<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - smart</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/smart</link><description>Newsvine - smart</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:42:21 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:04:55 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Smart Spending: Think inside the box &amp;#8212; for samples</title>
<description><![CDATA[Once, businesses would hand out free samples in malls or throw them in with other purchases.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707081-smart-spending-think-inside-the-box-for-samples</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/11/17707081-smart-spending-think-inside-the-box-for-samples</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>box</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>thinking</category><category>inside</category><category>the-box</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:41:33 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>How to redecorate your home &amp;#8212; without overspending</title>
<description><![CDATA[With the housing recovery gaining steam, Americans have more incentives to paint up, touch up and otherwise redecorate their homes. But there's no need to spend willy-nilly.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504288-how-to-redecorate-your-home-without-overspending</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/28/17504288-how-to-redecorate-your-home-without-overspending</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>decorating</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:33:50 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b152d11d-c3cf-4b7a-9ad0-ba90bc1d7281.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b152d11d-c3cf-4b7a-9ad0-ba90bc1d7281.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Ballard Designs shows a page in their catalog. With the housing recovery gaining steam, Americans have more incentives to paint up, touch up and otherwise redecorate their homes. But there's no need to spend willy nilly. From finding treasures on eBay.com to taking advantage of new offerings at department stores and discounters, there are plenty of ways to make your home more stylish on the cheap. (AP Photo/Ballard Designs) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0ff6e3a5-689b-4e24-99c7-126c30104e85.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="309" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0ff6e3a5-689b-4e24-99c7-126c30104e85.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="93" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Ballard Designs shows a page in their catalog. With the housing recovery gaining steam, Americans have more incentives to paint up, touch up and otherwise redecorate their homes. But there's no need to spend willy nilly. From finding treasures on eBay.com to taking advantage of new offerings at department stores and discounters, there are plenty of ways to make your home more stylish on the cheap. (AP Photo/Ballard Designs) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=105233d8-edd6-4103-937b-fcdc3962b09b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="354" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=105233d8-edd6-4103-937b-fcdc3962b09b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="106" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Ballard Designs shows a page in their catalog. With the housing recovery gaining steam, Americans have more incentives to paint up, touch up and otherwise redecorate their homes. But there's no need to spend willy nilly. From finding treasures on eBay.com to taking advantage of new offerings at department stores and discounters, there are plenty of ways to make your home more stylish on the cheap. (AP Photo/Ballard Designs) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5c306b21-4aea-4a3b-9af6-bd3a919fbf67.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="360" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=5c306b21-4aea-4a3b-9af6-bd3a919fbf67.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="171" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Ballard Designs shows a page in their catalog. With the housing recovery gaining steam, Americans have more incentives to paint up, touch up and otherwise redecorate their homes. But there's no need to spend willy nilly. From finding treasures on eBay.com to taking advantage of new offerings at department stores and discounters, there are plenty of ways to make your home more stylish on the cheap. (AP Photo/Ballard Designs) &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Shaka Smart to sign extension to remain at VCU</title>
<description><![CDATA[Shaka Smart and VCU have agreed in principle to a deal to keep the basketball coach at the school.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Hank Kurz Jr.]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Hank Kurz Jr.]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17492211-shaka-smart-to-sign-extension-to-remain-at-vcu</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17492211-shaka-smart-to-sign-extension-to-remain-at-vcu</guid><category>sports</category><category>college-basketball</category><category>smart</category><category>stays</category><category>vcu</category><category>shaka-smart</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:27:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3414c563-9475-4692-9b86-2b762d9e39b2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3414c563-9475-4692-9b86-2b762d9e39b2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart directs his team against Michigan in the first half of their third-round game of the NCAA college basketball tournament in Auburn Hills, Mich., Saturday March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)  &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How to Make Power Buys</title>
