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<rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://tumblr.superfeedr.com/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"/><description>Raising the tone of online debate. The floor opens Friday.</description><title>Debatabl.es Blog</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @raisingthetone)</generator><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/</link><item><title>Win an iPad 2 or Xoom with Debatables</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lhsvqe8efk1qg4rp2.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the Battle of the Tablets: iPad 2 vs Android Xoom!  As tablet computers become ubiquitous, the debate between Apple-fanatics and Android-enthusiasts is heating up. Which is better? You decide.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Join the Great Tablet Debate at Debatables and you&amp;#8217;ll be entered to win the ultimate prize: your choice of a &lt;strong&gt;brand spankin&amp;#8217; new Apple iPad 2&lt;/strong&gt; or the &lt;strong&gt;stunning Motorola Xoom&lt;/strong&gt;!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The rules are simple. Here&amp;#8217;s all you have to do to enter:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;1. Sign up at &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es"&gt;debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2. That’s it!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;How it works:&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Simply go to Debatabl.es and pick your side. Champion your opinion by submitting quotes and “support”ing those of others and you’ll see the results instantly. Achievements are unlocked by the most passionate and vociferate debaters, and when you sign up you&amp;#8217;ll be entered into the competition.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;For full terms and conditions, &lt;a href="http://blog.debatabl.es/tabletterms"&gt;go here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whose side are you on? Sign up at &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es"&gt;Debatables&lt;/a&gt; now to get started.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3746067735</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3746067735</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:34:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Who Won the Oscars?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://debatabl.es/images/wintheoscars.png" width="500" height="374"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Our Oscars DVD competition to win all 82 Best Picture Oscar-winners is now officially closed!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#8217;d like to say a massive thank you to everyone who entered, RTed, and blogged about it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#8217;ll be drawing the winner on Monday, so keep your specs peeled&amp;#8230; (Bonus points if you get the reference!)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the meantime, we&amp;#8217;re working on a brand new debate with an equally awesome competition and prizes over on &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es"&gt;Debatables&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have a great weekend!&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3639176208</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3639176208</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:04:00 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Win the Oscars</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img height="374" width="500" alt="Win the Oscars" src="http://debatabl.es/images/wintheoscars.png"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;“There&amp;#8217;s no point debating anything online. You might as well hurl shoes in the air to knock clouds from the sky.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;— Charlie Brooker&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Not anymore! Debatables is a brand-new online debating platform. Powered by Quotables - &lt;a href="http://quotabl.es"&gt;&lt;a href="http://quotabl.es"&gt;http://quotabl.es&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt; - we&amp;#8217;re raising the tone of online debate, one quote at a time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;Simply go to Debatabl.es, take a look, and pick your side. Champion your opinion by submitting quotes and “support”ing those of others and you’ll see the results instantly in our unique and dynamic visualisation. Achievements are unlocked by the most passionate and vociferate debaters, and there are prizes to be won.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;In celebration of our launch, we&amp;#8217;re having a competition alongside our Oscar Debate. To be in for a chance to win &lt;strong&gt;Every Best Picture Oscar-Winner on DVD &lt;/strong&gt;(that&amp;#8217;s a stonking 82 excellent films!) all you have to do is&amp;#8230;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p2"&gt;1. Sign up at &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es/debate/the-oscars"&gt;debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p2"&gt;2. That&amp;#8217;s it!&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="p2"&gt;For full Terms &amp;amp; Conditions, &lt;a title="Terms and Conditions" href="http://blog.debatabl.es/oscarterms"&gt;go here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p class="p1"&gt;Whose side are you on? Visit &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es/debate/the-oscars"&gt;debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt; now to get started.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3480736315</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3480736315</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:47:52 +0000</pubDate><category>Film</category><category>Competition</category><category>The Oscars</category><category>Best Picture</category></item><item><title>Oscar Debate: Coming Soon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;We&amp;#8217;re getting ready to launch a huge Oscar Debate over at &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es/"&gt;Debatables&lt;/a&gt;, complete with contest and more Oscar perspectives than you can shake a stick at.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Keep an eye out - we&amp;#8217;ll be announcing the launch and prizes very soon.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3462886396</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3462886396</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:15:34 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Trust in Arsenal?
Have your say on who will win at Debatabl.es</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgpixqrbEb1qzbcqko1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Trust in Arsenal?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Have your say on who will win at &lt;a href="http://dbtbl.es/arselona"&gt;Debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3325729936</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3325729936</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>arsenal</category><category>barcelona</category><category>fc barcelona</category><category>football</category><category>champions league</category></item><item><title>FC Barcelona touch down in London…
Arsenal or Barcelona -...</title><description>&lt;img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgpl7gFWAR1qh3mpao1_500.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;FC Barcelona touch down in London…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Arsenal or Barcelona - Who will win? Cast your vote now at &lt;a href="http://dbtbl.es/arselona"&gt;&lt;a href="http://dbtbl.es/arselona"&gt;http://dbtbl.es/arselona&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3325704784</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3325704784</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:57:00 +0000</pubDate><category>arsenal</category><category>barcelona</category><category>fc barcelona</category><category>champions league</category><category>football</category><category>soccer</category><category>debate</category></item><item><title>Debatables is live!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Sign up now to support your side at &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es/"&gt;&lt;a href="http://debatabl.es"&gt;http://debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3257967174</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3257967174</guid><pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 21:12:49 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open."</title><description>“Minds are like parachutes; they work best when open.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;Thomas Dewar&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3231792639</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3231792639</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:47:00 +0000</pubDate><category>debate</category><category>open-minded</category><category>quotes</category><category>quotations</category><category>quote</category><category>quotation</category></item><item><title>Debatables — Whose side are you on?</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Do you have a go-to quote for every situation? You can sign up now and submit it directly to &lt;a href="http://quotabl.es?pid=5"&gt;Quotables&lt;/a&gt; in time for the launch. Be sure to tag it &amp;#8220;&lt;a href="http://quotabl.es/quotes/tagged/debatables?pid=5"&gt;debatables&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8221; so we can add it to your side.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The floor opens tomorrow. Reserve your place at &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es/"&gt;Debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt;, or follow us on Twitter @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/debatables"&gt;debatables&lt;/a&gt; for updates.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3214320434</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3214320434</guid><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 09:55:03 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>Debatables — Whose side are you on?</title><description>&lt;a href="http://debatabl.es/"&gt;Debatables — Whose side are you on?&lt;/a&gt;: &lt;p&gt;The floor opens Friday. Reserve your place at &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es"&gt;Debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt;, or follow us on Twitter @&lt;a href="http://twitter.com/debatables"&gt;debatables&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3199866404</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3199866404</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 16:26:16 +0000</pubDate></item><item><title>"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate."</title><description>“It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle it without debate.”&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; - &lt;em&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://quotabl.es/quotes/58505?pid=5"&gt;Joseph Joubert&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;— Debatables: Whose side are you on? The floor opens on Friday. &lt;a href="http://debatabl.es"&gt;&lt;a href="http://debatabl.es"&gt;http://debatabl.es&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/em&gt;</description><link>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3197398524</link><guid>http://blog.debatabl.es/post/3197398524</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:32:00 +0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>

