<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post3624336134083096369..comments</id><updated>2009-05-25T15:25:22.453-05:00</updated><category term='survivors'/><category term='recession'/><category term='podcast'/><category term='tools'/><category term='finance'/><category term='economic development'/><category term='news'/><category term='organization'/><category term='mistakes'/><category term='customer service'/><category term='tax matters'/><category term='broadband'/><category term='success'/><category term='tourism'/><category term='community'/><category term='maesz'/><category term='entrepreneurship'/><category term='Small Biz 100'/><category term='events'/><category term='business intelligence'/><category term='rural'/><category term='ideas'/><category term='IRS'/><category term='trends'/><category term='announcement'/><category term='global'/><category term='600'/><category term='opinion'/><category term='Jon Swanson'/><category term='POV'/><category term='planning'/><category term='resources'/><category term='innovation'/><category term='youth'/><category term='video'/><category term='marketing'/><category term='Best of'/><category term='social media'/><category term='failure'/><category term='review'/><category term='brag basket'/><category term='workforce'/><title type='text'>Comments on Small Biz Survival: Brag Basket is open all weekend</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/feeds/3624336134083096369/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html'/><author><name>Becky McCray</name><uri>https://profiles.google.com/109969779660139278806</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pUcpRUZ5_aA/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAADkU/rtIirK8GpI0/s512-c/photo.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-6140486658694997682</id><published>2009-05-25T15:25:22.453-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T15:25:22.453-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Congratulations, Shashi! Thanks for sharing the li...</title><content type='html'>Congratulations, Shashi! Thanks for sharing the links, too.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/6140486658694997682'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/6140486658694997682'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243283122453#c6140486658694997682' title=''/><author><name>Becky McCray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05441618664635372790'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cuqb5e50RbA/SAAs_g0-NpI/AAAAAAAAAfI/fjnsONYH0no/S220/New+Camera+014a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-39115361'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-6877718888730045740</id><published>2009-05-25T15:15:34.832-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-25T15:15:34.832-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Hi Becky,

Thanks for posting my tweet about appea...</title><content type='html'>Hi Becky,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks for posting my tweet about appearing on the local news channel. The event was a meeting of Restaurant owners, chefs and food bloggers organized by Network Solutions and was covered by Kristin Fisher. Our recap is here http://cli.gs/ZHvyMy and my appearance on WUSA9 is here http://cli.gs/hrQvRp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shashi</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/6877718888730045740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/6877718888730045740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243282534832#c6877718888730045740' title=''/><author><name>Shashi Bellamkonda</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02367812323043710058</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='22' height='32' src='http://bp1.blogger.com/_XM_u6P55Klc/SD1Sf3qTtaI/AAAAAAAABRw/SupwUY-4PCA/S220/Shashi+bellamkonda-small.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1081976061'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-5482735471638207415</id><published>2009-05-22T17:16:20.305-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T17:16:20.305-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Congrats, Silver Barn! I'm so proud of your accomp...</title><content type='html'>Congrats, Silver Barn! I'm so proud of your accomplishments! Woohoo!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/5482735471638207415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/5482735471638207415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243030580305#c5482735471638207415' title=''/><author><name>Becky McCray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05441618664635372790'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cuqb5e50RbA/SAAs_g0-NpI/AAAAAAAAAfI/fjnsONYH0no/S220/New+Camera+014a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-39115361'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-8044626320659911326</id><published>2009-05-22T17:04:34.561-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T17:04:34.561-05:00</updated><title type='text'>For our Friday brag we are proud to say we were se...</title><content type='html'>For our Friday brag we are proud to say we were selected Retailer of the Year by the Chicago Market.  Considering we are just one year old, and in a tiny, Texas town, Twitter has made us as close as the store next door!  Our blog is now average 40 visits a day and our website upgrades in the next week.  We are moving along.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks, The Silver Barn</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/8044626320659911326'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/8044626320659911326'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243029874561#c8044626320659911326' title=''/><author><name>thesilverbarn</name><uri>http://thesilverbarn.wordpress.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1796204423'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-5147032967857677486</id><published>2009-05-22T16:52:01.981-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T16:52:01.981-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Sheila, thanks for throwing Tim in the Brag Basket...</title><content type='html'>Sheila, thanks for throwing Tim in the Brag Basket! Tim, glad to meet you. Sheila makes you sound pretty terrific!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/5147032967857677486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/5147032967857677486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243029121981#c5147032967857677486' title=''/><author><name>Becky McCray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05441618664635372790'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cuqb5e50RbA/SAAs_g0-NpI/AAAAAAAAAfI/fjnsONYH0no/S220/New+Camera+014a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-39115361'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-9125041883340031848</id><published>2009-05-22T16:32:49.556-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T16:32:49.556-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I want to brag on my Perceptive Travel editor Tim ...