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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Three LG G3 Phones #G3G3G3</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/11/techcrunch-giveaway-three-lg-g3-phones-g3g3g3/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The LG team is excited to give three TechCrunch readers its newest phones in the G series, the G3. We recently reviewed the G3 phone and its bigger hardware and flatter software. The G3 has a large 5.5” screen, enhanced security features and is available through almost all carriers now. You have just seven days to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Want To Attend Google I/O? We Have 15 Registration Codes To Give Out</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/06/want-to-attend-google-io-we-have-15-tickets-to-give-out/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2014 21:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Friday, friends. In case you missed out on being able to attend Google's I/O 2014 developer conference taking place on June 25-26 at Moscone West Convention Center in San Francisco, don't fret. We have 15 registration codes to give away to 15 lucky winners (each valued at $900).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Ben Horowitz&#8217;s &#8220;The Hard Thing About Hard Things&#8221;</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/05/01/techcrunch-giveaway-ben-horowitzs-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2014 16:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ben Horowitz's story is nothing if not empowering, fascinating, and -- to many in our community -- relatable. In his new book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building A Business When There Are No Easy Answers, he goes into detail about everything he knows and has been through, and he offers advice for entrepreneurs about what to expect.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Kindle Paperwhite 3G And The Last Free Ticket To Disrupt NY</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/28/techcrunch-giveaway-kindle-paperwhite-3g-and-the-last-free-ticket-to-disrupt-ny/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 17:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Believe it or not, Disrupt NY 2014 is just one week away! Crazy, right? As you know, we have an all-star lineup of special guests and speakers who will be joining us, including Michael Arrington, Sequoia Capital's Roelof Botha, Andreessen Horowitz's Chris Dixon, Nasty Gal's Sophia Amoruso, BoxGroup's David Tisch, SV Angel's Brian Pokorny, HBO's Mike Judge and the stars of "Silicon Valley," and littleBits Electronics' Ayah Bdeir. That's not even half of them. You can view our list of special guests and speakers on our Disrupt page here. The full agenda for the show can be found here. This is one event you really won't want to miss.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Linksys Router And $400 Gift Card</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/04/21/techcrunch-giveaway-linksys-router-and-400-gift-card/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elin Blesener]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2014 02:18:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you're just returning to the daily grind after Spring Break and can’t quite seem to get back into work mode, well we have a giveaway for you.

Our friends over at Linksys have sent us one of their new WRT1900AC routers ($279) with SMART WiFi capabilities which one of you can win, along with a $400 Linksys gift card for all of the router accessories you could possibly need. Yes, router accessories to help you ease your way back in to office life.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Xbox One And A Free Ticket To Disrupt NY</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/21/techcrunch-giveaway-xbox-one-and-free-ticket-to-disrupt-ny/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 23:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is officially spring and Disrupt NY is fast approaching. We have already announced some amazing speakers, which so far include Vine co-founder and GM Colin Kroll, Kickstarter CEO Yancey Strickler, Birchbox founders Hayley Barna and Katia Beauchamp, Lending Club's Renaud Laplanche, Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, Secret co-founders David Byttow and Chrys Bader-Wechseler, New York's own Fred Wilson, and new president of Y Combinator Sam Altman, just to name a few. This is going to be one event you will not want to miss. Tickets are on sale now.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Free Tickets To Box’s 2014 #BoxDev Event</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/14/techcrunch-giveaway-free-tickets-to-boxs-2014-boxdev-event/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 18:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Friday! We have something special to give away. Box is hosting its developer conference, Box Dev, on Wednesday, March 26, in San Francisco, and we have some free tickets for you. The company has some killer speakers lined up. Box CEO Aaron Levie kicks things off, followed by a fireside chat with Ben Horowitz. Other speakers include Steven [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: A Bouquet Of Flowers</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/02/13/techcrunch-giveaway-a-bouquet-of-flowers/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 22:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What is everyone doing tomorrow? You do know that tomorrow is one of the most romantic days of the year, right? Do you have plans? Dinner? A trip? Is dessert made? Well, thanks to BloomNation, you don&#8217;t have to add flowers to your checklist! BloomNation has agreed to give a romantic bouquet of flowers to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: 20 Anki DRIVE Starter Kits And Free Ticket to The Crunchies</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/25/techcrunch-giveaway-20-anki-drive-starter-kits-and-free-ticket-to-the-crunchies/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The team over at Anki is so thrilled about being a Crunchie Award finalist for <a target="_blank" href="http://crunchies2013.beta.techcrunch.com/voted/?MTk6OTQ">“Best New Startup of 2013"</a> that they’ve decided to show their appreciation to our readers by spreading the Anki love and giving away <a target="_blank" href="http://anki.com/">Anki Drive starter kits</a> (each valued at $199.95) to 20 lucky people.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Win Disrupt SF Tickets And Fitbits From New Relic</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/30/techcrunch-giveaway-win-disrupt-sf-tickets-and-fitbits-from-new-relic/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2013 21:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[You know what's cooler than reading TechCrunch every day? Diving into startup culture head first by attending <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-sf-2013/">TechCrunch Disrupt SF</a>. We're excited to announce that New Relic is giving away eight coveted Disrupt SF tickets.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: New Nexus 7 Android Tablet And Free Ticket To Disrupt SF</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/08/02/techcrunch-giveaway-new-nexus-7-android-tablet-and-free-ticket-to-disrupt-sf/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TechCrunch Disrupt SF is only about a month away! This September we will be taking over San Francisco with the brightest and smartest startups, hackers, influential guests, speakers, and entrepreneurs. We have already announced a few of our special guests and speakers, including Kleiner Perkins Caufield &#38; Byers&#8217; John Doerr, Yahoo&#8217;s Marissa Mayer, Twitter&#8217;s Dick [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Very Celebratory Giveaway: A Pebble Smartwatch And A Free Ticket To Disrupt SF</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/04/a-very-celebratory-giveaway-a-pebble-smartwatch-and-a-free-ticket-to-disrupt-sf/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 20:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoLywiaM6PA" rel="noopener">Happy Fourth of July</a> to everyone who is celebrating today! We hope you are enjoying the sunshine, family and friends, booze, fireworks, hot dogs -- whatever you're into. To help commemorate the holiday, we decided to give some fun stuff away.

