStrands was awarded a grant for $30,000 by the Benton, Linn, Lincoln, and Lane Regional Investment Board (BL3RIB).  The funding was provided to assist MyStrands (a very young start-up) in filling ten new positions in its Corvallis office.
At the time the grant was awarded, MyStrands had only nine full-time employees [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/02/18/thanks-bl3rib/</link>
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		<title>&#8230;the highest concentration of mobile startup representatives per square meter in the world&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MobileSundayBarcelona was a total success. The Sunday event prior to the Mobile World Congress, organized by Rudy and MyStrands, was packed and according to Martin Sauter:
&#8230;it easily had the highest concentration of mobile startup representatives per square meter in the world&#8230;
Nice!








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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/02/12/mobile-startups/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands was announced 3 years ago</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, that is correct, already 3 years. MyStrands was introduced to the public on February 9th, 2005, 15 months after the project was started.
The announcement took place both in Barcelona and Madrid. On the morning of the 9th, we held a press conference at the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC) in Madrid.
During the afternoon, at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/02/07/3-years/</link>
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		<title>Web 3.0 is about recommendation and personalisation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If web 2.0 could be summarised as interaction, web 3.0 must be about recommendation and personalisation writes Jemima Kiss in a very interesting article on The Guardian.
Sramana Mitra has also covered the topic several times, and she recently described Web 3.0 as a summation of context, community, commerce, content, vertical search and personalization. In the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/02/06/web30/</link>
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		<title>250 mobile bloggers to meet up in Barcelona before Mobile World Congress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mobile Sunday Barcelona is turning out to be a great meet up for mobile lovers. Organized by Rudy with MyStrands support, it is an unofficial, informal and generally cool and funky gathering of mobile bloggers and their chums. It takes place on Sunday, February 10th, just the day before the Mobile World Congress (fka 3GSM) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/02/06/mobilesundaybarcelona/</link>
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		<title>Joe McCarthy joins MyStrands as Principal Instigator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are extremely pleased to announce that Dr. Joseph McCarthy, former Principal Scientist at Nokia Research Center Palo Alto, has joined MyStrands as Principal Instigator.
As computing technologies move beyond the desktop and into the other spaces that we inhabit, new possibilities are emerging for tools that can help us connect with the kindred spirits around [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/30/joseph_mccarthy/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands and partyStrands on ABC News!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch this cool interview with Trevor Legwinski aka &#8220;partyTrevor&#8220;, speaking about MyStrands and partyStrands, featured today on ABC News.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx-0zfHAy9Y

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/23/mystrands-abcnews/</link>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s welcome the 100th member of the team</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, MyStrands is expanding by leaps and bounds.  Our latest addition, R. Scott Doan, is the 100th  member of our team. Already at 100 people&#8230;and growing!

Scott joins MyStrands as VP, Enterprise Sales. He is a veteran executive with early stage companies with deep enterprise sales, business development and channel sales experience.

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/23/100th/</link>
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		<title>Why MyStrands is joining the Data Portability Workgroup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A week ago I sent a note to Chris Saad letting him know that I&#8217;d like to participate in the Data Portability group as a part of MyStrands.  I wanted to talk a little bit about why we wanted to do that.We&#8217;re really excited about the work that the Data Portability (DP) group is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/23/why-mystrands-is-joining-the-data-portability-workgroup/</link>
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		<title>CleverSet selling out to ATG for $10 million</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports today that Corvallis born recommendation company CleverSet is selling out to Art Technology Group for $10 million (CEO Todd Humphrey writes about it in CleverSet&#8217;s blog).
Other players in the same  market include Aggregate Knowledge ($25M raised), ChoiceStream ($13.1M in Series B), recently funded Criteo (€10M) and of course MyStrands ($55M raised).
We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/22/cleverset-10/</link>
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		<title>Announcing the event where the recommendation industry and academia come together</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  We are very pleased to announce  ACM Recommender Systems 2008 (RecSys08), the annual event on research and applications of recommender technologies, where the recommendation industry and academia come together. MyStrands&#8217; CEO, Francisco Martin, will repeat as Industry co-chair this year, along with Unilever&#8217;s Shail Patel.
This conference builds on the success of Recommenders06 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/20/announcing-recsys08/</link>
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		<title>25 Must-have applications for your Nokia N95</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The guys over at the N95 blog have compiled a list of must-have applications that should enlighten the use of your Nokia N95 and give you even more pleasure. Some really cool applications in the list such as Fring, Wwigo, Jaiku, Shozu&#8230; and of course our MyStrands Social Player, which is powered by Strands Recommender.



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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/18/must-have-apps-n95/</link>
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		<title>Personalization of mobile ads and Mobile 2.0</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those of you interested in mobile web 2.0 and especially in personalization of mobile ads will want to attend the Mobile Web 2.0 conference taking place next week in San Francisco. Our colleague Atakan  Cetinsoy will be there as a speaker.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/17/personalization-mobile-ads/</link>
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		<title>Call out to all Mobile Developers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Call out to all Mobile Developers, Barcelona is the place to be next month!
On February 12th, Mobile Jam Session will connect mobile developers to industry leaders with an open agenda that will inspire exciting new ideas and innovate solutions within the mobile ecosystem.
Hosted by MyStrands in our Barcelona office and coinciding with Mobile World Congress [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/16/mobilejamsession-for-developers/</link>
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		<title>Strands gives two thumbs up for the new Barcelona office!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After more than 3 years of sharing space at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC), our Barcelona team has found a home of their own. Plenty of space for working and playing, plus a breath-taking view of the sea just one minute away (no kidding).
Work hard, play hard, be a part of it all&#8230; Join [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/15/mystrands-new-barcelona-office/</link>
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		<title>OpenIDDevCamp a success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Open protocols and standards help define the open web by enabling interoperability between sites.  We&#8217;re big advocates of the concepts around the open web and the technologies that are making it a reality.  OpenID is an important part of our strategy moving forward and as such we wanted to help the community by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/14/openiddevcamp-a-success/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands GoMo News Mobile World Congress Blender</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
 MyStrands and GoMo News would be delighted to welcome you to a blender at Mobile World Congress (fka 3GSM).
The event targets GoMo readers and anyone interested in recommendation, personalisation&#8230;
 It will be held on Wednesday 13th February from 6pm (to about 10pm) at BelChica (Villarroel 60) Metro L1 (between Gran Via and Diputacio. It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/10/mystrands-gomo-news-mobile-world-congress-blender/</link>
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		<title>Times Square rocked during New Years Eve with partyStrands!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As you know MTV used partyStrands during New Year&#8217;s Eve to create the coolest interactive experience ever in Times Square. People used their cell phones to send text messages, vote to choose music videos and answer trivia and polling questions on MTV’s 20&#215;40 foot giant HD screen in front of the MTV Studios.
Watch a video [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/08/times-square-rocked-during-new-years-eve-with-partystrands/</link>
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		<title>iStrands for iPhone / iPod touch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fresh from our Labs&#8230; iStrands enables you to build your profile at MyStrands.com in realtime while listening to your music on an iPhone or iPod touch.

Brought to you by Marc and Rich.




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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2008/01/02/istrands-for-iphone-ipod-touch/</link>
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		<title>MTV &amp; partyStrands Create the Ultimate Interactive New Year’s Eve Party Live In Times Square!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MTV and partyStrands have teamed up to create an unforgettable interactive New Year’s 2007 experience in Time’s Square!
People in Times Square will be able to use their cell phones to send messages, vote to choose music videos and answer trivia questions on MTV’s 44 ½ giant HD screen in front of the MTV Studios.
People who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/28/mtv-partystrands-times-square/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands.TV on Wii</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those of you that just got a Nintendo Wii for the holidays (or like me you claim to have gotten for your kids but somehow you seem to be the one that is always playing it), I highly recommend that you download the Opera Browser (aka &#8220;Internet Channel&#8221;) for 500 Wii points and then [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/26/mystrandstv-on-wii/</link>
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		<title>Meet the Team!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXb8OO9-sfg

The MyStrands team

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/23/meet-the-team/</link>
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		<title>Visualization Techniques: 5 Questions to Justin Donaldson</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those intrigued by the growing trend of visualization techniques, will be interested in the responses of Justin Donaldson to a questionnaire received from the British publication Five Eight magazine. Justin is a MyStrands&#8217; researcher, Indiana University PhD Candidate, author of the Artist Network Visualization and the Maps of Recommendations, and 1st place Award Winner in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/18/visualization-techniques-5-questions-to-justin-donaldson/</link>
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		<title>What is the Recommender Industry?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Rick Hangartner, Chief Scientist, MyStrands. Guest column published in MSearchGroove
No, the headline on this entry is not a careless grammatical error. Nor is the question really &#8220;What is the recommender market?&#8221; That implies that &#8220;recommenders&#8221; are mature, well-defined technologies that deliver specific features and value to the online world. Emerging recommendation technologies are [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/17/what-is-the-recommender-industry/</link>
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		<title>&#8230;one company you&#8217;ve got to keep an eye on&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week was an exciting one, with the announcement of BBVA investment in MyStrands. We want to thank you all for your support and enthusiasm! Here you&#8217;ll find some of the feedback received from the community:

New York Times, ReadWriteWeb, Digital Music News, Red Herring, Business Journal, Enrique Dans, Primate Blog

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/13/one-company-youve-got-to-keep-an-eye-on/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands Raises $24 Million to lead the social recommendation industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[En Español aquí
We are very excited to announce that MyStrands has secured $24 million in its Series B2 round of funding. Spanish bank BBVA led the funding along with existing investor Debaeque.  As you know, the last round of funding closed in June at $25 million, bringing the total capital raised to date to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/04/mystrands-raises-24-million-to-lead-the-social-recommendation-industry/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands atrae $24 millones del BBVA para liderar la industria de las recomendaciones sociales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For English click here.
Nos alegra anunciar que MyStrands ha atraído 24 millones de dólares en financiación. El BBVA es el inversor de referencia en esta ronda y el actual inversor Debaeque también ha participado.  Como sabéis, MyStrands cerró una ronda de financiación con Antonio Asensio hace 5 meses, y la inversión total en MyStrands [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/04/mystrands-atrae-24-millones-del-bbva-para-liderar-la-industria-de-las-recomendaciones-sociales/</link>
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		<title>MIT&#8217;s Peyman Faratin Joins MyStrands as Principal Scientist</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that MIT Research Scientist Dr. Peyman Faratin is joining MyStrands.
Peyman has been a MyStrands strategic advisor for the last four years, and will now be joining the Innovation team as Principal Scientist, developing the Economic Analysis and Strategic Architectures. He will support technology and business teams with strategic innovation decisions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/12/02/mits-peyman-faratin-joins-mystrands-as-principle-scientist/</link>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Nice job Jane!

