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		<title>clean and cool twitter backgrounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Farrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ There are a ton of cool Twitter background designs out there now. I have listed a few that caught my attention from either their creativity or very simplistic design.





@betterinpink 




@cdharrison 




@chadengle




@benek




@johnonolan




@bleau




@frankidurbin




@nathansmith




@robertbanh




@chrisspooner




@msilveruk




@sonnygill




@mypantone




@antonea




@briancray




@danijanev




@missneela




@nnes
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="image" title="twitter backgrounds" src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/008_bgs103.jpg" alt="test_image" width="103" height="103" /> There are a ton of cool Twitter background designs out there now. I have listed a few that caught my attention from either their creativity or very simplistic design.<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/betterinpink" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/betterinpink.jpg" alt="betterinpink" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/betterinpink" target="blank">@betterinpink </a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/cdharrison" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/cdharrison.jpg" alt="cdharrison" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/cdharrison" target="blank">@cdharrison </a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/chadengle" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/chadengle.jpg" alt="chadengle" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/chadengle" target="blank">@chadengle</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/benek" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/benek.jpg" alt="benek" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/benek" target="blank">@benek</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/johnonolan" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/johnonolan.jpg" alt="johnonolan" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/johnonolan" target="blank">@johnonolan</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/bleau" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/bleau.jpg" alt="bleau" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/bleau" target="blank">@bleau</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/frankidurbin" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/frankidurbin.jpg" alt="frankidurbin" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/frankidurbin" target="blank">@frankidurbin</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/nathansmith" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/nathansmith.jpg" alt="nathansmith" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/nathansmith" target="blank">@nathansmith</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/robertbanh" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/robertbanh.jpg" alt="robertbanh" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/robertbanh" target="blank">@robertbanh</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/chrisspooner" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/chrisspooner.jpg" alt="chrisspooner" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/chrisspooner" target="blank">@chrisspooner</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/msilveruk" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/msilveruk.jpg" alt="msilveruk" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/msilveruk" target="blank">@msilveruk</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/sonnygill" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sonnygill-bg.jpg" alt="sonnygill" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/sonnygill" target="blank">@sonnygill</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/mypantone" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/mypantone.jpg" alt="mypantone" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/mypantone" target="blank">@mypantone</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/antonea" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/antonea.jpg" alt="antonea" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/antonea" target="blank">@antonea</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/briancray" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/briancray.jpg" alt="briancray" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/briancray" target="blank">@briancray</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/danijanev" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/danijanev.jpg" alt="danijanev" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/danijanev" target="blank">@danijanev</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/missneela" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/missneela.jpg" alt="missneela" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/missneela" target="blank">@missneela</a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/nnes" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/nnes.jpg" alt="nnes" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/nnes" target="blank">@nnes</a><br /></p>
