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		<title>New iPhone Application!</title>
		<link>http://freelancingandmore.com/2010/01/01/new-iphone-application/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all of those who travel, especially when you are traveling with a group of people, you know how easy it is to forget not just your room number, but the room numbers of your traveling companions.
We can help!  As the saying goes ‘there’s an app for that’!  Introducing “My Room”.  Here’s what My Room can do for you:
My Room will keep track of all the rooms you’ve previously stayed in allowing you to look back at your history.  And for those of you who are staying at a hotel with a group of people, such as trade show or a soccer tournament, you can easily add the room numbers of your friends so that you can keep track of everyone in your group.
Features of My Room include:

Store your room number with just a few clicks.
Keep a running history of all the rooms you’ve stayed in.
Keep track of which rooms your friends are staying in.
Choose between four specially designed custom doors.

These features are great for those who travel often and like the idea of staying in the same rooms too!  Customize My Room your way and never forget your room number again!

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		<title>Great American Job Fair Attendance</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:57:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve attended a lot of job fairs in my day, but I&#8217;ve never been so taken back by the number of people who attended a job fair at this hour of the day!
I was asked by oDesk to consider manning a table a the Great American Job Fair hosted by Tory Johnson who does the work segments on  Good Morning America. This job fair was going to be held in Boston.   Here&#8217;s the catch: We had to be there at 5am and the job fair ran from 6am to 10am.  So here&#8217;s my story:
First off  I want to commend oDesk staff Josh and Elizabeth for giving us so much information up front and I also want to thank my fellow partner in crime for the day Erin.  Thank heavens there were two of us!  Actually job fairs where you are the &#8216;displayer&#8217; versus the &#8216;job seeker&#8217; are two different things!
I arrived at the Boston Sheraton at 4:45am to set up for the job fair. There were at least 50 tables set up for display as well as a &#8216;Resume Critique&#8217; area where specialists from the area where invited to participate and review folks resumes as they came through the job [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Waste My Time!</title>
		<link>http://freelancingandmore.com/2008/12/06/dont-waste-my-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Doreen Martel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a freelancer, our time is precious.  As a buyer, we ask that you have the same respect for our time that you expect us to have for ours.
I want to share a story about a job that I posted for this week.  Let me start this off by saying this: I&#8217;ve been signed up with oDesk for more than a year and I&#8217;ve had very few instances when I&#8217;ve really complained about buyers because for the most part they are extremely helpful, cooperative and they are good to deal with.
But this story is a &#8216;red flag&#8217; warning to providers and a red flag to buyers as well!
Since March I have applied for less than 100 job postings.  Since this is December that means that I apply for less than ten per month which is not excessive.  In fairness, this is because I have a solid base of regular buyers who keep me on &#8216;retainer&#8217; if you will to do work for them every month.
With that said let me say this: when I do apply for tasks it&#8217;s because I feel it&#8217;s a good match and that I can do the job to the specifications laid [...]]]></description>
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