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		<title>Why a Degree is More Important Than a Smartphone</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2011/07/13/why-a-degree-is-more-important-than-a-smartphone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stop and share this news with your smartphone: More American adults (35 percent) own a smartphone than a bachelor’s degree (27.5 percent)! I have both – a two-year-old Blackberry Storm (although I’m eagerly waiting for the new iPhone to give it a try), and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Students Give Thumbs Up to Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re headed back to the classroom and haven’t had the time for Facebook and Twitter or only use it to check up on your child or connect occasionally with old high school friends, now’s the time to learn how social networking can help you in school. Social media can help college students make vital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Young Versus Old Tribes on &#8220;Survivor&#8221; Like College?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:23:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Survivor” is breaking this season’s contestants into two tribes – young versus old. During this week’s season premiere, it was the older team (called Espada and including contestants over 40) that got sent to tribal council in Nicaragua, sending 48-year-old Montana goat rancher Wendy away (through a graveyard, no less). It struck me as the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bella in Eclipse May Relate to Others Who Put Off College</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 13:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Twilight Saga’s third book and movie, Eclipse, may seem unrealistic, with its storylines of hot vampires and even hotter teen werewolves. But at the heart of the plot is the idea of making choices after high school graduation that can impact the future. Maybe you’re a TwiMom proud of your addiction to the books, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 10 Tools Grads Need to Get a Job</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2010/05/18/top-10-tools-grads-need-to-get-a-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 16:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) report found that 5.3 percent more new graduates will be hired this year than in 2009. But what NACE doesn’t mention is that new grads aren’t just competing with each other for work; they’re competing with record numbers of unemployed, experienced workers! So how can you, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>iPad Envy? A Tech Career Could Be Yours</title>
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		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2010/04/14/ipad-envy-a-tech-career-could-be-yours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 13:51:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you can’t wait to get your hands on an iPad, have you thought about working in the tech world? Maybe your goal  to work for Apple or get a job with a tech company in your town. Or maybe you desire to be promoted into a more exciting position with your current employer and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Schools for Video Game Design</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2010/03/03/top-schools-for-video-game-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you dream of people camping out in front of Best Buy, Wal-Mart or other stories for the newest release of a video game you helped create. Or maybe you spend so much time playing everything from Halo Wars to Mario Kart Wii to Resident Evil 5, just a few of last year’s best-selling games, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Technical Schools Welcoming More Students</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/11/03/technical-schools-welcoming-more-students/</link>
		<comments>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/11/03/technical-schools-welcoming-more-students/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lori</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s some encouraging news out of my home state of Georgia: Record numbers of students are enrolling in technical colleges, inspired to try new career fields and seeking to quickly gain the knowledge needed to land those jobs. Data from the Technical College System of Georgia shows a 24 percent increase in 2009 enrollment compared [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Starting Salaries Not Too Shabby</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2009/07/17/report-starting-salaries-not-too-shabby/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On average, new grads are making almost $50k right out of college &#8212; not too shabby in this down economy of ours, right? I know I certainly would have been thrilled with that kind of &#8220;first job&#8221; salary offer back when I graduated. Here are the deets&#8230; NACE’s [National Association of Colleges and Employers] Summer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stop Worrying About Jobs, Young Whippersnappers</title>
		<link>http://www.collegesurfing.com/blog/2008/12/08/stop-worrying-about-jobs-young-whippersnappers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CollegeSurfing Insider</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of the unemployment statistics out there, there&#8217;s a good possibility that you&#8217;re reading this in fear of losing your job, or not being able to find one once you finish school. There&#8217;s an even greater possibility that one of your parents or older relatives was laid off or took a buyout. What you [...]]]></description>
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