<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:s="http://resources.bnet.com/">
<channel>
	<title><![CDATA[bill gates Resources | BNET]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[White papers, case studies, business articles, and blog posts relating to bill gates]]></description>
	<s:counts start="0" returned="20" found="254" />
	<language>en-us</language>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Perspective: The App-Phone Revolution Is Well Underway. So Where's Microsoft?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2403-13056_23-371623.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The software giant may be making a mistake playing the waiting  game; tech wars aren?t fought that way anymore.          	    This, at least, is the way it used to be. The most  successful companies often let...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/apple+iphone.html"><![CDATA[Apple iPhone]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/steve+jobs.html"><![CDATA[Steve Jobs]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/phone.html"><![CDATA[Phone]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/mobile.html"><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smart+phone.html"><![CDATA[Smart Phone]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/apple+inc..html"><![CDATA[Apple Inc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/brent+schlender.html"><![CDATA[Brent Schlender]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smart+phones.html"><![CDATA[Smart Phones]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tools+%2526+techniques.html"><![CDATA[Tools & Techniques]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/handhelds.html"><![CDATA[Handhelds]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/cellular+phones.html"><![CDATA[Cellular Phones]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/telecom+%2526+utilities.html"><![CDATA[Telecom & Utilities]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/consumer+electronics.html"><![CDATA[Consumer Electronics]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/personal+technology.html"><![CDATA[Personal Technology]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/operating+systems.html"><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software.html"><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/hardware.html"><![CDATA[Hardware]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/apple.html"><![CDATA[Apple]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/steve+balmer.html"><![CDATA[Steve Balmer]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/iphone.html"><![CDATA[iPhone]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/google%253fs+android.html"><![CDATA[Google?s Android]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/rim.html"><![CDATA[RIM]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/blackberry.html"><![CDATA[Blackberry]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/paul+saffo.html"><![CDATA[Paul Saffo]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">AAPL</category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">AAPL,MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gate's Absolute Worst Sales Pitch]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6788]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates using the computer game Doom to sell Windows.  Ugh! by Geoffrey James]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:30:59 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/computer+game.html"><![CDATA[Computer Game]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/games.html"><![CDATA[Games]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+strategy.html"><![CDATA[Sales Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/productivity.html"><![CDATA[Productivity]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+force+management.html"><![CDATA[Sales Force Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/personal+technology.html"><![CDATA[Personal Technology]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales.html"><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/operating+systems.html"><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software.html"><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/geoffrey+james.html"><![CDATA[Geoffrey James]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Sales Culture: Interview with Bill Gates]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/salesmachine/?p=6761]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A brief, previously unpublished interview with the Gates. by Geoffrey James]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:30:27 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+strategy.html"><![CDATA[Sales Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+force+management.html"><![CDATA[Sales Force Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales.html"><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/geoffrey+james.html"><![CDATA[Geoffrey James]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Gates and Buffett's Advice for Entrepreneurs]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/11/17/gates-and-buffetts-advice-for-entrepreneurs/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[    Last week two of the world's richest men spoke at a CNBC town hall event at Columbia University. One student, seeking career advice, asked which industry would "create the next Bill Gates".    While Bill Gates mentioned several, Warren Buffett simply said, "find what...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:41:05 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/passion.html"><![CDATA[Passion]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/professional+development.html"><![CDATA[Professional Development]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/strategy.html"><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/career.html"><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/martyn+drake.html"><![CDATA[Martyn Drake]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates University:  Why Not?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://moneywatch.bnet.com/saving-money/blog/college-solution/bill-gates-university-why-not/715/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Should Bill Gates launch his own university?    It isn't as crazy as it sounds.    As an educational Johnny Appleseed, Gates has spent millions sponsoring innovative programs to improve the nation's high schools. It just kills the billionaire that 30% of all teenagers and about...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 10:33:51 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/university+corp..html"><![CDATA[University Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/lynn+o%2527shaughnessy.html"><![CDATA[Lynn O'Shaughnessy]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[How Microsoft Aims to Remain Dominant]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/1000536/how-microsoft-aims-to-remain-dominant/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the marked shift to Web software, Microsoft remains a dominant technology company and one of the biggest, most profitable firms in the world. The firm just made some of its first significant product direction announcements since Bill Gates officially left in late June. Who better to ask about the...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:38:52 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/mary+jo+foley.html"><![CDATA[Mary Jo Foley]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/ray+ozzie.html"><![CDATA[Ray Ozzie]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/channel+management.html"><![CDATA[Channel Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tools+%2526+techniques.html"><![CDATA[Tools & Techniques]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+office.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Office]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/strategy.html"><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/operating+systems.html"><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software.html"><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/marketing.html"><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/office+suites.html"><![CDATA[Office Suites]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/michael+fitzgerald.html"><![CDATA[Michael Fitzgerald]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/mary+jo+foley.html"><![CDATA[Mary Jo Foley]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/ray+ozzie.html"><![CDATA[Ray Ozzie]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/channel+management.html"><![CDATA[Channel Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tools+%2526+techniques.html"><![CDATA[Tools & Techniques]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+office.