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	<title>All Things Gift Card &#187; Analysis</title>
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		<title>GiftCardLab.com: New Twist on an Old Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in September, we began to hear buzz around GiftCardLab.com through RSS feeds and blogs. We initially thought the buzz was part of a coordinated viral campaign to increase brand awareness. Today BusinessWeek, a major weekly business publication, picked up on the buzz and published an informative piece about them. The article is definitely worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DirectSites, Inc Purchases Office Building</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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DirectSites Inc., owner of GiftCards.com LCC , has purchased the Carpenters Council office building at 495 Mansfield Ave. for $1.2 million, according to records filed with the Allegheny County property records. While the exact detail of the transaction is not available to us to analyze thoroughly, we can safely assume that DirectSites is experiencing strong [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Bank Issues 20th Millionth Gift Card</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 06:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 25, US Bank stated that it has issued its 20th millionth gift card, doubling the number in slightly over one year. Last July, US Bank issued its 10th millionth gift card. This pace solidifes US Banks as the top Visa gift card issuer. 
US Bank fees for a Visa gift card are as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Toys-R-Us Gift Cards Need Security Improvements</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we had the opportunity to closely inspect Babies-R-Us gift cards that were recently purchased directly from the store. Unfortunately, we noticed that the gift cards are very susceptible to an old gift card scam, which we call the &#8220;backdoor&#8221;.  The scam got so pervasive that gift card companies implemented a simple technology to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Five Gift Card Scams on eBay</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsgiftcard.com/2007/10/top-five-gift-card-scams-on-ebay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To help people identify gift card scams, we&#8217;ve compiled a list of the top five gift card scams on eBay. The scams are listed in order of complexity, specifically from how easy to how difficult it is to spot the scam. In reality, some of these gift card scams occur outside of eBay, so be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unscientific Survey on Gift Card Related Crimes</title>
		<link>http://www.allthingsgiftcard.com/2007/10/unscientific-survey-on-gift-card-related-crimes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 05:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The basis for the survey was originally intended to see how often gift cards were involved in crimes, whether directly or indirectly. By searching on Google News for articles related in gift cards, police, and crime published in the entire month on September, a sample pool of data points was assembled.  After removing redundant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Closer Look at California&#8217;s Gift Card Cash Redemption</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 02:03:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, we first reported that California Civil Code Section 1749.5 was amended on October 13, 2007 to allow gift cards with less than $10 in face value to be redeemed for cash. On the surface this sounds great for the consumer and potentially bad for merchants. However, are there deeper ramifications for both the consumers [...]]]></description>
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