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	<title>The Buzz by Mike Schaffer &#187; dc</title>
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		<title>Facebook, Twitter &amp; LivingSocial &#8211; The Changing Landscape of #SocialMedia</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/10/23/facebook-twitter-livingsocial-changing-landscape-socialmedia/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/10/23/facebook-twitter-livingsocial-changing-landscape-socialmedia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at this amazing panel I&#8217;m honored to be a part of! If you&#8217;re in the DC area, I do hope you&#8217;ll attend! The Changing Landscape of Social Media – What Communicators Need to Know The Changing Landscape of Social Media – What Communicators Need to Know Hear the latest from three key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Snarkquake Begin!</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/08/24/let-the-snarkquake-begi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/?p=1649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a massive fricking earthquake up and down the East Coast this week. Property damage was minimal &#8211; one spire fell off the National Cathedral and a potential crack in the Washington Monument is being investigated. So with no damage or reported injuries, the snark could take center stage. The @DCQuake Twitter feed popped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zach Houchins Is An Idiot</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/08/10/zach-houchins-idiot/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/08/10/zach-houchins-idiot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/?p=1625</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t take to calling people names. Search through this site and you&#8217;ll be hard-pressed to find name-calling.  Strong opinions?  All the time.  Calling people out for dumb things?  Hundreds of instances. But name-calling, not so much. But Zach Houchins is an idiot. For those unfamiliar with his story: He was a baseball player drafted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Steps To A Perfect Protest</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/08/01/perfect-protest/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/08/01/perfect-protest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 20:38:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I live in Washington, DC, the city where people come to air their grievances with the government. All over the city, there are protests and rallies and picket lines.  It seems that there is almost always some sort of labor dispute downtown, especially with manual workers. But here is the problem: I walk past them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC Metro Needs Customer Service Lessons</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/03/23/dc-metro-customer-service-lessons/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/03/23/dc-metro-customer-service-lessons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:25:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, My name is Mike Schaffer and I have been a Metro passenger for my entire life. Some of my earliest memories are of day trips with my family to museums and monuments in town. When I changed jobs last year and was able to ride the Metro instead of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#HAPPODC 2/24 Event Details</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/02/10/happodc-224-event-details/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2011/02/10/happodc-224-event-details/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 14:19:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/?p=1364</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you always wanted to work in the PR, marketing or social media industry? Are you job-hunting? Do you want to mentor aspiring professionals? Are you looking for your next team-member? If you answered &#8220;yes&#8221; to any of those questions, then you need to attend the Washington, DC #HAPPO Hour on Thursday, February 24th!  It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tweet Drive DC</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/12/14/tweet-drive-dc/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/12/14/tweet-drive-dc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please read the following from &#8220;friend of the blog&#8221; Stephanie Majercik: Whenever the holidays rolled around my parents always reminded my brothers, sister, and I that “It’s always better to give than to receive.” As a kid, I’ll admit, I always thought this statement was funny. It was always better getting presents than giving them, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open Letter to DC&#8217;s Metro</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/11/21/open-letter-to-dcs-metro/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/11/21/open-letter-to-dcs-metro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/?p=1198</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority [Metrorail Division]: You do a great job. You get millions of Washington residents and tourists from Point A to Point B efficiently and safely every day. The video display alerting riders of the schedule, upcoming maintenance and delays is an incredible way to disseminate information.  The fact that you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Insult Your Customer</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/05/20/dont-insult-your-customer/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/05/20/dont-insult-your-customer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 13:27:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Customer relations and public relations are very, very similar.  Really, the only difference is that PR is meant to reach a general population, whereas in customer relations, the population has greater definition &#8211; your customers! The core mission of both is to keep your audience engaged, informed and happy. Recently, I had dinner at one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DC #HAPPO Hour!</title>
		<link>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/02/12/dc-happo-hour/</link>
		<comments>http://thebuzzbymikeschaffer.com/2010/02/12/dc-happo-hour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t know about HAPPO?  Click here! Calling all Washington, DC, (and Maryland and Virginia) PR pros, agencies, and job-seekers! With a MAJOR thanks to Amanda Miller Littlejohn and Margie Newman we are proud to announce: The First Ever DC HAPPO HOUR!! Margie was very kind to allow us to join in with the DC Flacks [...]]]></description>
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