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		<title>2011: Shifting into 2nd Gear</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today is the last day of a fun, chaotic, and whirlwind year on 5 Blocks Out. We launched our beta release this year. We made many new friends, and leaned hard on our old ones. We learned a great deal. We consumed a lot of delicious coffee. And we worked hard almost every single day on improving and growing the service.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2010/12/31/2011-shifting-into-2nd-gear/</link>
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		<title>Just Opened</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Did you ever wonder if there was an easy way to find out when new places open up in your 'hood? Wonder no more, for 5 Blocks Out can tell you about it with its "Just Opened" feature.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2010/09/15/just-opened/</link>
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		<title>You can now &#8220;follow&#8221; missions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Until now the onus has been on you to check back after creating or contributing to a mission to see what's changed. This is kind of a pain -- we're all busy people, after all -- so we've made it a little easier: you can now "follow" a mission, just as you can follow what other community members on 5 Blocks Out are up to.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2010/08/19/you-can-now-follow-missions/</link>
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		<title>How do you define Neighbourhoods?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 1 of a series. Neighbourhoods are central to the 5 Blocks Out user experience. They're part of navigation, overall site structure, and our "following" feature that lets you subscribe to everything happening in a geographical area. We've hit many interesting design challenges along the way and we'd like to share a bit of that with you in this series.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2010/08/03/how-do-you-define-hoods/</link>
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		<title>First Six Days: Awesome</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First six days: awesome. We're thrilled about how it's going so far -- the number of new visitors, the number of sign-ups and invitations, the new tips and missions people are contributing, and the fact that our server hasn't tipped over yet under the weight of all this traffic.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2010/07/13/first-six-days-awesome/</link>
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		<title>Announcing the Public Beta Release of 5 Blocks Out</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce the Public Beta release of 5 Blocks Out! Check it out at http://5blocksout.com.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2010/07/07/announcing-the-public-beta-release-of-5-blocks-out/</link>
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		<title>5 Blocks Out DemoCamp Video Is Up</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Geoffrey Wiseman you can now watch the 5 Blocks Out DemoCamp video online]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2009/12/17/5-blocks-out-democamp-video-is-up/</link>
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		<title>5 Blocks Out at DemoCamp #24 on Dec 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We've been accepted to present 5 Blocks Out at Toronto DemoCamp #24.  Hooray!]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2009/11/26/5-blocks-out-at-democamp-24-on-dec-3/</link>
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		<title>announcing the bird nest press</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We launched a fun local e-newsletter this week called the Bird Nest Press (www.birdnestpress.com). Hurray! It’s geared at parents with young kids. The newsletter will explore local places, resources and tips to make parenting even more enjoyable.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2009/11/15/the-bird-nest-press/</link>
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		<title>Yumm, We Love Open Data</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the things the massive 5 Blocks Out product team (ahem&#8230; all two of us) does is slurp up lots of city-related data into 5BlocksOut.com. We&#8217;ve built a list of Toronto neighbourhoods, for instance &#8212; there are a few hundred &#8212; and we&#8217;re compiling lists of thousands of named places within the city. This [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.5blocksout.com/2009/11/03/yumm-we-love-open-data/</link>
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