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Office]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/strategy.html"><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/operating+systems.html"><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software.html"><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/marketing.html"><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/office+suites.html"><![CDATA[Office Suites]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/michael+fitzgerald.html"><![CDATA[Michael Fitzgerald]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[5 Questions for Mary Jo Foley, "Microsoft 2.0"]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/business-books/?p=350]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the marked shift to Web software, Microsoft remains a dominant technology company and one of the biggest, most profitable firms in the world. The firm just made some of its first significant product direction announcements since Bill Gates officially left in late June. Who better to ask about the...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:33:05 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/mary+jo+foley.html"><![CDATA[Mary Jo Foley]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/channel+management.html"><![CDATA[Channel Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tools+%2526+techniques.html"><![CDATA[Tools & Techniques]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+office.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Office]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/strategy.html"><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/operating+systems.html"><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software.html"><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/marketing.html"><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/office+suites.html"><![CDATA[Office Suites]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/michael+fitzgerald.html"><![CDATA[Michael Fitzgerald]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/mary+jo+foley.html"><![CDATA[Mary Jo Foley]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/channel+management.html"><![CDATA[Channel Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tools+%2526+techniques.html"><![CDATA[Tools & Techniques]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+office.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Office]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/strategy.html"><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/operating+systems.html"><![CDATA[Operating Systems]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software.html"><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/marketing.html"><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/office+suites.html"><![CDATA[Office Suites]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/michael+fitzgerald.html"><![CDATA[Michael Fitzgerald]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Malcolm Gladwell: Meaningful Work through Passion, not Genius]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/2422-13950_23-246904.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[At the Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, Malcolm Gladwell, author of "Blink" and the upcoming "Outliers," gives two examples of hard work that later looked like genius. Bill Gates got up at 2am to program as a teenager, while the Beatles played together 1200 times, far more than most bands,...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Videos]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:40:42 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/genius.html"><![CDATA[Genius]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/gladwell.html"><![CDATA[Gladwell]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/technology.html"><![CDATA[technology]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/work.html"><![CDATA[work]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/passion.html"><![CDATA[passion]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/genius.html"><![CDATA[genius]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/dreamforce.html"><![CDATA[Dreamforce]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/blink.html"><![CDATA[Blink]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/outliers.html"><![CDATA[Outliers]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/tipping+point.html"><![CDATA[Tipping Point]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/beatles.html"><![CDATA[Beatles]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates Goes Green with Algae Fuel Investment in Sapphire]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-14033-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=3584&messageID=16949&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates Goes Green with Algae Fuel Investment in SapphireRE: Bill Gates Goes Green with Algae Fuel Investment in Sapphirewell, i'll be dip!....and i jus put a washtub of quarters in VALCENT PRODUCTS INC....oh well! time is on my side.]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:11:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/algae.html"><![CDATA[Algae]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sapphire.html"><![CDATA[SAPPHIRE]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/investment.html"><![CDATA[investment]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates Goes Green with Algae Fuel Investment in Sapphire]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/energy/1000250/bill-gates-goes-green-with-algae-fuel-investment-in-sapphire/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Cascade Investments, Bill Gates' pet VC firm -- which for reasons inexplicable has no presence on the information superhighway -- has ponied-up a fat wad of cash for "green crude" producer, San Diego, Calif.,-based Sapphire Energy. Back in May, Sapphire announced that it could produce renewable 91 octane gasoline made...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:33:18 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/gasoline.html"><![CDATA[Gasoline]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/cascade+corp..html"><![CDATA[Cascade Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sapphire.html"><![CDATA[Sapphire]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/venture+capital.html"><![CDATA[Venture Capital]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/investment.html"><![CDATA[Investment]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/finance.html"><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/financing+startups.html"><![CDATA[Financing Startups]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/michael+mattis.html"><![CDATA[Michael Mattis]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">CAE</category>
		<category domain="tickers">CAE</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Was Microsoft Ditching Seinfeld Part of Its Plan?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/1000218/was-microsoft-ditching-seinfeld-part-of-its-plan/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On Friday, I offered the hesitant sentiment that perhaps Microsoft wasn't completely making of hash of things with its series of ads depicting Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld bumbling around suburban USA. This evening, the news that future Microsoft ads will no longer feature Seinfeld seemed to confirm that I...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:44:01 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/advertisement.html"><![CDATA[Advertisement]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/jake+swearingen.html"><![CDATA[Jake Swearingen]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Are Microsoft and CB&P's Seinfeld Ads Really a Disaster?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/advertising/1000212/are-microsoft-and-cbps-seinfeld-ads-really-a-disaster/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As anyone following any bit of the ad industry knows, Microsoft has been rolling out a series of ads starring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates yukking it up together. Produced by Crispin Porter + Bogusky, the response online has been anywhere from tepid to outright hostile, especially within tech circles....]