As you know, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-sf-2013/event-info/">Disrupt SF 2013</a> is coming up fast. Disrupt NY was a blast, but Disrupt SF this year will be even better. We have a ton of surprises up our sleeves and special guests we still have yet to announce. If you'd like to come, this is your first chance to win a free ticket (valued at $1,795).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Win A Ticket To DBX, Dropbox&#8217;s First Developer&#8217;s Conference</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/07/01/win-a-ticket-to-dbx-dropboxs-first-developers-conference/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jul 2013 20:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On July 9th, Drobox kicks off its first developer's conference. Tickets are no longer available for the invite-only one-day-event, but we have ten tickets to give away. 

Dropbox told us that the three focuses of the one-day conference will be learning about newly launched features on its platform, giving developers a chance to meet and get help from Dropbox API engineers and designers, and highlighting what third-parties have built on top of Dropbox so far.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Win Admission To creativeLIVE&#8217;s &#8220;Secrets From Silicon Valley&#8221; Workshop</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/06/17/win-admission-to-creativelives-secrets-from-silicon-valley-workshop/</link>
		
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:41:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We tend to do a fair number of giveaways here on TechCrunch, but today we&#8217;re giving away something extra special: power.  Well, no — it&#8217;s more like we&#8217;re giving away knowledge, but knowledge is power. So we&#8217;re giving away power. The world&#8217;s largest video education platform creativeLIVE is hosting a &#8220;Secrets from Silicon Valley&#8221; workshop [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Last Two Free Tickets To Disrupt NY</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/23/techcrunch-giveaway-last-two-free-tickets-to-disrupt-ny/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elin Blesener]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:33:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TechCrunch Disrupt NY is right around the corner. Everything kicks off this weekend in New York with the Hackathon starting on Saturday and going through the night until Sunday afternoon. The main event kicks off next Monday, where expert speakers and guests will come together to talk with us about the latest in technology. The [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: A Parrot AR Drone 2.0 And A Ticket To Disrupt NY</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/15/techcrunch-giveaway-a-parrot-ar-drone-2-0-and-a-ticket-to-disrupt-ny/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elin Blesener]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Spring has arrived in New York City. The sun is out (besides today). The snow is finally gone. It's time to shed the winter layers and head outside. And in the spirit of spring, we want to give one of our readers a ticket to Disrupt NY and the ultimate outdoor toy: A Parrot AR Drone 2.0.
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		<title>Giveaway: New Relic Has Four Free Disrupt NY Tickets Plus Free RC Helicopters #Nerdlife</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/04/05/giveaway-new-relic-has-four-free-disrupt-ny-tickets-plus-free-rc-helicopters-nerdlife/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elin Blesener]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:46:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Disrupt NY is less than a month away. Tickets are still available at the early bird discount, but only for one more week. Or you can save some cash and win a ticket here thanks to our partner New Relic. Fresh off of raising $80 million at a near-billion dollar valuation and announcing its mobile [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Fitbit One, Aria Smart Scale And A Ticket To Disrupt NY</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/29/techcrunch-giveaway-fitbit-one-aria-smart-scale-and-a-ticket-to-disrupt-ny/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elin Blesener]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Happy Friday, everyone. As you know, we love giving things away here at TechCrunch, and this week, we have a Fitbit One Wireless Activity + Sleep Tracker and an Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale to give away. But that&#8217;s not all! TechCrunch Disrupt NY is right around the corner and tickets are going super fast, so [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Paperwhite And A Ticket To Disrupt NY</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/18/techcrunch-giveaway-kindle-fire-hd-kindle-paperwhite-and-a-ticket-to-disrupt-ny/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elin Blesener]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:49:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Want a chance to win a free ticket to <a href="https://techcrunch.com/events/disrupt-ny-2013/">Disrupt NY</a>, as well as a free Kindle Fire HD <em>and</em> a Kindle Paperwhite? Yes? Who wouldn't? If so, keep reading.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TechCrunch Giveaway: Nest And Free Ticket To Disrupt NY #TCDisrupt</title>
		<link>https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/01/techcrunch-giveaway-nest-and-free-ticket-to-disrupt-ny-tcdisrupt/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Elin Blesener]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:53:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TechCrunch Disrupt NY is right around the corner! We have already announced many influential speakers, including Kevin Systrom of Instagram, Roelof Botha of Sequoia Capital, Ron Conway of SV Angel, Kevin Ryan of Gilt Groupe and will be announcing many more soon. You can view the whole list of speakers and special guests we have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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