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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blogging and tweeting is proving to be a little difficult while I&#8217;m behind the great firewall of China (more on that soon), but when there&#8217;s a will there&#8217;s a way&#8230; So here&#8217;s the ten most popular twitter posts I sent &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/12/03/trendplanner-twitter-top-10-november-2009/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=959&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sony turns ads into jeans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What do you do with massive poster ads that have been replaced? Well if your Sony Japan you turn them into jeans. I spotted this great little campaign in the Sony building Tokyo. On the outside of the building there &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/11/13/sony-turns-ads-into-jeans/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=955&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Customer service: Take a lesson from the people of Japan</title>
		<link>http://trendplanner.com/2009/11/07/customer-service-take-a-lesson-from-the-people-of-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was having a bit of trouble finding a station in Osaka so I asked a lady for some help in finding the station. She didn’t speak much English but gestured for me to follow her and started &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/11/07/customer-service-take-a-lesson-from-the-people-of-japan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=950&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Japan: Toilets more advanced than the average PC</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a little picture of the toilet in my last hotel room that can be found across Japan. Some very interesting buttons and it was also a little odd to see a power cable going into the toilet seat! Can&#8217;t &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/11/04/japan-toilets-more-advanced-than-the-average-pc/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=944&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It has been widely reported that QR codes are common place in Japan. In my short time in the country so far I can confirm this to be true. In fact I got one put in my passport as soon &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/10/31/japan-as-mobile-obsessed-as-i-hoped/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=936&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trendplanner goes International</title>
		<link>http://trendplanner.com/2009/10/20/trendplanner-goes-international/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:57:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to the Internet it&#8217;s now possible to discover trends, technology, and advertising from around the world. However, there really is no substitute for first hand experience, so from next week I&#8217;ll be leaving the UK for a few months. &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/10/20/trendplanner-goes-international/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=909&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently got sent some information about a very interesting marketing campaign in Brazil, for an online book store called Editoras. The campaign was looking to raise awareness of Editoras in Brazil, modernise the brand, and help the brand appeal &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/06/07/the-living-book-the-book-written-entirely-in-qr-codes/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=676&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Will the QR code ever take off outside of Japan?</title>
		<link>http://trendplanner.com/2009/05/18/will-the-qr-code-ever-take-off-outside-of-japan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[QR codes have been &#8216;big in Japan&#8217; for years now, and back in 2008 Trendplanner posted about the possibilities of QR and how it might not be long before the QR code was common place in countries other than Japan. &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/05/18/will-the-qr-code-ever-take-off-outside-of-japan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=631&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Microsoft reinvent the QR code with tag</title>
		<link>http://trendplanner.com/2009/01/27/microsoft-reinvent-the-qr-code-with-tag/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://trendplanner.com/?p=315</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You might or might not know about QR codes, they&#8217;re usually about the size of stamp and look a bit like bar codes. The QR code can store information such as urls, and can be read by mobiles, this means &#8230; <a href="http://trendplanner.com/2009/01/27/microsoft-reinvent-the-qr-code-with-tag/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=trendplanner.com&amp;blog=5509750&amp;post=315&amp;subd=trendplanner&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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