<description><![CDATA[How to Make Power Buys
Are you confused by the in-and-outs of marketing?&nbsp; Does it seem like you are paying way too much for your day to day product usage?&nbsp; After all, there are things that we need to have every single day.&nbsp; A good example is toothpaste.&nbsp; How m&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[River-239955]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[River-239955]]></source><link>http://myriver.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17348084-how-to-make-power-buys</link><guid>http://myriver.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/17/17348084-how-to-make-power-buys</guid><category>savings</category><category>money</category><category>shopping</category><category>marketing</category><category>smart</category><category>household</category><category>supplies</category><category>home-garden</category><pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:21:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Smart Spending: Lifting the veil on store brands</title>
<description><![CDATA[Supermarkets including Kroger, Safeway and Whole Foods are improving the image of their store brands with better packaging and more distinctive offerings. But where exactly do these products come from?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313648-smart-spending-lifting-the-veil-on-store-brands</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/14/17313648-smart-spending-lifting-the-veil-on-store-brands</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>brands</category><category>spending</category><category>whole-foods</category><category>smart</category><category>store-brands</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:00:16 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9b93fa2-22f3-4444-ac6a-1fe5ac6081b9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="389" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f9b93fa2-22f3-4444-ac6a-1fe5ac6081b9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="158" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This product image provided by Safeway shows its &quot;Snack Artist&quot; brand of snacks. Supermarkets including Kroger, Safeway and Whole Foods are improving the image of their store brands with better packaging and more distinctive offerings. (AP Photo/Safeway)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Review: 'Smart' LED bulbs controlled by iPhones</title>
<description><![CDATA[LED bulbs seem to be the future of home lighting: They save electricity, they're durable and they don't contain mercury like compact fluorescents. But having them produce white light like any old light bulb is like using a computer as a doorstop.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Peter Svensson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298804-review-smart-led-bulbs-controlled-by-iphones</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/13/17298804-review-smart-led-bulbs-controlled-by-iphones</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>digital</category><category>test</category><category>life</category><category>tech</category><category>smart</category><category>tec</category><category>bulbs</category><category>led-bulbs</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:32:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Summer concert sold out? How to save a few bucks</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's not even spring yet, but tickets for big summer concerts are going fast.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Pisani]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joseph Pisani]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17225775-summer-concert-sold-out-how-to-save-a-few-bucks</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17225775-summer-concert-sold-out-how-to-save-a-few-bucks</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>summer-concerts</category><pubDate>Thu, 7 Mar 2013 18:42:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Smart Spending: Outsource spring cleaning cheaply</title>
<description><![CDATA[Spring cleaning can make a home feel like new, but let's face it, it's a pain. But it's possible to outsource some of that work without being a millionaire.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16963877-smart-spending-outsource-spring-cleaning-cheaply</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/14/16963877-smart-spending-outsource-spring-cleaning-cheaply</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>outsourcing</category><category>smart</category><category>cleaning</category><category>spring-cleaning</category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:37:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>LImitations are limitations: Newsvine takes a step toward nation building</title>
<description><![CDATA[One doesn't have to experience the new newsvine to know that limiting a discussion limits its ability to 'make one smarter'. I hope that the new site doesn't utilize that phrase, cause, well, it will be a decided stretch of the truth.