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/21/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>Jadam Kahn Joins MyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that Jadam Kahn has just joined the MyStrands team as Director of User Experience.
Jadam has most recently been running RocketSurgeon - an experience design firm with a focus on digital media &#8211; where his clients included Universal Music, Apple Computer, Hitmaker, Steveland Films, Sikora Films, and many others.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/14/jadam-kahn-joins-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands partners with MobileMonday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are proud to announce that MyStrands is partnering with MobileMonday Madrid and Barcelona.
MobileMonday is a community of mobile professionals. The open community promotes the mobile industry and fosters cooperation and networking among industry people and their companies by providing opportunities for personal and virtual contacts.
Next November 12th event will cover experiences from the UK [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/09/mystrands-partners-with-mobilemonday/</link>
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		<title>What would 10k Brazilians do with their phones at a party?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[No, this has nothing to do with that joke &#8220;How many is a Brazillion?&#8221;

So, what would 10k Brazilians do with their phones at a party? They would party. They will party.
Yes, this Saturday 10,000 people are expected at Planeta Terra Festival 07 (Plannet Earth) in Sao Paulo, an explosive festival combining local and international bands [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/08/what-would-10k-brazilians-do-with-their-phones-at-a-party/</link>
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		<title>Love the smell of fresh code in the morning?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[



    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/06/love-the-smell-of-fresh-code-in-the-morning/</link>
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		<title>Making the online world a better place for women</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kaliya Hamlin talks about her brainchild, She&#8217;s Geeky, as an opportunity for women in technology to discuss the unique issues women face in the digital age. Kaliya started her girl-geek crusade in order to make the online world a better place for women users. If you missed She&#8217;s Geeky* on the west coast (check out [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/05/making-the-online-world-a-better-place-for-women/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands at the annual Nokia Mobile Mash-Up 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Yesterday, Nokia hosted its annual Mobile Mash-Up event here in Palo Alto. Nokia&#8217;s CTO Tero Ojanperä kicked off the event with his fireside chat session, where he emphasized Nokia&#8217;s full commitment to creating a vibrant ecosystem of application and service providers on its platforms and devices. The rest of the event was testament to that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/02/mystrands-at-the-annual-nokia-mobile-mash-up-2007/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands NYC in da houz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MyStrands New York uncorked the champagne at their new Tribeca office today. We’re very excited about our new home, we’ve moved into a brand new space with views of Broadway in a great location. Here are some of the in-da-house NYC team: Scott Lehr, Jason Clark, Jane Kwak and Shirin Begum.
We’ll move into our permanent [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/02/mystrands-nyc-in-da-houz/</link>
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		<title>Motorola Packs MOTO Q 9h with the MyStrands Social Player!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Motorola is announcing today that it has packed the MOTO Q 9h with the MyStrands Social Player, a move designed to create a more personalized experience for users of the newly-released MOTO Q 9h global smart device.
With this offering, Motorola wants to demonstrate how easy it is for consumers to enhance their wireless experience with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/11/01/motorola-packs-moto-q-9h-with-the-mystrands-social-player/</link>
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		<title>Happy Halloween from MyStrands!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Nice job Bryan!

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/31/happy-halloween-from-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>Phones should be open to anything&#8230; new Nokia campaign featuring MyStrands!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Open to anything. We believe the smartest devices should keep getting smarter. That&#8217;s why we&#8217;ve left the Nokia Nseries open to enhancement, experimentation and evolution.
Phones should be open to anything&#8230; is the new marketing campaign Nokia is running that features some cool applications, such as MyStrands Social Player, YouTube, the GPS&#8230; Click here to see [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/29/phones-should-be-open-to-anything-new-nokia-campaign-featuring-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>You might be a geek if&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You might be a geek if you go to unconferences for fun but for women who went to She&#8217;s Geeky, that is just fine. Unlike any gathering of brilliant minds I have been to, the first order of the day was lunch. Kaliya Hamlin, Identity Woman, organizer and Queen Bee, said that food and drink [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/26/you-might-be-a-geek-if/</link>
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		<title>Freaks wanted</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/24/freaks-wanted/</link>
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		<title>RecSys 2007 Keynote Impressions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the pleasure of attending the ACM Recommender Systems Conference, as part of the research division of MyStrands (as well as a participant in the associated doctoral consortium). I was also offered the opportunity to discuss a few of the papers and &#8220;themes&#8221; of the conference in more detail here as a guest blogger.
There [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/24/recsys-2007-keynote-impressions/</link>
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		<title>A picture is worth a thousand words</title>
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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/23/a-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands.com:  Now with Quick Launch Video Channels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We just made it supremely easy for MyStrands users to launch music video channels from every Artist and User page.  You will notice a new link on each that says &#8220;Watch the &#60;artist/username&#62; Channel on MyStrands.TV&#8221;.

 Just click the link to open a new tab/window and enjoy the show.   For artists, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/22/mystrandscom-now-with-quick-launch-video-channels/</link>
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		<title>RecSys 07</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few of us are in Minneapolis right now attending the Recommender Systems Conference.  The conference is in its 2nd year and brings together academics and industry to discuss the future, challenges and opportunities for recommender systems.  This year there are about 110 participants from 15 countries, including industry representation from Netflix, Amazon, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/20/recsys-07/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands sponsors She&#8217;s Geeky</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that MyStrands is sponsoring She&#8217;s Geeky, a Women&#8217;s Tech (un)Conference, held in Mountain View, CA on the 22nd and 23rd of October.
The She&#8217;s Geeky (un)conference will provide an agenda-free and friendly environment for women who not only care about building technology that is useful for people, but who also want [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/19/mystrands-sponsors-shes-geeky/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands sponsors inaugural Ignite Portland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re excited to announce that we&#8217;ll be sponsoring the inaugural Ignite Portland event happening Wednesday October 25th, 2007 from 6pm &#8211; 9pm PST.  This event is being hosted at the amazing offices of Wieden &#38; Kennedy, Portland&#8217;s world-class advertising firm.The Ignite style of event is the brainchild of O&#8217;Reilly&#8217;s Brady Forrest and was started [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/18/mystrands-sponsors-inaugural-ignite-portland/</link>
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		<title>Mobile 2.0 by the Bay</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was a panelist at the Mobile 2.0 event in San Francisco yesterday on the &#8220;Disruptive Innovations&#8221; panel moderated by Daniel Appelquist who has been organizing the event. The conference was sold out and the level of attendance was very impressive mixing industry experts and veterans from operators, technology leaders as well as some young [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/16/mobile-20-by-the-bay/</link>
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		<title>Oliver Bremer joins MyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are extremely pleased to announce that Oliver Bremer has joined MyStrands as VP of Product Management and Strategy.
Prior to joining MyStrands, Oliver served more than 6 years with Nokia, where he held several positions including leading the development of the OMA DRM 1.0 and 2.0 standards, technical product manager for mobile music application and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/14/oliver-bremer-joins-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>Mobile 2.0, Smartphone Show, RecSys and more</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next week we&#8217;ll be involved in several interesting events:
On Monday the 15th Atakan Cetinsoy participates in Mobile 2.0 in San Francisco, in the panel Disruptive or New Business Models. The Mobile 2.0 conference brings together experts and thought leaders from all aspects of the mobile ecosystem, including investors, mobile carriers, device manufacturers, mobile application developers, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/12/mobile-20-smartphone-show-recsys-and-more/</link>
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		<title>The New Tastemakers in Action</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
The old days when traditional gatekeepers programmed content for the mass-market are gone. Technology is shaking up the &#8220;chain of command&#8221; across popular culture. In the case of music, more and more consumers are looking at each other (friends, mavens, people they don&#8217;t even know&#8230;) to discover new songs and guide their tastes.
We have already [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/10/the-new-tastemakers-in-action/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands interactive concert: Paul Van Dyk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday partyStrands was featured at the Paul Van Dyk interactive concert at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR. partyStrands rocked the house on a 12&#215;9 foot screen in front of a sold out crowd. Partygoers were texting like crazy throughout the night, we received over 760 text messages. See some photos here.
partyStrands is heating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/10/02/partystrands-interactive-concert-paul-van-dyk/</link>
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		<title>Learning how to learn: Applying social recommenders to technology-enhanced learning</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
This week MyStrands was very pleased to provide a video presentation to be used for a keynote address opening the SIRTEL 2007 (Social Information Retrieval for Technology-Enhanced Learning) workshop.  This workshop was held In conjuction with the 2nd European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL&#8217;07) in Crete, Greece.
While MyStrands&#8217; presenters Jim Shur and Rick [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/09/20/learning-how-to-learn-applying-social-recommenders-to-technology-enhanced-learning/</link>
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		<title>Party in the Pyrenees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While the US went rafting during their offsite meeting, the BCN team trekked, canoed and went wild in the Pyrenees.  Recognize some US team members in these pictures?  They can’t resist a good party (more photos here).