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		<title>designers, developers, &amp; bloggers under 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Farrell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Recently, I was followed by a few young designers on Twitter and I was impressed with what I saw.  I decided to do a post featuring a few of them but when I started researching I was surprised at how many young, inspiring entrepreneurs there are out there. I wish I had been [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img class="image" title="test_image" src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/006_march103.jpg" alt="test_image" width="103" height="102" /> Recently, I was followed by a few young designers on <a href="http://www.twitter.com" target="blank">Twitter</a> and I was impressed with what I saw.  I decided to do a post featuring a few of them but when I started researching I was surprised at how many young, inspiring entrepreneurs there are out there. I wish I had been that motivated and created things like they have that when I was that young. Not only are they talented, but they have great social skills and are eager to learn. Many of them have built up a pretty big Twitter community and I was surprised at how they are utilizing it to <span id="more-355"></span> better themselves and others. I remember starting out when I was that age with free angelfire hosting and creating some really horrible sites. These young entrepreneurs will only get better with time so feel free to chat with them and give them some words of encouragement. I&#8217;ve compiled a list with their Twitter addresses and a link to their personal site. Let me know if there is anyone that I have missed and add them to the list!</p>
<p><a href="http://9milesmedia.com/" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/9miles.jpg" alt="9miles Media" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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9miles Media is graphic and web design studio run by a group of 9 young and talented individuals from all over the globe. You should definitely check them out! Here is a list members. <br/ ><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/9miles" target="blank">@9miles</a> &#8211; 9miles Media (<a href="http://9milesmedia.com" target="blank">9milesmedia.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/gotmelik" target="blank">@gotmelik</a> &#8211; Melik Yuksel | age 14 (<a href="http://gotmelik.com" target="blank">gotmelik.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/jylan" target="blank">@jylan</a> &#8211; Jylan Wynne | age 16 (<a href="http://jylanwynne.com" target="blank">jylanwynne.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/hayespotter" target="blank">@hayespotter</a> &#8211; Hayes Potter | age 14 (<a href="http://hayespotter.com" target="blank">hayespottercom</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/ben_armstrong" target="blank">@ben_armstrong</a> &#8211; Ben Armstrong | age 14 (<a href="http://ben-armstrong.com" target="blank">ben-armstrong.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/JoelDrapper" target="blank">@JoelDrapper</a> &#8211; Joel Drapper | age 15 (<a href="http://joeldrapper.com/" target="blank">joeldrapper.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/sodevious" target="blank">@sodevious</a> &#8211; Nicole Dominguez | age 14 (<a href="http://sodevious.net" target="blank">sodevious.net</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/WDC" target="blank">@WDC</a> &#8211; David M Lemcoe Jr. | age 14 (<a href="http://lemcoe.com/phpsysinfo/" target="blank">lemcoe.com/phpsysinfo</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/DonaldHarvey" target="blank">@DonaldHarvey </a> &#8211; DonaldHarvey  | age 14<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/ColtonCockman" target="blank">@ColtonCockman </a> &#8211; ColtonCockman  | age 14 </p>
<p>Here are some other impressive young people.<br />
<a href="http://www.blogussion.com/blog" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/blogussion.jpg" alt="blogussion" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/teenproblogger" target="blank">@teenproblogger </a> &#8211; age 16 (<a href="http://www.blogussion.com/blog" target="blank">www.blogussion.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/AlexFraiser" target="blank">@AlexFraiser </a> &#8211; Alex Fraiser | age 15 (<a href="http://www.blogussion.com/blog" target="blank">www.blogussion.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.letssermo.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/farrhad.jpg" alt="farrhad" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/farrhad" target="blank">@farrhad </a> &#8211; age 15 (<a href="http://www.letssermo.com" target="blank">www.letssermo.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://lewisking.net" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lewisking.jpg" alt="lewis king" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/lewisking" target="blank">@lewisking </a> &#8211; Lewis King | age 15 (<a href="http://lewisking.net" target="blank">lewisking.net</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.joshbuckley.net" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/joshbuckley.jpg" alt="josh buckley" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/joshbuckley " target="blank">@joshbuckley </a> &#8211; Josh Buckley | age 16 (<a href="http://www.joshbuckley.net" target="blank">www.joshbuckley.net</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.onlinebull.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/onlinebull.jpg" alt="onlinebull" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/ganeshsrinivas" target="blank">@ganeshsrinivas </a> &#8211; Ganesh | age 15 (<a href="http://www.onlinebull.com" target="blank">www.onlinebull.com</a>, <a href="http://www.teenblogger.net" target="blank">www.teenblogger.net</a>, <a href="http://www.blogsmartly.com" target="blank">www.blogsmartly.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://aravindjose.com/blog" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/aravind.jpg" alt="mdrisser" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/AravindJose" target="blank">@AravindJose </a> &#8211; Aravind Jose T. | age 17 (<a href="http://aravindjose.com/blog" target="blank">aravindjose.com/blog</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.jakemates.com/" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/jakemates.jpg" alt="Jake Mates" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/jakemates" target="blank">@jakemates </a> &#8211; Jake Mates | age 11 (<a href="http://www.jakemates.com" target="blank">www.jakemates.