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		<title>goodbye microsoft.</title>
		<link>http://billanastas.com/2010/06/08/goodbye-microsoft/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:48:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bill anastas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You have taken my money and failed me for the last time. If anyone needs me, I&#8217;ll be on the PS3 network: All my XBOX 360 stuff is on sale now! Games: Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2 Call of Duty: World At War [...]]]></description>
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<p>You have taken my money and failed me for the last time. If anyone needs me, I&#8217;ll be on the PS3 network: </p>
<p><a href="http://us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/visit/profiles/banastas" rel="external"><img src="http://fp.profiles.us.playstation.com/playstation/psn/pid/banastas.png" width="230" height="155" border="0" /></a></p>
<p>All my XBOX 360 stuff is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/shops/AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">on sale now</a>!</p>
<p><strong>Games:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001IVCQKW/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Battlefield 2: Modern Combat</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000TG530M/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00269QLI8/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001AWIP68/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Call of Duty: World At War</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001RTCOWK/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000F1YGMM/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Chrome Hounds</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000HCQK0A/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG">Crackdown</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000F3AADE/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Dead Rising</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000CRSBLQ/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Fight Night: Round 3</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000FRS9II/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Gears of War</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000ZK9QD2/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Gears of War 2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000MRNUB2/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Guitar Hero 2 Bundle with Guitar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000NUIYK0/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Guitar Hero 2 Guitar Controller</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000K8YAKI/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Halo 3</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000E260LM/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Major League Baseball 2K6</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000R0PLK2/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">The Orange Box</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000BQUV5W/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Perfect Dark Zero</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000ZKDOV2/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Saints Row</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000GPVUOY/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Stranglehold</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000H94PVO/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Timeshift</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000A0EFJW/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter</a></li>
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<p><strong>Systems:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00309S9YW/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Xbox 360 Pro Console</a>*</li>
<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000PD0HQE/?seller=AJDKUHISUYKRG" rel="external">Xbox 360 Elite System Console</a>*</li>
</ul>
<p>*Requires 3-Rings of Death Repair; Otherwise in Excellent Condition</p>

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		<title>two second commercials..</title>
		<link>http://billanastas.com/2008/07/27/two-second-commercials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 03:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bill anastas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[call me paranoid, but I think that those 1-2 second commercials that you see during a commercial break that look like some kind of technical glitch are actually paid spots (and furthermore, very effective). That 1-2 second blast is probably the length of the average person&#8217;s attention span these days; and coupled with the fact [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>call me paranoid, but I think that those 1-2 second commercials that you see during a commercial break that look like some kind of technical glitch are actually paid spots (and furthermore, very effective). That 1-2 second blast is probably the length of the average person&#8217;s attention span these days; and coupled with the fact that it appears as some kind of error the viewer (or at least myself) makes it stay longer in your memory than your typical longer-length commercial. i think these are paid spots and probably cost as much if not more than your average length commercial..</p>

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