    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/09/14/party-in-the-pynenees/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands&#8217; Ultimate Matrix of Associations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Complex networks of human-generated links between items are the best mechanisms to analyze how our society considers and uses the products it creates and consumes. Although the resulting network is immense, it is a flexible tool for analysis and recommendation and is the foundation of MyStrands recommendations (read more).
This image is a way of visualizing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/09/06/mystrands-ultimate-matrix-of-associations/</link>
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		<title>Introducing MyStrands.TV! Your free, personalized, Internet music TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to present MyStrands.TV&#8230; a free, personalized, Internet music television, with countless channels featuring great music videos and concert footage just for you.
Get ready to spend hours and hours in front of your computer. At MyStrands.TV you can watch an endless number of personalized videos with the simple click of a button &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/09/04/introducing-mystrandstv-your-free-personalized-internet-music-tv/</link>
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		<title>Baccigalupo and Plaza, Best Paper at ICCBR&#8217;07</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are excited to announce that Claudio Baccigalupo (PhD student at IIIA-CSIC) and his thesis supervisor Prof. Enric Plaza (IIIA-CSIC) have been awarded the &#8220;Best Case-based Reasoning Application Paper&#8221; by the 7th International Conference on Case-based Reasoning (ICCBR&#8217;07) for their paper &#8220;A Case-Based Song Scheduler for Group Customised Radio&#8220;.

MyStrands is sponsoring Baccigalupo and Plaza&#8217;s research, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/20/baccigalupo-and-plaza-best-paper-at-iccbr07/</link>
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		<title>RecSys07 Panelists Just Announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Industry Committee of the ACM Recommender Systems 2007 has assembled two exciting industry panels for the Conference:
Friday October 19th: Where should we be investing most in research and practice to increase value of recommenders?

Moderator:  Todd Beaupre, Yahoo, Inc.
Joaquin Delgado, CTO, Lending Club Corp.
Jason Herskowitz, VP of Consumer Products, MyStrands
Kartik Hosanagar, Assistant Professor, Wharton [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/15/recsys07-panelists-just-announced/</link>
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		<title>Jason Herskowitz joins MyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that Jason Herskowitz has joined MyStrands as Vice President of Consumer Products.

Jason has spent the past 15 years engaged in virtually all links of the digital media value chain – from consumer services to consumer hardware to development tools to semiconductors.
His background includes extensive experience in product management, product marketing, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/12/jason-herskowitz-joins-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>New Faces of partyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are looking for fun, outgoing people, to be the face of partyStrands at clubs and bars near you.

The 2nd Edition of the New Faces of partyStrands contest will take place tomorrow Friday August 10th at Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Rodeo  in Eugene. Stay tuned for the winners!
Thanks to our great partners Taboo and Rock &#8216;N&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/09/new-faces-of-partystrands/</link>
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		<title>The MyStrands US group&#8230; Simpsonized!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out who is who here.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/08/the-mystrands-us-group-simpsonized/</link>
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		<title>Gary Geller and Scott Lehr join MyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MyStrands is extremely pleased to announce that long time industry fixtures, Gary Geller and Scott Lehr have joined the team.
Gary Geller joins as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, while Scott Lehr joins as Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development. This duo, which has been working together for the last decade, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/06/gary-geller-and-scott-lehr-join-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>The MyStrands River Run</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MyStrands Team in Corvallis recently decided to shoot the Deschutes River for some class 3 and 4 rapids. Bring on the white water!



See all the photos here.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/01/the-mystrands-river-run/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands Interactive Concert Series Kicks off in Portland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get ready for the partyStrands interactive concert series! partyStrands will be featured at events with great names in electronica, hip-hop and more.
The first event in the series takes off this Friday at The Greek Cusina in Portland, Oregon. Don’t miss out on sick beats, great visuals and partyStrands.


    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/08/01/partystrands-concert-series-kicks-off-in-portland/</link>
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		<title>Scott Kveton joins MyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to announce that Scott Kveton has joined MyStrands as the Open Technology Lead.
Scott Kveton is a digital identity promoter and open source advocate. Scott has worked at Amazon, RuleSpace.com and JanRain as well as founded the Open Source Lab at Oregon State University. Working closely with projects like Mozilla, Linux, Drupal and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/07/30/scott-kveton-joins-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>Get your MyStrands Pirate t-shirt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We&#8217;ve got a new t-shirt, this is a limited edition that we really like, it features Muzika (that little guy you sometimes see at MyStrands) with two pirate swords. Each member of the team has got one, and we&#8217;ve thought we&#8217;d love to share some with you. Like it?
Just drop us an  email with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/07/26/get-your-mystrands-pirate-t-shirt/</link>
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		<title>ACM Recommender Systems 2007:  Program Posted and Registration Open!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The technical program for ACM Recommender Systems 2007 is now posted on the conference website.  Highlights include:
*  A Keynote address by Krishna Bharat, principal scientist at Google and creator of Google News.
*  16 full-length technical papers, plus an exciting poster and demo program
*  Still to be finalized &#8212; two industry-driven panel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/07/25/acm-recommender-systems-2007-program-posted-and-registration-open/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands and the iPhone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We got a couple of iPhones and we&#8217;ve been playing with them for a while. What do we like most? The easy sync with the mac. It&#8217;s amazing! I&#8217;ve got all my email, contacts, playlists in my iPhone&#8230; with zero effort. And of course&#8230;
MyStrands mobile website looks great!
You can get music recommendations (more than 6 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/29/mystrands-and-the-iphone/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands on Kval TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today KVAL the Eugene TV Station came into the MyStrands offices. Check Out partyTrevor and Dan’s Television Debut.


    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/26/mystrands-on-kval-tv/</link>
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		<title>Nokia and S60 application of the week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Nokia and S60 websites have chosen MyStrands Social Player as the Application of the Week. Zuper kool!
The MyStrands Social Player has greatly enhanced the concept of a mobile music player, turning it into a music discovery and social networking tool. Through it, you can not only play your favorite music but also discover and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/26/nokia-and-s60-application-of-the-week/</link>
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		<title>Come Be A Beav!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Corvallis is not only home of the Beavers, it is also a great place to study, party, live and work.
And we are hiring!
Let me tell you about Corvallis. Corvallis is located in the Willamette Valley in central western Oregon about 85 miles south of Portland, 45 miles east of the Pacific Coast beaches, and a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/25/come-be-a-beav/</link>
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		<title>Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist at Google, Keynote Speaker at ACM Recommender Systems 2007</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are happy to inform you all that Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist at Google, has accepted our invitation to serve as Keynote Speaker for the ACM Recommender Systems 2007 Conference. Krishna is the creator of Google News, and also headed Google&#8217;s Bangalore R&#38;D Center starting in 2004.
Please visit the  RecSys07 website for further information.

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/25/krishna-bharat-principal-scientist-at-google-keynote-speaker-at-acm-recommender-systems-2007/</link>
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		<title>Is Recommendation Ready for Primetime?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to everyone! We are receiving great feedback after our recently announced round of financing, these are very exciting times for us! There has been a lot of coverage on the B round, this is some of it:

Peggy Anne Salz over at MSearchGroove asks Is Recommendation Ready For Primetime?
Spanish-American recommendation engine provider MyStrands announced a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/19/is-recommendation-ready-for-primetime-mystrands-in-the-press/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands raises $25 Million to lead the social recommendation industry</title>
		<description><![CDATA[En español aquí.
We are very excited to announce that MyStrands has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The main investor is 25 year-old Spanish media mogul Antonio Asensio, owner and CEO of the third largest media group in Spain, Grupo Zeta, with existing investors Debaeque and Sequel R&#038;D also backing this round. Total investment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/18/mystrands-raises-25-million-to-lead-the-social-recommendation-industry/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands atrae 25 millones de dólares para liderar la industria de las recomendaciones sociales</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For English click here.
Nos alegra anunciar que MyStrands ha atraído 25 millones de dólares en financiación. El inversor de referencia es Antonio Asensio, propietario y Vice-Presidente Ejecutivo del Grupo Zeta, y los actuales inversores Debaeque y Sequel R&#038;D también han apoyado a MyStrands en esta ronda. La inversión total en Mystrands desde el inicio se [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/18/mystrands-atrae-25-millones-de-dolares-para-liderar-la-industria-de-las-recomendaciones-sociales/</link>
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		<title>Next week is a big week for us</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Next week is an exciting one. Not only is there going to be great news but we will actively participate in these very interesting events:
Monday, June 18th 
 
Nokia has invited us to showcase MyStrands Social Player in Nokia Connection 2007 in Singapore. Nokia Connection is an annual event and a wonderful opportunity to experience [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/12/next-week-is-a-big-week-for-us/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands at Mobile Monday Monte-Carlo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We are very honored to participate in the first edition of Mobile Monday Monte-Carlo that will launch tomorrow Monday June 4th, the evening before the opening of MEM 2007 and Global Messaging 2007. Jane Kwak will be presenting the MyStrands Social Player. Reitek and Telephia will also be there.
Thanks to Gianmauro for having us there!