nation building is, and yes, that is a play o&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[mountainfirefall]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[mountainfirefall]]></source><link>http://mountainfirefall.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16796094-limitations-are-limitations-newsvine-takes-a-step-toward-nation-building</link><guid>http://mountainfirefall.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16796094-limitations-are-limitations-newsvine-takes-a-step-toward-nation-building</guid><category>news</category><category>newsvine</category><category>change</category><category>nation</category><category>smart</category><category>not-news</category><category>knowledge</category><category>smarter</category><category>nation-building</category><category>nv</category><category>smartest</category><category>get-smart</category><category>smartening</category><category>site-changes</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 00:26:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Play Cupid without breaking the bank</title>
<description><![CDATA[With Valentine's Day less than three weeks away, it's time to start planning what you want to buy your loved ones. Whether it's chocolates, flowers or something else special, a big expression of love doesn't have to come with a big price tag.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16681483-play-cupid-without-breaking-the-bank</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16681483-play-cupid-without-breaking-the-bank</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>valentine-day</category><category>with-valentine</category><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:14:12 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>The best motivational video,The most important person in the world</title>
<description><![CDATA[Great post from Jennifer!]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[melvintopo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[melvintopo]]></source><link>http://melvintopo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16553187-the-best-motivational-videothe-most-important-person-in-the-world</link><guid>http://melvintopo.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/16/16553187-the-best-motivational-videothe-most-important-person-in-the-world</guid><category>free</category><category>happy</category><category>smart</category><category>motivation</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 02:55:02 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Republicans adrift </title>
<description><![CDATA[On Nov. 11, a mere five days after the presidential election, the  cruise ship Nieuw Amsterdam pushed off from Fort Lauderdale for a  Caribbean jaunt. Aboard were nearly 600 emotionally tattered  Republicans, most of whom had been expecting a Republican victory of  Rovian proport&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Don Overton]]></source><link>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16307591-republicans-adrift</link><guid>http://don-overton.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16307591-republicans-adrift</guid><category>politics</category><category>gop</category><category>republicans</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>cruise-ship</category><category>smart</category><category>predictions</category><category>minorities</category><category>national-review</category><category>american-conservatism</category><category>sarah-palin</category><category>rovian</category><category>scott-rasmussen</category><category>scared-to-death</category><category>political-clout</category><category>gop-pollster</category><category>lost-the-election</category><category>demographic-battle</category><category>fear-and-hate</category><category>nightmare-president</category><category>codless-communists</category><category>church-ladies-of-planned-parenthood</category><pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2013 22:24:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=don-overton5E7476CE-2C30-698F-F0F3-F245CDB1C197.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="65" width="90" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=don-overton5E7476CE-2C30-698F-F0F3-F245CDB1C197.jpg&amp;width=120" width="90" height="65" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>The Top Ten Smartest Democratic Quotes of 2012</title>
<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I looked at the 10 Dumbest Republican Quotes of 2012.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Brite]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Brite]]></source><link>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/30/16251795-the-top-ten-smartest-democratic-quotes-of-2012</link><guid>http://brite.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/30/16251795-the-top-ten-smartest-democratic-quotes-of-2012</guid><category>quotes</category><category>humor</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>john-kerry</category><category>democrat</category><category>smart</category><category>not-news</category><category>joe-biden</category><category>dnc</category><category>michelle-obama</category><category>elizabeth-warren</category><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2012 18:12:27 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=briteE18567C4-3EC4-3841-346B-15E0D4B2724D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="150" width="150" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=briteE18567C4-3EC4-3841-346B-15E0D4B2724D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>&quot;Smart guns&quot; show promise, but not readily available on U.S. market </title>
<description><![CDATA[
In 1992, a group of students at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland carried out an assignment to rig a gun to fire only when held by its rightful owner. It cost them little more than $2,000.