</title><content type='html'>I want to brag on my Perceptive Travel editor Tim Leffel, who finally decided that being more active on Twitter isn't a total waste of his time. :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's a super-smart, "show me the money" travel writer with great focus, an entrepreneurial spirit and NO interest in the latest shiny object unless results can be measured in some way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Having him on Twitter is testament to a changing Web world (and I'd like to think it's somewhat due to my pestering.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He's http://twitter.com/TimLeffel &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks, Becky!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/9125041883340031848'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/9125041883340031848'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243027969556#c9125041883340031848' title=''/><author><name>Sheila Scarborough</name><uri>http://perceptivetravel.com/blog</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1239707163'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-6205800052586762498</id><published>2009-05-22T15:19:13.071-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T15:19:13.071-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Another Tweet brag, this one from @kbadinger:
"My ...</title><content type='html'>Another Tweet brag, this one from @kbadinger:&lt;br /&gt;"My huge brag this week is FINALLY getting 50 reg users to my papble.com site. Never would have thought it was huge 4 mths ago"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congrats, @kbadinger!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/6205800052586762498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/6205800052586762498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243023553071#c6205800052586762498' title=''/><author><name>Becky McCray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05441618664635372790'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cuqb5e50RbA/SAAs_g0-NpI/AAAAAAAAAfI/fjnsONYH0no/S220/New+Camera+014a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-39115361'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-5580144044667676049</id><published>2009-05-22T13:01:04.970-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T13:01:04.970-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Paul, what a wonderful observation! Thank you. 

A...</title><content type='html'>Paul, what a wonderful observation! Thank you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another brag came in by email: &lt;br /&gt;I am not sure how to send something for your Brag Basket, but here is one for our Town.  Recently, we (Kerry Ford and I) discussed how our town needed a logo.  So, I did some research and played around with ideas, then found something that seemed to fit.  I asked one of our trustees (inmate) to use his artistic skill to draw a Wisteria in a circle.  After he completed this, I scanned it and did some fine tuning, adding the lettering and came up with a logo.  This was then presented to our Town Council Meeting last month, and they adopted our new logo..  Next, I need to convince them to use the logo on new signs, etc.  A picture of our logo is attached. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Sherry Miller&lt;br /&gt;Encumbrance Clerk&lt;br /&gt;Town of Wister, Oklahoma&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thank you so much, Sherry! And congratulations on a great logo! I've uploaded it to Flickr, so we can share your work: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjmccray/3554811900/" REL="nofollow"&gt;Town of Wister&lt;/A&gt;</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/5580144044667676049'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/5580144044667676049'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243015264970#c5580144044667676049' title=''/><author><name>Becky McCray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05441618664635372790'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cuqb5e50RbA/SAAs_g0-NpI/AAAAAAAAAfI/fjnsONYH0no/S220/New+Camera+014a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-39115361'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-4076259318566173014</id><published>2009-05-22T09:20:50.390-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T09:20:50.390-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I'd love to brag on spring - there are the most br...</title><content type='html'>I'd love to brag on spring - there are the most brilliant shades of green in our neck of suburbia than I ever remember seeing before.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/4076259318566173014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/4076259318566173014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1243002050390#c4076259318566173014' title=''/><author><name>paulmerrill</name><uri>http://paulmerrill.myvidoop.com/</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/openid16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-439478396'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3955861717119178894</id><published>2009-05-22T08:11:37.316-05:00</published><updated>2009-05-22T08:11:37.316-05:00</updated><title type='text'>I couldn't resist the comment from Shashi B on Twi...</title><content type='html'>I couldn't resist the comment from Shashi B on Twitter: &lt;br /&gt;"Another installment of the dream come true - I was on @kristinfisher 's "Your Stories" Episode on WUSA9 today , What a great day ! Thank you"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congrats, Shashi!</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/3955861717119178894'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/3624336134083096369/comments/default/3955861717119178894'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html?showComment=1242997897316#c3955861717119178894' title=''/><author><name>Becky McCray</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05752231568940350610</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05441618664635372790'/><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='21' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_cuqb5e50RbA/SAAs_g0-NpI/AAAAAAAAAfI/fjnsONYH0no/S220/New+Camera+014a.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/2009/05/brag-basket-is-open-all-weekend.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20995189.post-3624336134083096369' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20995189/posts/default/3624336134083096369' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-39115361'/></entry></feed>
