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	<title>The Silicon Valley Geek</title>
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	<description>What's Ben Chong up to these days?</description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Suzuki: A missed opportunity?</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/06/17/suzuki-a-missed-opportunity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business, Marketing, Product]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Geo Metro]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Suzuki]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Suzuki is well known as a manufacturer of motorcycles. In the rest of the world, it is also known for making small, cute cars.
In the USA, Suzuki started off selling small cars and SUVs like the Samurai and Swift. The latter was particularly unique in that the base engine was a 3-cylinder, rated to get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Branded Runner</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/06/09/the-branded-runner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/06/09/the-branded-runner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business, Marketing, Product]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The Bowlegged Runner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Adidas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ASICS]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Garmin]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Nike]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pearl Izumi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Reebok]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[The North Face]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Under Armour]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t run particularly well. At least not compared to a lot of people. But then neither am I an all-show-no-go runner.
So I am not too ashamed to go out running while being decked out with different brands. See the pictures below.
I am really not brand-conscious. However, I value comfort and safety while running. At [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Apple&#8217;s .MAC opportunity</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/28/apples-mac-opportunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/28/apples-mac-opportunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 04:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business, Marketing, Product]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[CNET]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mac]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tom Krazit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Krazit wrote a pretty interesting article on CNET about Apple&#8217;s missed .MAC opportunity.
I am not going to recap what was in the article. However, I would like to point out that the picture is more complicated than what Tom painted.
For example, he talked about a low cost way to allow users to share photos [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The gasoline engine isn&#8217;t dead yet</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/28/the-gasoline-engine-isnt-dead-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/28/the-gasoline-engine-isnt-dead-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 20:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business, Marketing, Product]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is often repeated that selling small cars in the USA isn&#8217;t profitable. That is why the Big Three have dug themselves into a hole designing and building large vehicles that can no longer sell in this era of $4/gallon gasoline.
Gas-electric hybrids have become very popular. Here, in California, they are flying off the lots. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Memo to Jerry: SELL!</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/20/memo-to-jerry-sell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/20/memo-to-jerry-sell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 15:56:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business, Marketing, Product]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[flickr]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[search engine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There are reports of Microsoft offering to buy Yahoo&#8217;s search business.
My take on it?
Yahoo should sell.
Although it&#8217;s too early to declare that Internet search is being commoditized, Google&#8217;s lead as the preferred search engine means that anyone else trying to compete in that space is just wasting time.
Think of it, in order for Yahoo to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Firefox 3 RC1 is out!</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/19/firefox-3-rc1-is-out/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/19/firefox-3-rc1-is-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 21:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Daily Geek]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Firefox 3 RC1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yay!
I fell in love with Firefox 3 beta 3 for its speed (compared to Firefox 2) on the Mac and started using it almost exclusively.
Then beta 4 came out and it was slooooow! And crash-prone too!
Now that RC1 (aka release candidate) is out, I am in love with Firefox again. It&#8217;s as fast as beta [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Notes for the First Time Road Racer</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/14/notes-for-the-first-time-road-racer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/05/14/notes-for-the-first-time-road-racer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 05:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Bowlegged Runner]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[FAQ]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[race packet]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[road racing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Haas Student Association is forming a team for this year&#8217;s Bay to Breakers. So we have a whole bunch of people who have never joined a road race signing up.
After looking at the email exchanges, I think it is time for a first timer&#8217;s guide.
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So you want to run or walk a road race. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is carbo-loading = weight gain?</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/04/24/carbo-loading-or-weight-gain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/04/24/carbo-loading-or-weight-gain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:42:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[The Bowlegged Runner]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Big Sur Marathon is this Sunday.
So I&#8217;ve been &#8220;tapering&#8221; i.e. running less.
I&#8217;ve also been &#8220;carbo-loading&#8221; i.e. eating more.
The shocking part is that I&#8217;ve been gaining weight: 4 pounds over the past 4 days!!!! I am now 6 pounds heavier than normal.
Am I doing something wrong somewhere?
Or is it perfectly normal?
I am also planning to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going Hyperlocal</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/04/20/going-hyperlocal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/04/20/going-hyperlocal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Business, Marketing, Product]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Craigslist]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hyperlocal]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Philly.com]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Robert Carroll (of Clickability) also pointed us to Philly.com, the online &#8220;extension&#8221; of the Philadelphia Inquirer.
He used this as a great example of going hyperlocal: effectively handling local events and catering to each individual community (physical community, or interest/hobbyist groupings). This was a way for traditional printed news media to survive competition from Craigslist.
I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Youtube: You asked for it, you got it&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/04/19/youtube-you-asked-for-it-you-got-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.svgeek.com/blog/2008/04/19/youtube-you-asked-for-it-you-got-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:58:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ben Chong</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Music &amp; Books]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Green Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, so I picked up enough courage to put together this video of me playing Green Day&#8217;s Basket Case.

Don&#8217;t laugh&#8230;







	

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