In the two decades since, the U.S. government has spent millions of dollars on grants&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[I'm Ringo]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[I'm Ringo]]></source><link>http://solarianus.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16064868-smart-guns-show-promise-but-not-readily-available-on-us-market</link><guid>http://solarianus.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16064868-smart-guns-show-promise-but-not-readily-available-on-us-market</guid><category>technology</category><category>gun</category><category>smart</category><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:19:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Dollar stores get spruced up; deals less clear cut</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ducking into a dollar store to pick up some a soda and bag of cookies might save you time and effort, but will you save any money?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15544586-dollar-stores-get-spruced-up-deals-less-clear-cut</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/29/15544586-dollar-stores-get-spruced-up-deals-less-clear-cut</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>stores</category><category>smart</category><category>dollar-stores</category><pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:37:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Congressman-elect writing Elizabeth Smart's memoir</title>
<description><![CDATA[Ten years after her kidnapping, Elizabeth Smart is preparing her story of being held captive by a homeless street preacher, her improbable rescue after nine months, and how she advocated for children after the ordeal.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Foy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Paul Foy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15391232-congressman-elect-writing-elizabeth-smarts-memoir</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15391232-congressman-elect-writing-elizabeth-smarts-memoir</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>smart</category><category>memoir</category><category>elizabeth-smart</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 19:04:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=20214058-e030-466b-9184-3f0006fecf4a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="477" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=20214058-e030-466b-9184-3f0006fecf4a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="143" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, Elizabeth Smart speaks to reporters regarding her advocacy of child protection and the healing process she has experienced, prior to her presentation at the Child Sexual Abuse Conference, in State College, Pa. Ten years after her kidnapping, Smart is preparing her story of being held captive by a homeless street preacher, her improbable rescue after nine months, and how she advocated for children after the ordeal. (AP Photo/Ralph Wilson, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Free internet using SMART</title>
<description><![CDATA[Enjoy 'unli' Facebook and Twitter for free. ]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[jamville]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[jamville]]></source><link>http://jamville.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15370321-free-internet-using-smart</link><guid>http://jamville.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/22/15370321-free-internet-using-smart</guid><category>technology</category><category>smart</category><category>free-internet</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:32:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Smart Spending: How to do Black Friday week right</title>
<description><![CDATA[Get ready for Black Friday week.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15025408-smart-spending-how-to-do-black-friday-week-right</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/08/15025408-smart-spending-how-to-do-black-friday-week-right</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>friday</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>black-friday</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Nov 2012 18:01:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96a18c22-9f27-4dbc-8443-b8a56c4f7dec.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=96a18c22-9f27-4dbc-8443-b8a56c4f7dec.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this  Friday, Nov. 25, 2011, file photo, a crowd of shoppers wait outside the Target store in Lisbon, Conn., before the store opens for Black Friday shopping at midnight. Stores are making a big push to lure in bargain-hungry shoppers before the Friday after Thanksgiving, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season. They are putting on special sales that further creep into Turkey Day, and earlier.  (AP Photo/The Day, Sean D. Elliot, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=023b787e-9eca-473d-82fd-5a75000c1e4a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="258" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=023b787e-9eca-473d-82fd-5a75000c1e4a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="238" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This image provided by Macy's shows Macy's  Black Friday App. Starting Nov. 15, customers will be able to view Black Friday specials on their mobile device, create personal shopping lists they can edit and share. Macy's customers will also be sent notifications on unadvertised specials while they're in the store on Black Friday. Also, the app will let them know exactly where the specials are located at each of the locations so shoppers don't have to be running around aimlessly to find them. And if you can't find the item you want, they can click on the buy button. (AP Photo/Macy's)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Smart Spending: Strategies for finding hot toys</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's that season again, when parents begin the scramble for the next toy their child can't live without.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Mae Anderson]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14699126-smart-spending-strategies-for-finding-hot-toys</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/25/14699126-smart-spending-strategies-for-finding-hot-toys</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>toy</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>strategies</category><category>hot-toy</category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:20:01 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Taking price-comparison apps for a spin</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's a shopper's nightmare: Buying something, then seeing it cheaper at another store. Thanks to price-comparison apps, there's no need to guess if you're getting the lowest price.