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		<title>I&#8217;ll Tumblr For Ya</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/04/30/ill-tumblr-for-ya/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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I started a Tumblr account back in November, but around that time, I was still relatively new to the blogging scene and was already making the switch from Blooger to a dedicated wordpress site. I really had no idea what use another blog site would be to me.
Now a few months later and with some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asparagus Weekend</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/04/27/asparagus-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 02:30:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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As many of the local people who read this blog already know, this weekend was the biggest weekend of the year for the City of Stockton. For those not in the know, every year for the last 25 years, Stockton has played host to the Asparagus Festival. It has grown from a tiny get together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASCAR and the Internet: A marriage made in heaven</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/04/11/nascar-and-the-internet-a-marriage-made-in-heaven/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 06:12:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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Around 2003 NASCAR began its quest to get out of the South and into the mainstream. The powers-that-be decided the Internet was going to be the great liberator of the sport. They began what was, and still is today, called &#8220;trackpass.&#8221;
In the beginning of this experiment, one was able to follow only a few of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Your Personal Brand</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/04/07/the-power-of-your-personal-brand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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By Annie Sorensen
http://anniesorensen.com/
Ever since I left the corporate world two months ago to (finally,  FINALLY) work 100% on my own ventures, my Mom constantly inquires,  &#8220;Annie, what am I supposed to tell people you do again?  I mean, I  can&#8217;t really say, &#8216;Well, she&#8217;s building her personal brand&#8217; as no one  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Accountablity 101</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/04/06/accountablity-101/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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It should be everyone&#8217;s goal to be more organized. Unless you are someone who relishes the most chaotic of lives, everyone needs some order to their day-to-day operations.
Some people have strict calenders, others have an hour-by-hour breakdown of what they are doing for the day. Still more make lists or fill hundreds of post-it notes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The importance of transparency in business in the online world</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/04/02/the-importance-of-transparency-in-business-in-the-online-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Apr 2010 05:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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When dealing with a client recently, I had an epiphany of sorts. The  same transparency we use in our social media world translates to the  business world with amazing success. Like I have said before, in the mind of  the person receiving your service, their issue is #1 on their agenda and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The lost art of customer service</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/04/01/the-lost-art-of-customer-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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Do you remember the days when gas station attendants used to not only fill up your car with gas, but check your oil, wash your widows and do just about anything else you needed them to do with a smile and a sir?
I don&#8217;t, but I am told that kind of thing happened all the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>8 Mins on the clock please</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/03/19/8-mins-on-the-clock-please/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:51:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://rodsrants.com/blog/?p=360</guid>
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A radio DJ brought up a very interesting topic the other day. He asked the question, &#8220;if you knew you had 8 minutes to live, would you be satisfied with your life?&#8221;
Make&#8217;s you think right? As always, when I hear these types of things, I stopped to take my own assessment. I came to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CAN you CEO?</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/03/18/340/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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I picked up a copy of Inc. Magazine while I was waiting to get my hair cut last week, and for the first time, I was glad I had to wait. There was an article that caught my attention as I have been on a mission to become the CEO of my own company someday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>To Seed or not to Seed, that is the question</title>
		<link>http://rodsrants.com/blog/2010/03/16/316/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod</dc:creator>
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By now, I assume many of you know about my current employment situation. If you have been following this blog, my other venture with Matt Beckwith, my Twitter (and my personal Twitter), as well as my Facebook with any regularity, you are aware of my new position with the Stockton Ports.
And while the prospect of [...]]]></description>
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