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		<title>Open Garden raises $11M as it adds more features to FireChat</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/12/18/open-garden-raises-11m-as-it-adds-more-features-to-firechat/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2014/12/18/open-garden-raises-11m-as-it-adds-more-features-to-firechat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open Garden has built a name for itself with FireChat, an off-grid messaging app taken up by protest movements around the world, and it’s technology hasn’t gone unnoticed by the VC&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Open Garden&#8217;s hard sell: A world of shared radios</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/12/11/open-gardens-hard-sell-a-world-of-shared-radios/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2014 13:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On the evening of Sept 28, Open Garden co-founder and CEO Micha Benoliel was on Skype call in a hotel room in Hong Kong complaining to his CMO Christophe Daligault that&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Artists use FireChat to chat with their fans at music festivals</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/11/24/artists-use-firechat-to-chat-with-their-fans-at-music-festivals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2014 20:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the NH7 Weekender festival kicks off on Saturday in Delhi, India, not just attendees, but the bands and artists taking the stage are coming armed with the FireChat app. ]]></description>
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		<title>Community Wi-Fi startup Instabridge lands $1M seed round</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/10/15/community-wi-fi-startup-instabridge-lands-1m-seed-round/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2014/10/15/community-wi-fi-startup-instabridge-lands-1m-seed-round/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 18:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European startup is building a crowdsourced network composed of members' home and business Wi-Fi. Instabridge says it's now hosting 20,000 sessions and adding 1,000 new access points to its network each day.]]></description>
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		<title>FireChat is verifying users in Hong Kong, hoping to add trusted voices to its anonymous chat network</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/10/09/firechat-is-verifying-users-in-hong-kong-hoping-to-add-trusted-voices-to-its-anonymous-chat-network/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2014/10/09/firechat-is-verifying-users-in-hong-kong-hoping-to-add-trusted-voices-to-its-anonymous-chat-network/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 16:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Only 15 users have gotten verified status, but almost all of them are Hong Kong journalists who Open Garden hopes will become trusted sources of information during the protests.]]></description>
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		<title>FireChat hits 200K phones in Hong Kong as Open Garden makes its chat app more secure</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/09/30/firechat-hits-200k-phones-in-hong-kong-as-open-garden-makes-its-chat-app-more-secure/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2014/09/30/firechat-hits-200k-phones-in-hong-kong-as-open-garden-makes-its-chat-app-more-secure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 21:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open Garden's smartphone app allows protesters to communicate without an internet connection, but it's also being used to spread disinformation. With verified accounts and private chatrooms, Open Garden hopes to solve&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>As Hong Kong protests escalate, FireChat sees a surge in off-grid messaging</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/09/29/as-hong-kong-protests-escalate-firechat-sees-a-surge-in-off-grid-messaging/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2014/09/29/as-hong-kong-protests-escalate-firechat-sees-a-surge-in-off-grid-messaging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bogged-down cellular networks and the looming threat of government censorship have led Chinese protestors to turn to FireChat, a smartphone messaging app that doesn't need an internet connection to work.]]></description>
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		<title>Open Garden is using FireChat to build a network for the internet of things</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/09/08/open-garden-is-using-firechat-to-build-a-network-for-the-internet-of-things/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2014/09/08/open-garden-is-using-firechat-to-build-a-network-for-the-internet-of-things/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2014 17:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Open Garden is teaming up with TrackR to connect its FireChat and bandwidth-sharing apps to TrackR's smart tags. Why? A FireChat user may one day help locate your lost luggage.]]></description>
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		<title>Firechat&#8217;s new update makes it easier for Burners to chat their friends in the WiFi-less desert</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/08/21/firechats-new-update-makes-it-easier-for-burners-to-chat-their-friends-in-the-wifi-less-desert/</link>
		<comments>https://gigaom.com/2014/08/21/firechats-new-update-makes-it-easier-for-burners-to-chat-their-friends-in-the-wifi-less-desert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carmel DeAmicis]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FireChat's -- the group chatting application that works without cell service -- latest version is out just in time for this year's Burning Man.]]></description>
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		<title>FireChat bridges the platform gap: Android and iOS users can now chat without an internet connection</title>
		<link>https://gigaom.com/2014/06/24/firechat-bridges-the-platform-gap-android-and-ios-users-can-now-chat-without-an-internet-connection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 13:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kevin Fitchard]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FireChat, an anonymous messaging app that functions without an internet connection, works on both Android and iOS but not between them. A new version of the app, however, breaks down that&#8230;]]></description>
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