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/03/mystrands-at-mobile-monday-monte-carlo/</link>
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		<title>The first time many Chinese use the Internet, is with a mobile</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
    
Yes, the first time many Chinese use the Internet, or take a photo, is with a mobile. This is just one of the conclusions that Dan (partyStrands) and Trevor (aka mobileTrevor) heard during the Nokia Mobile Application Summit that took place in Beijing last week.
Some more impressive numbers are:
- 3.5 times [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/06/02/the-first-time-many-chinese-use-the-internet-is-with-a-mobile/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands with Ole Ole at the Buda Bar, Madrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The highly popular techno-pop group Ole Ole appeared at the Buda del Mar Bar this past Monday for their album release in front of 400 members of the Spanish press, in Madrid.

Before and after the 45 minute concert, partyStrands was running for the partygoers and press. As you see in the photos below, a huge [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/05/25/partystrands-with-ole-ole-at-the-buda-bar-madrid/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands nominated for the Webware 100 Awards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MyStrands Social Player has been nominated for the Webware 100 Awards in the mobile category.

We are proud to be in company with some other cool services such as 4Info, ShoZu, Google Maps Mobile, Google Gmail Mobile, GoWare DoMo, WinkSite and others. You can vote here.
The Webware 100 has been organized by Webware together with CNET.

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/05/24/mystrands-nominated-for-the-webware-100-awards/</link>
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		<title>With Beta Records, because music really does matter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many things that make us love Beta Records. But clearly a big reason is their use of technology to help independent artists gain exposure.
Today we are pleased to announce that MyStrands has partnered with Beta Records to help their users and artists discover each other.
Beta Records is a ground-breaking grassroots music community that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/04/30/with-beta-records-because-music-really-does-matter/</link>
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		<title>Winners of the Orange Innovation Contest!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MyStrands Social Player has just been selected as WINNER of the Orange Innovation Contest, during the Orange Partner Camp that took place in Cape Canaveral this week.


This is excellent news as the Orange Innovation Contest is designed to showcase radical technological breakthrough and innovation. It is a competition for the &#8216;best of the best&#8217; and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/04/18/winners-of-the-orange-innovation-contest/</link>
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		<title>Oregon, the partyStrands state</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are in Oregon this weekend come down to Corvallis or Eugene, two great college towns, home of the  Beavers and the  Ducks. partyStrands will be running in several venues and parties. Here are some:
Bars &#8211; Clubs
 Cantina,  Sanchos,  Tailgaters,  Taboo,  Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Rodeo (Rock &#8216;N&#8217; Rodeo actually [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/04/06/oregon-the-partystrands-state/</link>
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		<title>Today in NYC: POPulation, Music for the Masses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
La dee dee la dee da&#8230; hear it from the nightlife diva herself,  Crystal Waters who will be opening for the new in-house Thursday night production, POPulation: Music for the Masses at  Element. This is a party for you!
Get ready for an extravaganza of resident DJs Steve Coleman and Bill Travolta, POP art [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/04/05/today-in-nyc-population-music-for-the-masses/</link>
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		<title>ACM Recommender Systems 2007 Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We are very pleased to announce  ACM Recommender Systems 2007.
This Conference builds on a wonderful legacy of research workshops and the  Recommenders06 Summer School on the Present and Future of Recommender Systems, organized by MyStrands last year in Bilbao.
  The Conference will bring together the leaders of this field&#8211;from both research and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/31/acm-recommender-systems-2007-conference/</link>
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		<title>Welcome to partyStrands, Mac users</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
All you Mac lovers, the long awaited release of partystrands for Mac is here! Included as part of the MyStrands app, djs, bars, clubs and home users can now officially party it up with partystrands.
What are you waiting for, your ultimate party tool is only a  download away!

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/27/welcome-to-partystrands-mac-users/</link>
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		<title>Amarok plug-in is finally here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a Linux user, you can now discover new music using the MyStrands Amarok plug-in.
Capture your playcounts, build your music profile and share your tastes with others.
This will allow you to go to MyStrands and get instant song, album and artist recommendations, whenever you want. Also, you can have control over the music [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/26/amarok-plug-in-is-finally-here/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands for Windows Mobile devices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a while since we presented our music player for Windows Mobile devices (SmartPhones and Pocket PCs), but we did not have a video. Now, we do&#8230;
[youtube]BICVKBT_JOw&#38;eurl[/youtube]
MyStrands for Windows Mobile devices is a music player with three main characteristics: it helps you discover music, it is a strong community builder, and it helps you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/23/mystrands-for-windows-mobile-devices/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;&#8230;is changing the way that I listen to music&#8230;&#8220;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to all of you for the great feedback on the  MyStrands Social Player (our initial post  here). We are having a huge response with lots of calls and lots of reviews!
John Biggs at  MobileCrunch broke the story early on Wednesday  focusing on the community building aspects of the player. From [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/19/is-changing-the-way-that-i-listen-to-music/</link>
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		<title>Interacting with partyStrands just got easier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Interacting with partyStrands (download  here) just got much easier!

Before you get to the party:

Link your phone number with your MyStrands account. To do so,  go to Preferences in www.MyStrands.com, then &#8220;Change my cellphone information&#8221; and update your mobile phone number.


Then, send the following message to 81890 in the USA (or 5331 in Spain):

LINK [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/16/interacting-with-partystrands-just-got-easier/</link>
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		<title>New functionalities in partyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MyStrands development team has some news for us today. Version 0.8.3.002 of MyStrands for Windows is here, and it includes new functionalities in partyStrands. Download it  here.

What&#8217;s new?

A partyStrands set-up wizard that allows party hosts to set default values for parties.
A new tab on the host interface that allows party hosts to adjust [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/16/new-functionalities-in-partystrands/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands Social Player is here!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Update (03/19/07): Check out some of the feedback received so far.


Update 2  (04/18/07): MyStrands Social Player has been awarded the Orange Innovation Award! See more here.

MyStrands Social Player is here! It is a music player for mobile devices (Symbian Series 60, 3rd edition) with two main characteristics: it is a music discovery tool and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/14/mystrands-social-player-is-here/</link>
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		<title>Automatically fill your mobile phone with your PC music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You have tons of songs in your PC but a limited space in your mobile. How to choose the best music for the phone? You can browse through all those gigas and select the music yourself, or you can have MyStrands help you.
The Auto Fill function in MyStrands for PC uses your MyStrands listening history [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/12/automatically-fill-your-mobile-phone-with-your-pc-music/</link>
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		<title>Linking behavior-based recommendations with Wikipedia facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
We have linked our social music recommendations with Wikipedia facts. Check it out in our  Labs. It is easy, fun and informative.
Sure, it&#8217;s fine to say, &#8220;if you like Green Day then you&#8217;ll like Blink-182&#8243;, but why stop there when we can bring that connection to life by tapping into Wikipedia&#8217;s vast storehouse of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/07/linking-behavior-based-recommendations-with-wikipedia-facts/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands at SXSW on March 12!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Save the date you partyStrands fans in Austin!  On March 12th partyStrands will be showcased during SXSW at an event at the Karma Lounge. Brought to you by Singlepoint, Rave Wireless, Distributive Networks and the Rights Group, partyStrands will provide music and interactive entertainment for the partygoers. As an example of the collaborative messaging [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/03/02/partystrands-at-sxsw-on-march-12/</link>
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		<title>New York City partying strong&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the next few days and coming weeks we have several exciting events featuring our beloved partyStrands to make nightlife in the big apple just as glamorous and cool as ever!
         



         


1) First up: Feb 23rd, 10pm-4am at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/02/23/new-york-city-partying-strong/</link>
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		<title>3GSM recap</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A very productive and absolutely crazy week! 3GSM is a fantastic opportunity to meet vis-a-vis, and put a face to the person behind all those emails and conference calls. With the Congress being so immense, it just might be that the best opportunities to spend quality time with people take place outside the Congress itself, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/02/16/3gsm-recap/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands in the news</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Today Mark Baard writes a column at The Boston Globe about partyStrands.  Song requests by mobile phone. Some party people are using their mobile phones to influence the music at their favorite nightspots.
Der Spiegel, Europe&#8217;s biggest and German&#8217;s most influential weekly magazine, had a great article about partyStrands in its online edition last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/02/12/partystrands-in-the-news/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands @ 3GSM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
If you come to Barcelona for 3GSM, please drop me an  email so we can get together at the conference, there will be several MyStranders around. Below is where you will find us during that busy week, apart from the Congress itself, of course:
Sunday, February 11, at 6pm
  
 MobileSunday Barcelona, an informal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/02/01/mystrands-3gsm/</link>
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		<title>Get Your Hands On In the Air</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey ladies and gents, time to let go of your mid-week stress and join partyStrands at 49 Grove, NYC and Hands On Entertainment which have prepared a special weekly Wednesday night party starting tonight, Jan 30th from 10pm-4am.

49 Grove in NYC is a beautifully blue velvety for-those-of-you-in-the-know lounge made even more beautiful by the 4 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/02/01/get-your-hands-on-in-the-air/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands in the N95</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ MyStrands Social Player looks great in the N95. Definitely, we are approaching a wonderful age to be a music fan!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZvmyA6YVwo



    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/01/28/mystrands-in-the-n95/</link>
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		<title>Latest release of partyStrands to be featured at Element, NYC with BustamoveNYC, Jan 26th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
After the first partyStrands Bustamove party at the Manor in the meat packing district, partyStrands will be featured again at Element, a high profile and stunning venue in the nightlife hub of the Lower East Side.

