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    <title>GNU social buttons now available</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.1204</id>

    <published>2010-07-27T21:15:01Z</published>
    <updated>2010-07-27T21:20:00Z</updated>

    <summary>Our latest product, FOO29 GNU social button is now available to order....</summary>
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        <name>Matt Lee</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<p>Our latest product, FOO29 <a href="http://foocorp.net/gnu-social-buttons.html">GNU social button</a> is now available to order.</p>
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    <title>GNU social featured in IT Wire</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.1200</id>

    <published>2010-07-15T15:24:00Z</published>
    <updated>2010-07-15T15:25:11Z</updated>

    <summary>Read the article in IT Wire...</summary>
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        <name>Matt Lee</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/open-sauce/40419-fsf-developing-social-networking-software?tmpl=component&amp;print=1&amp;layout=default&amp;page=">Read the article in IT Wire</a> <div><br /></div>]]>
        
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    <title>GNU social and Libre.fm to use OpenHatch</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.1198</id>

    <published>2010-06-29T16:26:47Z</published>
    <updated>2010-06-29T19:34:15Z</updated>

    <summary>Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 -- Boston, Massachusetts.Today, FooCorp announced a strategic alliance with OpenHatch to encourage wider adoption of free software and allow greater involvement with FooCorp developments.&quot;OpenHatch is a great way for free software projects to encourage new developers...</summary>
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        <name>Matt Lee</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[<b>Tuesday, June 29th, 2010 -- Boston, Massachusetts.</b><br /><br />Today, FooCorp announced a strategic alliance with OpenHatch to encourage wider adoption of free software and allow greater involvement with FooCorp developments.<br /><br />"<a href="http://openhatch.org/">OpenHatch</a> is a great way for free software projects to encourage new developers and raise awareness of ways people can join in and help out" said Matt Lee, chief paradigm officer of FooCorp.<br /><br />"The aim of OpenHatch is to strengthen free software by making more people aware of how they can participate," explained Asheesh Laroia, co-founder and data seducer at OpenHatch. "On our website, prospective contributors can find easy-to-browse volunteer opportunities in hundreds of free software projects like <a href="https://openhatch.org/+projects/social">GNU social</a>, connect with prospective volunteers by placing a friendly "I want to help" button on their websites."<br /><br />"People always ask us how they can start to get involved with Free Software projects, and Openhatch makes it easier than ever before to just join in." said Rob Myers, FooCorp's principal tactics executive.<br /><br /><b>About FooCorp</b><br /><br />FooCorp is an record label experimenting in free culture publishing, creativity and art. Formed in 1997 by comedy writers, FooCorp has been publishing online for over a decade. In 2005, FooCorp began experimenting with free cultural works with the creation of the CNUK Media Foundation. In 2008, FooCorp began publishing records by free culture artists, and in 2009 spearheaded the development of Libre.fm, a platform to promote and discover new libre musicians. Since early 2010, FooCorp has been working with a team of free software developers and web standards activists to create GNU social, a culturally satisfying alternative to the privacy and autonomy destroying social silos from the likes of Facebook and MySpace.<br /><br /><b>About OpenHatch</b><br /><br /><a href="http://openhatch.org/">OpenHatch</a> provides tools that promote community and collaboration in free software. With OpenHatch you can search for volunteer opportunities and projects that might interest you, find potential mentors and collaborators in your neighborhood, and document your participation in free software. Naturally, OpenHatch's code is free software.<br /><br />]]>
        
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    <title>Matt Lee at Boston PHP</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.1189</id>

    <published>2010-05-27T18:12:19Z</published>
    <updated>2010-05-27T18:14:12Z</updated>

    <summary>Matt will be speaking at Boston PHP on August 4th about HTML5 and free software, including some of the details of how Libre.fm and GNU social are being built.Sign up and get more information Location MIT Building E-51 (Tang Center)...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Matt will be speaking at Boston PHP on August 4th about HTML5 and free software, including some of the details of how Libre.fm and GNU social are being built.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.meetup.com/bostonphp/calendar/13551091/">Sign up and get more information</a><br /><br />
	