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:48:52 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/advertisement.html"><![CDATA[Advertisement]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/jake+swearingen.html"><![CDATA[Jake Swearingen]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Can 'Creative Capitalism' Solve Big World Problems?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=404]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates says many of the world's biggest problems -- energy, poverty, disease -- are too big to be fixed by philanthropy and government aid alone.    The solution he offered to an World Economic Forum audience at Davos this year was "creative capitalism."  "Such a system,"...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 07:13:22 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/capitalism.html"><![CDATA[Capitalism]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+force+management.html"><![CDATA[Sales Force Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/government.html"><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/leadership.html"><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales.html"><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sean+silverthorne.html"><![CDATA[Sean Silverthorne]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[How Bill Gates (and Office) Changed Your Life]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-13609-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=2635&messageID=12493&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[How Bill Gates and Office Changed Your LifeONEI don't agree with anything that drop out, gates, professes...If you want to do good in the world join ONE or the ARC or any of the other fine global efforts to wipe out poverty, hunger, and disease globally.RE: How Bill Gates (and...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:36:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+office.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Office]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/mr.gates.html"><![CDATA[Mr.Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[How Bill Gates (and Office) Changed Your Life]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=355]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Monday, and welcome to the first day that Bill Gates has not been a full-time employee of the company he created, Microsoft.    Do you miss him? Love him or not one thing is true: Bill Gates, his company, and his products have had a profound influence...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:24:59 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sean+silverthorne.html"><![CDATA[Sean Silverthorne]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software.html"><![CDATA[Software]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/office+suites.html"><![CDATA[Office Suites]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+office.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Office]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[What Are Your Sure Bets for the Future?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/harvard/?p=270]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Harvard Business Review Editor Thomas A. Stewart has a thought-provoking list for you to contemplate, and its title doesn't lack for confidence: 9 Sure Bets For The Future.    To give you a flavor, here are three of the nine trends Stewart thinks are sure enough for you...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:27:51 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sean+silverthorne.html"><![CDATA[Sean Silverthorne]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/consumer+electronics.html"><![CDATA[Consumer Electronics]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/cellular+phones.html"><![CDATA[Cellular Phones]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/web+2.0.html"><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/software%252fweb+development.html"><![CDATA[Software/Web Development]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/management.html"><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/strategy.html"><![CDATA[Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/business+operations.html"><![CDATA[Business Operations]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/3g.html"><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/ajax.html"><![CDATA[AJAX]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/globalization.html"><![CDATA[Globalization]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/intellectual+property.html"><![CDATA[Intellectual Property]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/internet.html"><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/harvard+business+review+editor+thomas+a.+stewart.html"><![CDATA[Harvard Business Review Editor Thomas A. Stewart]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/personal+technology.html"><![CDATA[Personal Technology]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/web+development.html"><![CDATA[Web Development]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/research+%2526+development.html"><![CDATA[Research & Development]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Why Bill Gates Is Wrong on H-1B Visas]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=1114]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an extremely complicated issue, and it's been around for years, but let's talk some common sense about H-1B visas. Bill Gates went before Congress this week to try to make it easier for companies to hire foreign tech workers, using this visa status. Essentially, companies can bring in...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Blog posts]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:23:06 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/h-1b.html"><![CDATA[H-1B]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/human+resources.html"><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/labor+relations.html"><![CDATA[Labor Relations]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/william+j.+holstein.html"><![CDATA[William J. Holstein]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates Asks Congress to Act Now to Maintain U.S. Innovation Lead]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5554/is_200803/ai_n25309863]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS To: TECHNOLOGY EDITORS ]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/technology.html"><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/u.s.+congress.html"><![CDATA[U.S. Congress]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates and Creative Capitalism--Oh]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://www.bnet.com/5208-13077-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=1662&messageID=7198&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates and Creative Capitalism--OhHelping the impoverishedBravo! Great posting.  I wonder what Mr. Gates thinks about the state of the world in general when he's not hearing the over riding sound of cash registers ringing up sales of his products.How can we the world solve the plight of the...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Discussion threads]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:48:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/lunatic.html"><![CDATA[lunatic]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Bill Gates Announces Microsoft Partnerships Aligned to Arab Region Quest for Social and Economic Development.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5570/is_200801/ai_n23687581]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, January 27 /PRNewswire/ --     ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, January 27 /PRNewswire/ --   ]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/bill+gates.html"><![CDATA[Bill Gates]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/microsoft+corp..html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/partnership.html"><![CDATA[partnership]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
		<category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">MSFT</category>
		<category domain="tickers">MSFT</category>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