This gloriously restored bi-level bank building&#8217;s modern decor and open dance floor is a great spot to showcase the new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/01/25/latest-release-of-partystrands-to-be-featured-at-element-nyc-with-bustamovenyc-jan-26th/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands gets revamped with new features for the mobile, on-line and physical worlds</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MyStrands.com has been revamped with new features for music lovers and partygoers in the mobile, on-line and physical worlds.  What&#8217;s New covers it all!
All three worlds, mobile, on-line and physical are seamlessly integrated at www.MyStrands.com and all the information (music, people, photos, text messages, and more) generated through any of these 3 worlds can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/01/24/mystrands-gets-revamped-with-new-features-for-the-mobile-on-line-and-physical-worlds/</link>
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		<title>In Midem</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been a frenetic weekend in  Midem (Cannes) for  Francisco, including his discussion panel on the &#8220;Long Tail: is small the new big?&#8221;
Great conference by the way.



    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/01/21/in-midem/</link>
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		<title>On the verge of unveiling the newest release</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hold on to your seats and your hats! MyStrands is on the verge of unveiling its newest release and it will blow you away! You can soon visit www.MyStrands.com to experience the new MyStrands.

(We&#8217;re still working out some kinks as some languages-Italian, German, French and Portuguese are still being translated or you might experience some [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/01/18/on-the-verge-of-unveiling-the-newest-release/</link>
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		<title>Post Kick-Off: partyStrands at BustamoveNYC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Friday night’s party at the Manor hosted by BustamoveNYC in partnership with partyStrands was a great, crazy, hyped up night! The party was pumping by midnight and we still had people lined up trying to get in at 1am in the morning. People got up on the seats and danced away to the house djs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/01/14/post-kick-off-partystrands-at-bustamove/</link>
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		<title>Party like it&#8217;s 2007&#8230;bust A move!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Heads up for those of you slowly getting back into the humdrum of things in the new year.
Back to work, school&#8230;.and bust A move!

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For the first time partyStrands will be featured in corroboration with Bust A Move, a NYC based party with a “no cover, come one come all policy” hosted at some of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2007/01/11/party-like-its-2007bust-a-move/</link>
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		<title>Celebrating a global New Year&#8217;s Eve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hey NYC isn&#8217;t the only city enjoying a partyStrands flavor to their New
Year&#8217;s Eve parties&#8230;there&#8217;s more! Browse through partyStrands.com online or
m.partyStrands.com from your cell phone on the 31st to see how people in
other cities and countries celebrate the end of the year.
FYI: for all those lucky guys who find themselves in Madrid, don&#8217;t miss out
on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/12/30/celebrating-a-global-new-years-eve/</link>
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		<title>At the stroke of midnight with partyStrands, Dohwa NYC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you happen to be lost wandering the chilly streets of West Village in NYC on New Year’s Eve, perk up and listen. There’s a party at Dohwa to close 2006 and start off 2007 right. While open for regular business, around 10:30pm Dohwa will undergo that magical transformation into a festive grounds to ring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/12/30/at-the-stroke-of-midnight-with-partystrands-dohwa-nyc/</link>
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		<title>Throw parties in your home, fraternity&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Oh did you think you could only have a blast partying in your favorite bar or club? Well you were wrong. Throw parties at home, fraternity or why not for grandma’s 100th birthday, all with partyStrands. There’s more… when you’re just chilling with your friends or are in the mood for hearing some music, partyStrands [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/12/29/throw-parties-in-your-home-fraternity/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands in Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MoMoParis 1 year anniversary party was crowded, 400+ people enjoyed partyStrands&#8217; Parisian debut, it has been a great night. Along with a short presentation and brief demo of partyStrands LIVE combined with other presentations about the advances in mobility by key speakers from Microsoft, Voluntis and the CRNS.

partyStrands had a demo station running where interested [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/12/07/partystrands-in-paris/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands at MobileMonday Paris</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ MobileMonday France is now one year old and they have invited partyStrands to the anniversary party to introduce our interactive music and entertainment service. Utilizing screens, mobile phones and digital music, partyStrands will offer the Paris MoMo crowd a new, colorful and fresh way to enjoy the music experience and have fun interacting with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/12/04/partystrands-at-mobilemonday-paris/</link>
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		<title>Good crowd at MoMoNYC!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some really good crowd yesterday at Mobile Monday New York, aprox. 60 people came to listen to Peter Rojas, Michael Gartenberg and  Scott Weiss . 
After the presentations, people gathered to chat at the mixer. partyStrands was providing the entertainment, some cool electronic beats which you can see at momonyc venue page. Keep your [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/11/28/good-crowd-at-momonyc/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands at Mobile Monday New York</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands will be providing the entertainment at next edition of Mobile Monday New York, as we did with the  October edition. If you are in NYC tomorrow Monday November 27th, you should come and join us at  Samsung Experience Center, at 7 pm. For more details, check Mobile Monday New York website.
Three esteemed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/11/26/partystrands-at-mobile-monday-new-york-2/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands goes to Bed with TechCrunch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands went to  Bed  with TechCrunch, yesterday night. And what a night!
Mike is good at it, he knows how to party!!  TechCrunch  rocks, NYC rocks, this was a good party! Of course, lots of networking, lots of opportunities, and also lots of (well, 3) screens running partyStrands, but these screens were [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/11/17/partystrands-goes-to-bed-with-techcrunch/</link>
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		<title>Seattle knows how to party!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You missed an amazing party tonight and if you were there you know what I mean. About 200 people showed up at the See Sound Lounge, a great venue in the heart of Seattle, to celebrate the  arrival of partyStrands to the local bar and club scene. It was crazy, interactive and off the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/11/16/seattle-does-party/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands at Mobilecrunch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands Mobile got mentioned today at Mobilecrunch:
Now partStrands can be your knight in shining armor once again partyStrands Mobile.  In addition to information about your possible venues, you can accesss a mobilized version of myStrands that can help you localized your friends and help you make music selections based upon your prior choices. All [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/11/12/partystrands-at-mobilecrunch/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands blog continues at MyStrands blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For all those who are subscribed to blog.partystrands.com, our tech team has seamlessly integrated the partystrands blog and feeds into the mystrands blog (that&#8217;s why you&#8217;re seeing this post here too  
From now on we&#8217;ll continue blogging at blog.mystrands.com. Stay tuned, loads of neat stuff coming up the next weeks/months&#8230;

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/11/11/partystrands-blog-continues-at-mystrands-blog/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands launch in Seattle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazing club See Sound Lounge will be the place to launch partyStrands in Seattle on November 15th at 8pm.

The perfect place to launch partyStrands with its 100&#8221; projection screen and two 50&#8221; plasma monitors.

Drop us an email if you want to participate to this launching event.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/11/10/partystrands-launch-in-seattle/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands interface demo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ 

(click the image to view the animation video)

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/31/partystrands-interface-demo/</link>
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		<title>TechCrunch NY: Text your Taste</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ There’s no doubt that the 8th TechCrunch Party in New York is going to be fun. It’ll be your chance to “ping the jukebox” with a text message. With partyStrands, music will not be programmed by just one person, it will be programmed by all those who “join the party”. partyStrands, a social programming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/19/techcrunch-ny-text-your-taste/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands at Dohwa, NYC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are in NY, don&#8217;t forget to come and visit Dohwa, a trendy and stylish Korean Bar and Restaurant in the West Village. You can catch partyStrands Tuesdays and Thursdays during the happy hour from 5-8pm.
Try out partyStrands at the bar while sipping a ginger kamikaze cocktail or nibbling on a spicy pork-rib appetizer. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/18/partystrands-at-dohwa-nyc/</link>
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		<title>The History of the Jukebox</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of you know probably a bit about the jukebox and it&#8217;s famous models like the Wurlitzer, but how about the real history of the jukebox? Travis Jovais got it all together in his problem statement for his  Senior Design Project called The Travelitzer last year.
&#8220;The life of the jukebox is not yet over. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/18/the-history-of-the-jukebox/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands at Mobile Monday New York</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
partyStrands will be presented at the next Mobile Monday New York meeting on October 30th. Justin Oberman from MoPocket.com and a partyStrands affiliate will present the partyStrands application and Jane (Jae Jong) Kwak will present the MyStrands Mobile application(s) in a session on &#8220;Innovative Mobile Content&#8221; together with Jason Cirillo from Robotube Games, Larry Gardner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/16/partystrands-at-mobile-monday-new-york/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands in Barcelona and New York</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Barcelona and New York City were both partyStranding last weekend. BelChica bar opened last Thursday in Barcelona, check out the fun at the BelChica partyStrands webpage. Meanwhile partyStrands&#8217; Jane and Justin Oberman from MoPocket.com introduced partyStrands at a LABA party at the China Club in New York City.