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://meghnaspages.blogspot.com/" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/meghana.jpg" alt="mdrisser" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/MeghnaK" target="blank">@MeghnaK </a> &#8211; Meghana | age 13 (<a href="http://meghnaspages.blogspot.com" target="blank">meghnaspages.blogspot.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.carlocab.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/kidblogger.jpg" alt="kidblogger" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/kidblogger" target="blank">@kidblogger </a> &#8211; Carl Ocab | age 15 (<a href="http://www.carlocab.com" target="blank">www.carlocab.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://successcircuit.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/shanehudson.jpg" alt="shane hudson" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/ShaneHudson" target="blank">@ShaneHudson </a> &#8211; Shane Hudson | age 15 (<a href="http://successcircuit.com" target="blank">successcircuit.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://lpanderson.net" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/lukeanderson.jpg" alt="luke anderson" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/lukeanderson" target="blank">@lukeanderson </a> &#8211; Luke Anderson | age 11 (<a href="http://lpanderson.net" target="blank">lpanderson.net</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.asantedev.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/samasante.jpg" alt="sam asante" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/SamAsante" target="blank">@SamAsante </a> &#8211; Sam Asante | age 17 (<a href="http://www.asantedev.com" target="blank">www.asantedev.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://netnewsdaily.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/scottcampbell.jpg" alt="scott campbell" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/scottcampb" target="blank">@scottcampb </a> &#8211; Scott Campbell | age 13 (<a href="http://netnewsdaily.com" target="blank">netnewsdaily.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.stanleytang.com/" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/stanleytang.jpg" alt="stanley tang" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/stanleytang" target="blank">@stanleytang </a> &#8211; Stanley Tang | age 16 (<a href="http://www.stanleytang.com/" target="blank">www.stanleytang.com</a>)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.teensintechconf.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/teensintech.jpg" alt="teens in tech conference" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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&#8220;The Teens in Tech Conference is bringing youth and technology together in San Francisco. Learn from teenagers what they think about the current trends of teenage technology. Feel inspired to create technology, at a younger age all the Teens in Tech Conference. From developers, to entrepreneurs, to video-blogging, find it all the 2009 Teens in Tech Conference. The conference idea came to teenage entrepreneur, Daniel Brusilovsky and his business partner, Sam Levin. After numerous weeks of planning, the Teens in Tech Conference came to life!&#8221;<br/ ><br />
<a href="http://twitter.com/teensintechconf" target="blank">@teensintechconf</a> &#8211; Teens in Tech Conference (<a href="http://www.teensintechconf.com" target="blank">www.teensintechconf.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/danielbru" target="blank">@danielbru</a> &#8211; Daniel Brusilovsky | age 16 (<a href="http://www.danielbru.com" target="blank">www.danielbru.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.puttingblogsfirst.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/puttingblogsfirst.jpg" alt="putting blogs first" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/siyab" target="blank">@siyab </a> &#8211; Muhammad Siyab | age 16 (<a href="http://www.puttingblogsfirst.com" target="blank">www.puttingblogsfirst.com</a>, <a href="http://www.listfied.com" target="blank">www.listfied.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.glosonblog.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/gloson.jpg" alt="gloson" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/Gloson" target="blank">@Gloson </a> &#8211; Gloson Teh | age 11 (<a href="http://www.glosonblog.com" target="blank">www.glosonblog.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.3arn.net" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/abdulrehman.jpg" alt="abdulrehman" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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abdulrehman | age 16 (<a href="http://www.3arn.net" target="blank">www.3arn.net</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://www.licentiasoftware.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/joshrosen.jpg" alt="josh rosen" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/jshmrsn" target="blank">@jshmrsn </a> &#8211; Josh Rosen | age 17 (<a href="http://www.licentiasoftware.com" target="blank">www.licentiasoftware.com</a>)<br />
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<a href="http://mikemartinracing.com" target="blank"><br />
<img src="http://shannonfarrell.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/mikemartin.jpg" alt="mike martin" width="560" target="blank" border="0"></a><br />
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<a href="http://twitter.com/mike868y" target="blank">@mike868y </a> &#8211; Mike Martin | age 16 (<a href="mikemartinracing.com" target="blank">mikemartinracing.com</a>)<br />
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<p>Like I said, there are many talented young entrepreneurs out there and I am sure many of them are missing from this list so feel free to leave a comment and let me know of any others.</p>
<p>As pointed out by <a href="http://www.glosonblog.com" target="blank">Glosen</a>, there is also a big list of young bloggers at <a href="http://www.youngestblogger.com" target="blank">http://www.youngestblogger.com</a></p>
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