 
 
 
 
 
 
 




	
		
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70 Memorial Drive<br />

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Cambridge, MA 02139</p></div></dd></dl>7pm. <br /><br />]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Thoughts on Facebook</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.610</id>

    <published>2010-05-06T15:47:54Z</published>
    <updated>2010-05-06T15:49:15Z</updated>

    <summary>Rob and I have published our thoughts on Facebook and free social networking, in a post called &apos;Thoughts on Facebook&apos;Please write to us at team@foocorp.net with your feedback....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Rob and I have published our thoughts on Facebook and free social networking, in a post called '<a href="http://foocorp.net/thoughts-on-facebook">Thoughts on Facebook</a>'<br /><br />Please write to us at <a href="mailto:team@foocorp.net">team@foocorp.net</a> with your feedback.<br />]]>
        
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    <title>FooCorp&apos;s new podcast for Libre.fm</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.606</id>

    <published>2010-04-20T02:42:09Z</published>
    <updated>2010-04-20T02:44:00Z</updated>

    <summary>Recorded in free software and hosted by Libre.fm core developer, Mike Sheldon, episode 1 of the Libre.fm podcast is now available....</summary>
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        <name>Matt Lee</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Recorded in free software and hosted by Libre.fm core developer, Mike Sheldon, <a href="http://libre.fm/podcast/foo201.html">episode 1</a> of the <a href="http://libre.fm/podcast/">Libre.fm podcast</a> is now available.  ]]>
        
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    <title>FooCorp&apos;s new podcast for Libre.fm</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.1182</id>

    <published>2010-04-19T21:44:15Z</published>
    <updated>2010-05-24T04:51:15Z</updated>

    <summary>Recorded in free software and hosted by Libre.fm core developer, Mike Sheldon, episode 1 of the Libre.fm podcast is now available....</summary>
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        <name>Matt Lee</name>
        
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        <![CDATA[Recorded in free software and hosted by Libre.fm core developer, Mike Sheldon, <a href="http://libre.fm/podcast/foo201.html">episode 1</a> of the <a href="http://libre.fm/podcast/">Libre.fm podcast</a> is now available.]]>
        
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    <title>FooBar was a success -- thanks to everyone who came along</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.583</id>

    <published>2010-04-01T22:56:50Z</published>
    <updated>2010-04-01T23:11:59Z</updated>

    <summary> The first FooBar event was a huge success! We had over 35 people in attendance over all, and despite my frequent calls of &quot;Can I get you a cheap beer?&quot; we didn&apos;t break the bank. Thanks to everyone who...</summary>
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<p>The <a href="http://foocorp.net/2010/03/the-foobar-is-on.html">first FooBar event</a> was a huge success! We had over 35 people in attendance over all, and despite my frequent calls of "Can I get you a cheap beer?" we didn't break the bank.</p>

<p>Thanks to everyone who came out, especially on the false promise of a sampler CD that never got made. We plan to have a couple more FooBar events later this year, but we'll be back at LibrePlanet in 2011, with even more cheap pints.</p>

<p>Special thanks must go to our good friend James Savage at J.J Foleys who handled the crowd spectacularly all night.</p>

<p>If you have any pictures (less incriminating ones, ideally) please send them over to <a href="mailto:team@foocorp.net">team@foocorp.net</a> and we'll eventually post them up here, or use them as blackmail material for the next bar tab.</p>
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    <title>The FooBar is on</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2010://4.571</id>

    <published>2010-03-16T02:29:43Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T02:31:50Z</updated>