Check out Jane&#8217;s impressions of the evening, spiced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/15/partystrands-in-barcelona-and-new-york/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands on Spanish National TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands has been featured today on spanish national TV in &#8220;Canal 24H todo Noticias&#8221; and TVE Internacional. You can view an excerpt here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWxZtNc3iMM

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/09/partystrands-on-spanish-national-tv/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands Launch in BelChica, Barcelona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This Wednesday 11th of Ocober at 10pm, partyStrands will be launched at bar BelChica in Barcelona. The only bar in Barcelona where you can taste a collection of more than 40 Belgian Beers. Owner Michel has a unique collection of music that goes from alternative rock, hip-hop, dub, reggae to jazz. A mixed Catalan-Spanish-International crowd [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/09/partystrands-launch-in-belchica-barcelona/</link>
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		<title>Become a partyStrands Affiliate</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that partyStrands works with an affiliates program? Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s it all about&#8230; Affiliates spread the word about partyStrands to their favorite bars and clubs. In return, affiliates receive a percentage of revenues generated by the bar or club through partyStrands. If you&#8217;re an outgoing individual with friends and connections at local bars [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/06/become-a-partystrands-affiliate/</link>
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		<title>Map of Concerts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you more than a music lover?
Do you like to go beyond the boundaries of your iPod and see your favorite artists perform live on stage? Then we&#8217;ve got some recommendations for you. We&#8217;ll tell you not only where your favourite artists are appearing soon, but also where and when you can see other artists [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/06/map-of-concerts/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands at  MobileMondayBarcelona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
A great and interesting evening yesterday at MobileMonday Barcelona. Bill Houghton from MyStrands presented a MyStrands Mobile demo and partyStrands was running during the networking cocktail. Check here to view the complete Flickr set from yesterdays&#8217; event. Scott Cohen from The Orchard and Ian MusselWhite from Bango where also giving their views on the Future [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/03/mystrands-at-mobilemonday-barcelona/</link>
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		<title>So, what is partyStrands?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands is an interactive service for party organizers, bars, clubs and DJs, that utilizes mobile phones, digital music and screens, and offers partygoers a new and fresh way to have fun.
(Download MyStrands (with partyStrands) for iTunes, Windows and Winamp here).
Organize interactive partiesWith partyStrands, partygoers can interact with each other by sending text messages and pictures [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/10/01/so-what-is-partystrands/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands Festival in Gandia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The open-air macroparty in Gandia started yesterday evening and it looks like a lot of fun. Here some pictures from the  yesterday&#8217;s event. If you feel the itch to join, the fiesta still goes on for the next 3 days&#8230;




Check our partyStrands Flickr Group for more festival pics, thanks to Mario for uploading all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/30/partystrands-festival-in-gandia/</link>
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		<title>Open Air partyStrands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Fira of Gandia in Spain will be the scene for the world-premiere of partyStrands outdoors, the audience will be able to influence the music a huge beach party by sending an SMS with their favourite artist(s) to a shortcode.
During the Borja Dance Sessions, the DJ will make a proposal of several songs that will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/29/open-air-partystrands/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands demo at MobileMonday Barcelona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands will do a live-demo during the networking cocktail at MobileMonday Barcelona on Monday, October 2, 2006.
Bill Houghton from MyStrands will do a presentation together with Scott Cohen, co-founder and VicePresident of The Orchard and Nandi Gurprasad, VP Global Alliances, Bango Ltd. on &#8220;The Future of Mobile Music&#8220;.
To attend the event you need to register [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/29/partystrands-demo-at-mobilemonday-barcelona/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands Interactive Screen Video</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here below an interactive screen demo of partyStrands application taken at La Botellita &#8211; Serrano in Madrid last Thursday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvNI-b8_aSU


see who/what is playing
incoming user request (through SMS) influencing music with artist (x)
recommendations of similar style music
users in the waiting queue
another incoming influencing music request
user chat screen (cut)

More info at partyStrands.com.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/26/partystrands-interactive-screen-video/</link>
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		<title>Cross-content Recommendations:from Music to Books</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wondering what to get your music-loving friend who already has every song he&#8217;s ever wanted?  Get him to put down the headphones and pick up a book!  There is a new feature on the labs to suggest books based on an artist.  This is achieved by combining our artist recommender and Google [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/25/cross-content-recommendationsfrom-music-to-books/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands Online!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday MyStrands launched the partyStrands website in Madrid, Spain with a press conference and a party in La Botellita &#8211; Serrano. A lot of press coverage (more on this later on this blog) and another great party afterwards. Pictures here at our partyStrands Flickr Group.
Below a screenshot of the BAR page at the partyStrands [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/24/partystrands-online/</link>
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		<title>another partyStrands party&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Madrid is the place to be these days for partyStranders. Hardly recovered from the party last week, and yet we&#8217;re proud to announce another party, this time on Thursday, September 21 in La Botellita &#8211; Serrano, Calle Serrano 63 in Madrid (28006). Feel free to join and spread the news!
And oh&#8230; Don&#8217;t forget to bring [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/19/another-partystrands-party/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands in the blogosphere</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Since the first rumours early September about partyStrands got quite some attention in the press and in the blogosphere. Here&#8217;s an overview of articles and mentions we encountered as of today:


TechCrunch
The New Tastemakers &#8211; New York Times
BusinessWeek &#8211; MyStrands Adds Music to Web 2.0&#8217;s Mix
MobHappy.com &#8211; Music + Mobiles = Social
microsiervos
MOpocket.com
Katie Lips&#8217; Blog
pasta and vinegar
textually.org
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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/19/partystrands-in-the-blogosphere/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands + Rhapsody: Say it and Play it!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introducing a new mashup from the MyStrands labs page, allowing you to play the tracks from any MyStrands playlist in Rhapsody&#8217;s web player.  This is achieved by combining our OpenStrands API with Rhapsody&#8217;s Web Services SDK.  Start by entering a MyStrands screen name to get a list of playlsits created by that member. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/18/mystrands-rhapsody-say-it-and-play-it/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands in Imperio Pop!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Excellent (!) beta-launch of the partyStrands concept in the Imperio Pop bar in Madrid.
Great location, 3 plasma screens, a wonderfull, exciting and smiling crowd&#8230; and there was partyStrands&#8230;
Check the pictures from that evening using partyStrands tag at Flickr.com. There is now a partyStrands Flickr Group to collect the images from different partyStrands parties taken by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/15/partystrands-in-imperio-pop/</link>
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		<title>Maps of Recommendations!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MyStrands recommender system is built on a highly complex network of music relationships.  We do our best to sweep a lot of this complexity &#8220;under the rug&#8221;, so that you can get the best recommendation with a minimum of fuss.  However, we think this music network stuff is really interesting, and have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/13/maps-of-recommendations/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands pre-launch in Madrid</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands pre-launch in Madrid next Thursday 14/9 in Imperio Pop.

Stay tuned for updates here!

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/08/partystrands-pre-party-launch-in-madrid/</link>
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		<title>partyStrands: The Future of Interactive Bars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been working long and hard, it&#8217;s taken a total of  200  Red Bull energy drinks, 100 Twinkies and more than a few overnighters, but all of the hard work has been worth it.
MyStrands will soon be presenting: partyStrands&#8230; the future of interactive bar and club entertainment.partyStrands is an interactive music service for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/09/01/partystrands-the-future-of-interactive-bars-2/</link>
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		<title>About</title>
		<description><![CDATA[partyStrands is an interactive music discovery service for bars and partygoers. It helps people share tastes in music with friends, and to discover music with other partygoers, at bars, clubs, or groups in general.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/08/30/about/</link>
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		<title>Team PartyStrands Rocks Running Relay!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, the MyStrands sponsored &#8220;Team PartyStrands&#8221; took part in the great adventure that is the 197-mile Hood to Coast relay race.  The 12 runners, each running an average of more than 16 miles, covered the distance from Oregon&#8217;s Mt. Hood to the coastal town of Seaside in just over 26 1/2 hours. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/08/29/team-partystrands-rocks-running-relay/</link>
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		<title>Artist Reach Graphs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Curious about how many people per million are listening to your favorite artists?
Take a look at these graphs. Simply enter up to 6 artists, and indicate the location of the users to be considered in the computation. You can also select the time window of the graph and see how artists are evolving with respect [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/07/28/artist-reach-graphs/</link>
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		<title>Thinking of developing a personalized radio?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MyStrands&#8217; recommender exposed through OpenStrands allows you to build a personalized stream of music tailored to musical tastes. So if you are thinking ofÂ developing your own personalized Internet-based radio, this is just for you. Not only will OpenStrands allow you to build a personalized stream of music, you can also adapt the stream in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/07/12/thinking-of-developing-a-personalized-radio/</link>
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		<title>So what the #^!! is MyStrands?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So what&#8217;s with MusicStrands calling itself MyStrands?  What does My have to do with Music?  Well, after more than a year of learning to understand people&#8217;s musical tastes and behaviors, we realized that music is not the only category where we can help people discover more of what they like.  By understanding [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/07/11/so-what-the-is-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>Re-Discover MyStrands Discovery for Windows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest version of MyStrands Discovery for Windows is packed with new and updated features that you&#8211;our loyal MyStrands community members&#8211;requested.  We&#8217;re excited about them, and think you will be too.
Check out these new features:

iPod synch: include your iPod plays in your MyStrands.com music profile, and track your iPod play history online.
Recommendation filters: Narrow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/07/10/re-discover-mystrands-discovery-for-windows/</link>
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		<title>Winners of the Under the Radar Best in Show Awards!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MyStrands is the Winner of the Under the Radar Best In Show Award in the music category! Thanks to the panelists and to everyone at the event for making this happen!


    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/06/14/winners-of-the-under-the-radar-best-in-show-awards/</link>
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		<title>Cross-content Recommendations From movies to music!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been wondering about how to make Cross-content Recommendations that would be interesting to the music lovers of our community. The first Cross-content Recommender that we would like to propose is about recommending music given a movie. We believe music is an important aspect in our life, and furthermore music is particularly relevant in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/06/09/cross-content-recommendations-from-movies-to-music/</link>
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		<title>Flash demo of our MyStrands Mobile for Windows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just produced a Flash demo about our Mobile MyStrands client for Windows. Check it out!