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Pisani]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joseph Pisani]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14372295-taking-price-comparison-apps-for-a-spin</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/11/14372295-taking-price-comparison-apps-for-a-spin</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>comparison</category><category>smart</category><category>apps</category><category>price-comparison-apps</category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:12:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=85367a85-a8f4-4b54-96da-1615c1107a9c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="341" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=85367a85-a8f4-4b54-96da-1615c1107a9c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="180" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This screenshot shows the Redlaser mobile application owned by eBay Inc., the online marketplace. Price-comparison apps, make it easier to know of an item's lowest price and have since become a bigger threat to retailers who don't want customers using their stores as showrooms. (AP Photo/Redlaser)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Smart Spending: The secrets of the value menu</title>
<description><![CDATA[That cheeseburger on the value menu may end up costing more than you think.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Candice Choi]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13846885-smart-spending-the-secrets-of-the-value-menu</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/09/13/13846885-smart-spending-the-secrets-of-the-value-menu</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>menu</category><category>secrets</category><category>smart</category><category>value-menu</category><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:02:42 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Smart meter movement stirs rowdy debate in Texas</title>
<description><![CDATA[Thelma Taormina keeps a pistol at her Houston-area home to protect against intruders. But one of the last times she used it, she said, was to run off a persistent utility company worker who was trying to replace her old electricity meter with a new digital unit.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sarah Kuta]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Sarah Kuta]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478171-smart-meter-movement-stirs-rowdy-debate-in-texas</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/25/13478171-smart-meter-movement-stirs-rowdy-debate-in-texas</guid><category>us</category><category>us-news</category><category>backlash</category><category>smart</category><category>meter</category><category>smart-meter</category><category>thelma-taormina</category><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:26:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1a382dc3-8e22-4a4b-8432-3ce0efccaa12.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="211" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1a382dc3-8e22-4a4b-8432-3ce0efccaa12.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="64" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The Texas Public Utility Commission listens to a speaker during a hearing examining the use of smart meters, Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Austin, Texas.  As of July 1, nearly 6 million smart meters have been installed in homes with private utilities across Texas since a 2005 law was passed requiring the Public Utilities Commission to develop a smart meter plan. The law was not meant to make smart meters mandatory in Texas, but the PUC and the four  (AP Photo/Eric Gay)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bea3ffb7-5992-415c-8026-363f7d02d698.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="240" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bea3ffb7-5992-415c-8026-363f7d02d698.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="72" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, photo, Thelma Taormina poses next to her old electric meter at her home in Houston. Taormina was involved in a confrontation last summer when a contractor for CenterPoint Energy had refused to leave her property without first installing a smart meter designed to remotely monitor her electricity usage. Nearly 6 million smart meters have been installed in Texas since a state law passed in 2005 authorized the state Public Utilities Commission to develop a smart meter deployment plan. Installation began three years later but opposition has gradually grown as word has spread about potential drawbacks. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a425e22b-de4b-4559-a74b-bb25d63143a6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a425e22b-de4b-4559-a74b-bb25d63143a6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2012, photo, Thelma Taormina poses next to her old electric meter at her home in Houston. Taormina was involved in a confrontation last summer when a contractor for CenterPoint Energy had refused to leave her property without first installing a smart meter designed to remotely monitor her electricity usage. Nearly 6 million smart meters have been installed in Texas since a state law passed in 2005 authorized the state Public Utilities Commission to develop a smart meter deployment plan. Installation began three years later but opposition has gradually grown as word has spread about potential drawbacks. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Subscription buying for kids offers no-hassle fun</title>