    <summary>Okay, it&apos;s been a while coming, but we&apos;re finally making it happen.This Friday, in Boston, MA. Come have a drink with Matt Lee and Rob Myers, as well as a host of star guests.Check the FooBar mini-site/webpage/folder for more details....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Okay, it's <a href="http://foocorp.net/2009/12/come-drinking-with-us.html">been a while coming</a>, but we're finally making it happen.<br /><br />This Friday, in Boston, MA. <br /><br />Come have a drink with <a href="http://identi.ca/notice/24881507">Matt Lee and Rob Myers</a>, as well as a host of star guests.<br /><br />Check the <a href="http://foocorp.net/foobar/">FooBar mini-site/webpage/folder</a> for more details.<br /> ]]>
        
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    <title>Brethren, and Fellow Citizens!</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2009://4.545</id>

    <published>2009-12-24T17:42:32Z</published>
    <updated>2010-05-03T15:02:39Z</updated>

    <summary>You may depend, that those odious Miscreants and destestable Tools to Ministry and Governor, Matt Lee, Rob Myers, Chloe Phillips, Mark Cousens, and Liam Smith, (those Traitors to their Country, Butchers, who have done, and are doing every Thing to...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p class="big"><span class="u">You</span> may depend, that those odious Miscreants and destestable Tools to Ministry and Governor, <span class="u">Matt Lee, Rob Myers, Chloe Phillips, Mark Cousens, and Liam Smith</span>,
(those Traitors to their Country, Butchers, who have done, and are
doing every Thing to make funny and free all that shall stand in the
Way of their private Interest,) are determined to come and reside again
in the <span class="u">Town of Boston (and in the Towns of Exeter, Totnes, Norwich and Peterborough)</span></p>

	<p>I
therefore give you this early Notice, that you may hold yourselves in
Readiness, on the shortest Notice, to give them such a Reception as
such vile Ingrates deserve.</p>

	<p style="text-align: right; font-style: italic;">Chairman of the Committee for Tarring and Feathering</p>

	<p><small><span class="verylarge">☞</span> If any Person should be so hardy as to Tear this down, they may expect my severest Resentment.</small></p>

<p class="big">It has come to the attention of the committee that
certain providers of electronic mail services to Ministry and Governor
have err'd and forcibly removed, without due course, <span class="u">Mark Stephenson</span>, that most detestable of <span class="u">Plymouthians</span> from previous notices in relation to the creation of the <span class="u">Foo Corporation, of Totnes, England</span>.</p>

<p>Let all records show that <span class="u">Mr Stephenson</span> shall not go unnamed, nor shall he be treated any differently because of the manner of his exclusion.</p><p><a href="http://matt.lee.name/announcement.html">FooCorp's initial announcement</a></p> ]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Dustin Eyejuice is a stupid, stupid man.</title>
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    <published>2009-12-24T01:47:55Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-24T01:49:32Z</updated>

    <summary>This Octobersoon, the first volume of his book is coming out. In his book, Eyejuice, a self-proclaimed &apos;natural entertainer&apos; shares some of his advice, solutions to every day problems, and plans for increasing sales in your local bar. To further...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><img alt="eyejuice.jpg" src="http://foocorp.net/i/eyejuice.jpg" class="mt-image-right" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 20px 20px; float: right;" height="235" width="170" /></span>This <strike>October</strike><b>soon</b>, the first volume of his book is coming out. In his book, Eyejuice, a self-proclaimed 'natural entertainer' shares some of his advice, solutions to every day problems, and plans for increasing sales in your local bar. To further sales of the book, Eyejuice has agreed to stay away from most interviews, and is refusing to appear at any book signings.<br /><br />Dustin Eyejuice can be found propping up the bar from either side at the Hammer's pub on Sebastian Avenue in Plymouth.<br /><br /> <div><br /></div>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>A hacker&apos;s fear of the pollen count</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://foocorp.net/2009/12/a-hackers-fear-of-the-pollen-count.html" />
    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2009://4.533</id>

    <published>2009-12-24T01:47:07Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-24T01:47:46Z</updated>