Download the demo as a standalone application for Windows PC
Download the demo as a standalone application for Mac OS X


    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/06/09/flash-demo-of-our-mystrands-mobile-for-windows/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands researcher Justin Donaldson wins the 1st place award in Netsci06</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Justin Donaldson wins the 1st place award in the Netsci06 poster session                  with ZMDS: Visualizing Negative Structural Entropy in Queried Network Sub-Graphs.
Justin, a student at Indiana University, who has been collaborating with MyStrands since his internship here last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/05/27/winner-winner-chicken-dinner/</link>
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		<title>Calling All Developers!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[

Developing on the MyStrands Platform
Calling all developers! You can now build applications that leverage the power of MycStrands. The OpenStrands 1.0 web services platform is a set of web services for outside developers interested in adding MyStrands functionality to their non-commercial applications.
OpenStrands services allow you to programmatically perform many of the same functions available to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/05/18/calling-all-developers/</link>
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		<title>MyStrands Mobile for Smartphone</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MusicStrands mobile team has released a new version of MyStrands for Windows Mobile 5.0. Previous support for Pocket PC devices has been extended to Smartphone devices.





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The same great MusicStrands technology is now available on cheaper, more portable cellphones. In addition to broadening the platform base, we have added improved support [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/05/06/mystrands-mobile-for-smartphone/</link>
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		<title>Of the Unique Beauty of Unique Playlists</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not too long ago, several of us were betting how unlikely it was that someone would compose some of the playlists submitted to the site. There is a virtually unlimited number of songs out there, millions and millions of songs and growing everyday.  So, with such great diversity and taking into account that we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/05/03/of-the-unique-beauty-of-unique-playlists/</link>
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		<title>Case-based Reasoning to Musical Playlist Recommendation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Try our new CBR Playlist Recommendation Engine in our labs!
This project implements a Case-based Reasoning (CBR) approach to musical playlist recommendation. Our CBR approach focuses on recommending new and meaningful playlsits. The Case Base is formed by a large collection of playlists. Then, the CBR system first retrieves from the Case Base the most relevant [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/05/03/case-based-reasoning-to-musical-playlist-recommendation/</link>
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		<title>Mashups for your favorite artists!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MusicStrands members can now receive Mashups of multimedia content from their favorite Web 2.0 sites.  By selecting any artist, we fetch the artist biography from Wikipedia, photos from Flickr, videos from YouTube, blog posts from Technorati, pesonal goals from 43things, and events from Upcoming. You can also get recommended artists from MusicStrands, and continue [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/05/02/mashups-for-your-favorite-artists/</link>
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		<title>Recommendations for last.fm users, even better!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the Labs, users of last.fm can get recommended music and users, and now we&#8217;ve made this feature even better.  In addition to recommending MusicStrands users from a last.fm profile, the feature now displays the artists you have in common, plus other artists you should check out based on your shared tastes:


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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/05/02/recommendations-for-lastfm-users-even-better/</link>
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		<title>Feature-filled MyStrands for Mac OSX now available!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new version of MyStrands for Mac OSX is available, packed with features for discovering new music,  discovering people who like the music you like, and rediscovering all the great music you already own.  Recommendations, playlist builder, community discovery, and music tagging features&#8211;it&#8217;s all there!
Download your copy from http://www.musicstrands.com/mystrands/download.vm.
Check out the screenshots below [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/04/10/feature-filled-mystrands-for-mac-osx-now-available/</link>
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		<title>Are you a last.fm user?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are using last.fm, you already know they offer great services like nice weekly artist recommendations. MusicStrands is now offering instant song recommendations based on your last.fm profile, so that you can have a music discovery experience with another flavor. Also you can meet MusicStranders who share your musical taste. We hope you will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/04/08/are-you-a-lastfm-user/</link>
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		<title>Now It&#8217;s Even Easier to Discover Music</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introducing the latest release of MusicStrands.com. We&#8217;ve upgraded our site to make it easier to use, and easier to discover great new music.
Introducing Improved &#8220;Personal Recommendations&#8221;
Our world-famous music recommendations are now even better. You can customize your recommendations to reflect the music you&#8217;ve been playing lately. You can even adjust the recommendations to give you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/04/05/now-it%e2%80%99s-even-easier-to-discover-music/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s new in the labs?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The research team at MusicStrands has been working to deliver cool new features from our labs. Here&#8217;s a summary of our latest work. Visit our labs page to try out these new features.
Musical Chain of Discovery
In some cases, music discovery is like a chain of recommendations. You discover an artist you like, and from there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/03/29/what-is-new-in-the-labs/</link>
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		<title>Tag! More MyStrands for .NET Mobile features</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MusicStrands mobile team is hard at work providing more MyStrands features for a mobile world. Another new release of MyStrands for .NET Mobile is available for download.
MyStrands for .NET Mobile version b0.2.2.000 (for those keeping track) includes all of the great features described in the March 9 posting, and adds:

Tag Cloud &#8212; the ability [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/03/29/tag-more-mystrands-for-net-mobile-features/</link>
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		<title>Go Mobile With MyStrands!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This just in from our Mobile Team!

We have updated the MusicStrands Labs site with an interim
release of the .NET MyStrands Mobile client. If you have a Windows
Mobile 5.0 Pocket PC, check it out at:
http://labs.musicstrands.com/features/mobile.html
Scroll to the Windows Mobile Client for the downloads.
Here are the new features and fixes in this release:

  Added Shuffle and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/03/09/go-mobile-with-mystrands/</link>
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		<title>Come Join the Fun!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We interrupt our regulary scheduled programming to bring you this important announcement from our Human Resources Department!
We seek a Senior Search Engineer (Ph.D. in Information Retrieval or
equivalent with strong software development abilities).
Does Levenshtein Distance sound familiar to you? Have you read
Managing Gigabytes and know all the pros and cons of mg?  Do you
understand how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/03/01/come-join-the-fun/</link>
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		<title>The Who, What, and When of Music and Community</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve read previous entries in this blog, you know that MusicStrands is about creating more and stronger connections: connections to music and connections to friends who can, in turn, connect you to more music and more friends, and more music, and more friends&#8230;you get the idea. It&#8217;s a not-so-vicious cycle. In fact, we think [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/02/09/35/</link>
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		<title>Sharing Your Music Tastes with Friends</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We here at MusicStrands have a commitment: To help you discover music you like.
We started by providing you with recommendations based on how your playlists compare to the aggregate music tastes of the world (or at least as much of it as we can learn about).  We moved on to provide you with real-time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2006/01/14/sharing-your-music-tastes-with-friends/</link>
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		<title>Your Momma Taught You to Share</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the new release finally out, time to look up and see what has been going on.
Perhaps most interesting to us is the release of a report  Consumer Taste Sharing Is Driving the Online Music Business and Democratizing Culture by
 Derek Slater  with the Berkman Center for Internet &#38; Society at Harvard Law [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/12/23/your-momma-taught-you-to-share/</link>
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		<title>The Next Dance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although we are constantly making little enhancements to the website, we have committed ourselves to releasing significant new features across the MusicStrands products quarterly.  And this week is that time once again.  Just in time for the holidays, we are introducing a bunch of new features and we hope you&#8217;ll let us know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/12/13/the-next-dance/</link>
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		<title>So You Want to be a Rock N&#8217; Roll Star</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well your chance has come.  If you were at the CMJ conference in NYC last month, you got a sneak peak. Now we&#8217;ve finally rolled out MusicStrands Indy.  We believe the future of music, and indeed civilization itself, is helping every musician find his or her audience.  And now we&#8217;re putting our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/10/11/so-you-want-to-be-a-rock-n-roll-star/</link>
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		<title>Me, My M-Charts, and I</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever woken up and said to yourself, &#8220;I rock! I blog! I should be Rockin&#8217; in Blogistan!&#8221;?  Well now you can rock your blog (or any HTML page, for that matter) with my favorite new feature from the Site: M-Charts.  Yes, friends, Chongo here, pimpin&#8217; for MusicStrands.com where anytime you click [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/09/29/29/</link>
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		<title>Watch This Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We apologize for the interruption and now return to our regularly scheduled blog.   We&#8217;ve been busy here at MusicStrands working on new music discovery stuff that we will be announcing very soon.
What they will let me talk about is what I hear when people talk about &#8220;Music Discovery&#8221; around here.  When I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/08/20/watch-this-space/</link>
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		<title>Running for Covers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my pivotal musical memories is from 7th-grade study hall when Michael Jackson&#8217;s Rockin&#8217; Robin came on the radio.  (Yes, for some reason we were allowed to listen to the radio in study hall.)  We were psyched but the teacher, Mr. Bracken, just laughed and said bemusedly, &#8220;Oh my, this old song?&#8221; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/08/06/running-for-covers/</link>
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		<title>Dominating the known universe</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A comment we sometimes hear at MusicStrands from the uninitiated, is &#8220;but that mega-eRetailer already tells me people who ordered this also ordered&#8230;&#8221;.  Our company anger management consultant has taught us to count 1,2,&#8230;,10, and then reply in measured tones that even though it is now common knowledge throughout the industry that we have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/07/30/dominating-the-known-universe/</link>
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		<title>Bee Still My Beating Moby</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I eagerly twisted off the cap of my Snapple Iced Tea to reveal that, once again, I was an instant loser.  No trip to Hawaii for me but as Snapple connoisseurs know, a fine consolation prized awaited:
"Real Fact" #442
Bees' wings beat 11,400 times per minute.
I have to say seeing &#8220;Real Fact&#8221; in quotes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/07/16/bee-still-my-beating-moby-2/</link>
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		<title>WWND</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of the time when my TV is on, it is just as audio wallpaper.  Several times in recent days, however, I have been startled by what seemed to be the distinctive and poignant music of Nick Drake.   The venue notwithstanding, my first hope was that these might be fragments of newly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/07/14/wwnd/</link>
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		<title>Chicken Rock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jazz may be the first indigenous American music form, but some recent music news items reminded us that rock owes the wild and crazy part of its soul to some real country originals.
We read with sadness earlier this year of the passing of psychobilly pioneer Hasil Adkins.  Notable amongst the music he left behind [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/07/06/chicken-rock/</link>
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		<title>Elektro-Rock</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<table border=0><tr><td>1.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3260580' ><b>Requiem For A Hit - (featuring L.A. Williams)</b> by Miss Kittin &#038; The Hacker</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3461236' ><b>Leave Them All Behind - Whitey</b> by Various Artists</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2899677' ><b>Emerge</b> by Fischerspooner</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3281723' ><b>Somebody Told Me</b> by The Killers (Rock)</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3398242' ><b>Paranoiattack</b> by The Faint</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2497559' ><b>Agenda Suicide</b> by The Faint</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2497564' ><b>Posed To Death</b> by The Faint</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3512366' ><b>Galvanize - (featuring Q-Tip)</b> by The Chemical Brothers</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3385827' ><b>Girls</b> by The Prodigy</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3326230' ><b>Walk Idiot Walk</b> by The Hives</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3326229' ><b>Two-Timing Touch And Broken Bones</b> by The Hives</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3232126' ><b>Take Me Out</b> by Franz Ferdinand</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>13.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3232130' ><b>This Fire</b> by Franz Ferdinand</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>14.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3232132' ><b>Michael</b> by Franz Ferdinand</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>15.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3380754' ><b>Banquet</b> by Bloc Party</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>16.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3398494' ><b>Slow Hands</b> by Interpol</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>17.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2793058' ><b>Seventeen</b> by Ladytron</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>18.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3461235' ><b>Sugar - Ladytron</b> by Various Artists</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>19.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3539101' ><b>Playgirl - Ladytron</b> by Original Soundtrack</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>20.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3532809' ><b>Rocker - Alter Ego</b> by Various Artists</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>21.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3335176' ><b>Drop The Pressure - Mylo</b> by Various Artists</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>22.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2829860' ><b>Never Be Alone</b> by Simian</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>23.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3190498' ><b>Four To The Floor</b> by Starsailor</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>24.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3301493' ><b>Make It Happen - (Soulwax mix)</b> by Playgroup (Electronica)</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>25.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2830239' ><b>Some Velvet Morning</b> by Primal Scream</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>26.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3324528' ><b>Comfortably Numb</b> by Scissor Sisters</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>27.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3324532' ><b>Filthy/Gorgeous</b> by Scissor Sisters</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>28.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3238050' ><b>Time Is Running Out</b> by Muse (UK)</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>29.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/1271876' ><b>Karma Police</b> by Radiohead</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>30.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2697244' ><b>In My Place</b> by Coldplay</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>31.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3238055' ><b>Hysteria</b> by Muse (UK)</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>32.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2619259' ><b>California</b> by Phantom Planet</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>33.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2231443' ><b>Trouble</b> by Coldplay</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>34.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/964058' ><b>Common People</b> by Pulp</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>35.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/923277' ><b>Wonderwall</b> by Oasis</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>36.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/541760' ><b>Creep</b> by Radiohead</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>37.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2557826' ><b>You Prefer Cocaine - Vitalic</b> by Various Artists</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>38.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2630752' ><b>La Rock 01 - (with Vitalic)</b> by Sven Vath</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>39.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3162927' ><b>Visions - Slam (Vitalic remix)</b> by Various Artists</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>40.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3162923' ><b>New Funk Theory - H-Foundation (Swag's Version)</b> by Various Artists</a></td></tr>
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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/06/30/elektro-rock/</link>
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		<title>Companera</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<table border=0><tr><td>1.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795698' ><b>Companera</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>2.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795699' ><b>Trova De Edgardo</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>3.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795700' ><b>La Desilusion</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>4.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795701' ><b>Y Mariana</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>5.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795702' ><b>Abracadabra</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>6.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795703' ><b>Hombre</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>7.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795704' ><b>Monologo</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>8.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795705' ><b>El Necio</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>9.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795706' ><b>La Guitarra Del Joven Soldado</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>10.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795707' ><b>Quien Fuera</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>11.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795708' ><b>Juego Que Me Regalo Un 6 De Enero</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>12.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/795709' ><b>Crisis</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>13.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2038567' ><b>Yo Te Quiero Libre</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>14.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2038568' ><b>Me Acosa El Carapalida</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>15.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/2038570' ><b>La Gota De Rocio</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>16.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565539' ><b>Anda</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>17.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565540' ><b>De Alguna Manera</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>18.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565541' ><b>Las Cuatro Y Diez</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>19.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565542' ><b>Que Hago Ahora Donde Pongo Lo Hallado</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>20.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565543' ><b>Monologo</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>21.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565544' ><b>El Necio</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>22.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565545' ><b>Rabo De Nube</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>23.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565546' ><b>Dentro</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>24.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565547' ><b>Sin Tu Latido</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>25.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565548' ><b>Pequena Serenata Diurna</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>26.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565549' ><b>Cada Vez Que Me Amas</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>27.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565550' ><b>Te Doy Una Cancion</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>28.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565551' ><b>La Belleza</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>29.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565552' ><b>Ojala</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>30.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565553' ><b>Al Alba</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>31.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565554' ><b>Unicornio / Albanta</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>32.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565516' ><b>Sueno De Una Noche De Verrano</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>33.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565517' ><b>Causas Y Azares</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>34.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565518' ><b>Como Esperando Abril</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>35.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565519' ><b>Playa Giron</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>36.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565520' ><b>Canto Arena</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>37.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565521' ><b>La Maza</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>38.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565522' ><b>Cancion Urgente Para Nicaragua</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>39.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565523' ><b>Sueno Con Serpientes</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>40.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565524' ><b>Unicornio</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>41.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565525' ><b>Nuestro Tema</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>42.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565526' ><b>No Hacen Falta Alas</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>43.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565527' ><b>O Melancolia</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>44.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565528' ><b>El Mayor</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>45.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565529' ><b>La Verguenza</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>46.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565530' ><b>Sueno Con Serpientes</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>47.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565531' ><b>Pequena Serenata Diurna</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>48.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565532' ><b>Como Esperando Abril</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>49.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565533' ><b>Playa Giron</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>50.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565534' ><b>Eata Cancion</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>51.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565535' ><b>Yo Digo Que Laa Estrellas</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>52.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565536' ><b>En EL Claro De La Luna</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>53.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565537' ><b>Santiago De Chile</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>54.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/565538' ><b>Dias y Floras</b> by Silvio Rodriguez</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>55.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370112' ><b>Eres</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>56.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370113' ><b>Un Hombre Espera En El Desierto</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>57.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370114' ><b>Si Peter Pan Viniera</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>58.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370115' ><b>Cien Dias</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>59.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370116' ><b>Ahora</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>60.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370117' ><b>Pajaros En la Cabeza</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>61.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370118' ><b>Buenos Aires 2001</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>62.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370119' ><b>Prende La Luz</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>63.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370120' ><b>Que Andaras Haciendo</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>64.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370121' ><b>Fue Terrible Aquel Ano</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>65.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370122' ><b>La Ciudad De Los Muertos</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>66.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370123' ><b>Sera</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>67.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3370124' ><b>Cobertura: 95% Del Territorio Nacional</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>68.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769530' ><b>Elegia</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>69.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769531' ><b>El Virus Del Miedo</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>70.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769532' ><b>Sucede Que A Veces</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>71.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769533' ><b>Duermas</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>72.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769534' ><b>Reina Del Super</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>73.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769535' ><b>Volvere Temprano</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>74.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769536' ><b>Alicia</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>75.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769537' ><b>Fragilidad</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>76.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769538' ><b>Alli</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>77.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769539' ><b>El Vals De Los Jubilados</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>78.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769540' ><b>Jovenes Hermosos</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>79.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769541' ><b>Estamos A Salvo</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>80.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769542' ><b>Dulce Memoria</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>81.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3769543' ><b>Ya Nada Es Lo Que Era</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>82.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207586' ><b>Ultimamente</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>83.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207587' ><b>Principio De Incertidumbre</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>84.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207588' ><b>Vine Del Norte</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>85.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207589' ><b>La Extrana Pareja</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>86.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207590' ><b>Pajaros En La Cabeza</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>87.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207591' ><b>Amo Tanto A La Vida</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>88.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207592' ><b>Plaza Garibaldi</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>89.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207593' ><b>Ya Ves</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>90.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207594' ><b>Papa Cuentame Otra Vez</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>91.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207595' ><b>Ahora</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>92.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207596' ><b>Zona Cero</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>93.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207597' ><b>Vertigo</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>94.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207598' ><b>Tierna Y Dulce Historia De Amor</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>95.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207591' ><b>Amo Tanto A La Vida</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>96.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207588' ><b>Vine Del Norte</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>97.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207591' ><b>Amo Tanto A La Vida</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>98.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207594' ><b>Papa Cuentame Otra Vez</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
<tr><td>99.- <a href='http://www.musicstrands.com/action/detailTrack/trackId/3207598' ><b>Tierna Y Dulce Historia De Amor</b> by Ismael Serrano</a></td></tr>
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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/06/30/companera/</link>
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		<title>Walking to Justice, with a Beat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d love to change the world, but I don&#8217;t know what to do.
So I leave it up to you
&#8211; Ten Years After, &#8220;I&#8217;d Love to Change the World&#8220;
It&#8217;s not hard to imagine that a 16-year old Bob Geldof was among the millions hearing the lyrics of that 1971 hit song.  If so, he clearly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/06/30/walking-to-justice-with-a-beat-2/</link>
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		<title>Welcome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to MusicStrands, The Blog!  Here you will find posts about discovering and exploring music, the latest goings on here at MusicStrands, and whatever random miscellaneous musical musings we can manage to muster.

    

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		<link>http://blog.strands.com/2005/06/29/welcome/</link>
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