<description><![CDATA[Want to cut the time and hassle of shopping for your kids?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Anne D'Innocenzio]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13439334-subscription-buying-for-kids-offers-no-hassle-fun</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13439334-subscription-buying-for-kids-offers-no-hassle-fun</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>subscription</category><category>services</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:18:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2ae6ed28-4215-4ac4-88f8-41405242ae7a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=2ae6ed28-4215-4ac4-88f8-41405242ae7a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This undated image provided by Whittlebee.com, shows merchandise from the subscription service website Whittlebee.com. A bevy of subscription services with names like FabKids.com and Kiwicrate.com have emerged over the past year that cater to parents who want help keeping their kids dressed and entertained. Whittlebee.com targets newborns to 5-year-old boys and girls. Members can specify style preferences and needs. (AP Photo/Whittlebee.com)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ec6537e7-fd68-4c2f-8cf9-05f0ae9d5186.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="266" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ec6537e7-fd68-4c2f-8cf9-05f0ae9d5186.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This photo provided by Whittlebee.com, shows merchandise from the subscription service website Whittlebee.com. A bevy of subscription services with names like FabKids.com and Kiwicrate.com have emerged over the past year that cater to parents who want help keeping their kids dressed and entertained. Whittlebee.com targets newborns to 5-year-old boys and girls. Members can specify style preferences and needs. (AP Photo/Whittlebee.com)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3563f621-1e2e-4789-b5a0-b3d5f713d513.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="320" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=3563f621-1e2e-4789-b5a0-b3d5f713d513.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="96" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This photo provided by Whittlebee.com, shows merchandise from the subscription service website Whittlebee.com. A bevy of subscription services with names like FabKids.com and Kiwicrate.com have emerged over the past year that cater to parents who want help keeping their kids dressed and entertained. Whittlebee.com targets newborns to 5-year-old boys and girls. Members can specify style preferences and needs. (AP Photo/Whittlebee.com)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dd5579f3-bf30-4f22-bc94-9fe96a685120.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="403" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=dd5579f3-bf30-4f22-bc94-9fe96a685120.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="121" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This photo provided by Whittlebee.com, shows the subscription service website Whittlebee.com. A bevy of subscription services with names like FabKids.com and Kiwicrate.com have emerged over the past year that cater to parents who want help keeping their kids dressed and entertained. Whittlebee.com targets newborns to 5-year-old boys and girls. Members can specify style preferences and needs. (AP Photo/Whittlebee.com)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=88e98e1b-9bae-47cf-bf2b-ed4243b9706d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="322" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=88e98e1b-9bae-47cf-bf2b-ed4243b9706d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="97" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This photo provided by Fabkids.com shows a screenshot from the subscription service website FabKids. A bevy of subscription services with names like FabKids.com and Kiwicrate.com have emerged over the past year that cater to parents who want help keeping their kids dressed and entertained. FabKids personalizes three-piece outfits for girls based on a 15-question quiz, that includes questions on size and age but also the child's favorite color and even personality traits.(AP Photo/FabKids.com)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Joey, We Should Have Known Ye </title>
<description><![CDATA[
&lsquo;Joe Biden,&rdquo; wrote the editorialists of the&nbsp;Salt Lake Tribune&nbsp;four years ago, &ldquo;is smart, articulate, and blunt.&rdquo; Well, grant our Utah colleagues this much: One out of three is better than nothing. Joe Biden is blunt as a night stick, as he prov&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Patriot 8888]]></source><link>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13377846-joey-we-should-have-known-ye</link><guid>http://patriot-8888.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/20/13377846-joey-we-should-have-known-ye</guid><category>campaign</category><category>election</category><category>politics</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>smart</category><category>vice-president</category><category>blunt</category><category>joe-biden</category><category>articulate</category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:09:18 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=patriot-888852DFA6E0-127A-23E8-F711-978F1C111D70.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="68" width="87" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=patriot-888852DFA6E0-127A-23E8-F711-978F1C111D70.jpg&amp;width=120" width="87" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Smart Spending: Finding back-to-school deals</title>
<description><![CDATA[Stores are going all out to pull you in the door for back-to-school shopping.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph Pisani]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Joseph Pisani]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13329987-smart-spending-finding-back-to-school-deals</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/16/13329987-smart-spending-finding-back-to-school-deals</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>school</category><category>spending</category><category>smart</category><category>back-to-school</category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:08:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1d7a748d-1b3d-43c7-8c77-ef8fb6257e87.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="318" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1d7a748d-1b3d-43c7-8c77-ef8fb6257e87.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="193" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2012 file photo, Wesley Brooks, 7, of Huntsville, Ala., has his hair cut by Melinda Gilbert at the J.C. Penney styling salon in Huntsville, Ala. J.C. Penney is running a nationwide program giving kids ages 5-12 free back-to-school haircuts during the month of August. (AP Photo/The Huntsville Times, Dave Dieter, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>