    <summary>Work continues, unbashedly and slowly on Libre.fm, with ground already broken on its sister project, daisychain. Critics must already be wondering &quot;How many more websites will FooCorp start up and then take forever to work on?&quot;, and to them we...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Work continues, unbashedly and slowly on <a href="http://libre.fm/">Libre.fm</a>, with ground already broken on its sister project, <a href="http://daisycha.in/">daisychain</a>. Critics must already be wondering "How many more websites will FooCorp start up and then take forever to work on?", and to them we say, <b>several</b>.<br /><br />Join us most Tuesday's for live-hacking and what-not on the IRCs. More details are available here.<br /> ]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Buy music by the band furny</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2009://4.532</id>

    <published>2009-12-24T01:35:54Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-24T01:46:43Z</updated>

    <summary>furny have a record out, it&apos;s called &quot;More Mature Escapades in Hi-Fi&quot; -- it&apos;s good, good, good, but also cheap, cheap, cheap.Buy a copy from CD Baby, Amazon, iTunes, Napster, and other music stores run by giant corporations. You can...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<a href="http://furny.co.uk/">furny</a> have a record out, it's called "<a href="http://furny.co.uk/releases/sessions/">More Mature Escapades in Hi-Fi</a>" -- it's good, good, good, but also cheap, cheap, cheap.<br /><br /><span class="mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image" style="display: inline;"><a href="http://foocorp.net/assets_c/2009/12/mmm-oneweb-2.html" onclick="window.open('http://foocorp.net/assets_c/2009/12/mmm-oneweb-2.html','popup','width=500,height=487,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false"><img src="http://foocorp.net/assets_c/2009/12/mmm-oneweb-thumb-300x292-2.jpg" alt="mmm-oneweb.jpg" class="mt-image-center" style="margin: 0pt auto 20px; text-align: center; display: block;" height="292" width="300" /></a></span><br />Buy a copy from <a href="http://cdbaby.com/furny">CD Baby</a>, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/More-Mature-Escapades-Hi-Fi-Furny/dp/B002F3BR84/">Amazon</a>, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/more-mature-escapades-in-hi-fi/id319940822">iTunes</a>, <a href="http://home.napster.com/ns/music/artist_search.html?artist_id=12832742">Napster</a>, and other music stores run by giant corporations. You can also request a copy in your local, <a href="http://www.recordstorereview.com/">wonderful indie record store</a>.<br /> ]]>
        
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    <title>Come drinking with us!</title>
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    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2009://4.531</id>

    <published>2009-12-24T01:34:40Z</published>
    <updated>2010-03-16T02:29:24Z</updated>

    <summary>Over the coming months, join us at The FooBar, an exciting event for talented and distinguished persons (plus some of us!) in downtown Boston, Massachusetts.In the meantime, you are invited to join our darts league....</summary>
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        <![CDATA[Over the coming months, join us at <b>The FooBar</b>, an exciting event for talented and distinguished persons (plus some of us!) in downtown <b>Boston, Massachusetts</b>.<br /><br />In the meantime, you are invited to join <a href="http://bostondarts.org/">our darts league</a>.<br /><br /> ]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Looking at Microsoft&apos;s FAT patents through Bilski glasses</title>
    <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://foocorp.net/2009/02/looking-at-microsofts-fat-patents-through-bilski-glasses.html" />
    <id>tag:foocorp.net,2009://4.1173</id>

    <published>2009-02-27T15:14:33Z</published>
    <updated>2010-05-24T04:51:13Z</updated>

    <summary>Microsoft are quickly claiming the mantle of patent troll. Yesterday they attacked free software with claims against the TomTom and its utilization of the kernel Linux. With widespread support for GNU/Linux becoming a reality, are these patent claims an attempt...</summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Microsoft are quickly claiming the mantle of patent troll. Yesterday they attacked free software with claims against the TomTom and its utilization of the kernel Linux. With widespread support for GNU/Linux becoming a reality, are these patent claims an attempt to chill adoption? If so, then we need to <a href="http://digg.com/linux_unix/Looking_at_Microsoft_s_FAT_patents_through_Bilski_glasses_2">make sure everyone knows about Bilski</a>.</p>

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