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Topics related to social media search engines and sites. For more background, see the Let's Get Social column or social media news stories from our sister site, Search Engine Land. Below are topics submitted by Sphinn members:
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SEO Plugins for Wordpress Part II
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 7:08 pm
Posted By: neyne 17 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.wolf-howl.com) my network
Category: Blogging
Another must-read list of WP plugins from Graywolf read more »
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The Risks of Outsourcing Online Reputation Management
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 4:02 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 10 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.copybrighter.com) my network
Category: Other Social Media
Online reputation management services require a very personalized touch. A good provider must have intelligence, intuition, patience, stealth, and strong communications skills … plus successful, non-theoretical experience with public relations, SEO read more »
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25 of Digg’s Most Trusted Sites
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 10:40 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 1 day 10 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com) my network
Category: Social Media
Jeff Quipp writes, "Ever wanted to become a power Digger? Come on now … sure you have. Here’s how to start." read more »
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Twitter Insights and How Coke Pissed Off Danny Sullivan
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 5:56 am
Posted By: martinbowling 1 day 7 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomoz.org) my network
Category: Social Media
I can't say that I know Danny personally. I have met him once at SMX London, but that's about it. Oh, and he replied once when I asked him why no coffee in the morning:

Which kind of brings me to the topic at hand. Danny twittered about a New read more »
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Sphinn is a Dysfunctional Social Network Because Internet Marketers Don’t Understand Social Networking
Avatar Went Hot: May 12, 2008 - 5:46 am
Posted By: lorenbaker 2 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.billhartzer.com) my network
Category: Networking
Sphinn is made up search engine marketers. Search engine marketers are search engine marketers, They know PPC, they know SEO, they know how to get links to sites. Search engine marketers, the majority of Sphinn users, are not social networking exper read more »
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Top 10 Reasons Why Great Content Fails on Social Media
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 3:17 pm
Posted By: Lid 4 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://seo2.0.onreact.com) my network
Category: Social Media
If only people would learn from this. Tad gives real examples of why your content won't make it on social media sites; worth your time to read. read more »
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Top 10 Reasons for Monitoring Brands in Social Media
Avatar Went Hot: May 10, 2008 - 11:01 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.toprankblog.com) my network
Category: Social Media
David Alston writes, "Social media has simplified the art of the soapbox shout. Information is shared with the masses now using easy-to-use Web 2.0 tools and is recorded and cached for infinity. These two points make the non-stop monitoring of socia read more »
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The Indirect Value of Social Media Marketing
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 1:19 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com) my network
Category: Social Media
Guest post from Steven Bradley (aka VanGogh) delving deeper into the qualitative aspects of Social Media Marketing - great post and the threat of violence too!!

Snip - Focusing on your ROI efficiency and your rate of benefit is a better approach read more »
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"About Us" Page, Meet the Social Media Newsroom
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 11:40 am
Posted By: kkrejny 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.fathomseo.com) my network
Category: Social Media
A new WordPress theme from Fathom SEO lets anybody create an "About Us" page for the social media era. read more »
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When Submitting to Social News Sites is a Complete Waste of Time
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 10:10 am
Posted By: Rachel 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchrank.com) my network
Category: Social Media
David Wallace provides an impressive and informative look at what is appropriate when submitting articles to social media sites. He explains proper title, description and category selection etiquette, giving clear examples and elucidating on why th read more »
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Sphinn: A Dysfunctional Social Community?
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 9:13 am
Posted By: EricLander 4 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.ericlander.com) my network
Category: News Sites
Investigating Sphinn proved to be a telling exercise for me. At least, I think so. This article shares some of the data I pulled and the concerns that emerged from having done that research. Hopefully worth a view for anyone caring about the long read more »
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The Tao of Being a Social Media Dad
Avatar Went Hot: May 9, 2008 - 12:47 am
Posted By: TheNanny612 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.socialmediamom.com) my network
Category: Social Media
Great guest post by Marty on Social Media Mom.... how being a social media marketer makes him a better dad...

"The lessons I learn every day at work as a social media marketer help me to understand the delicate balance of give and take. Being a s read more »
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How to make the most of Twitter
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 11:56 am
Posted By: ciaran 5 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.guardian.co.uk) my network
Category: Other Social Media
Charles Arthur of the UK's Guardian newspaper gives a really good overview of what Twitter is, how to get the most out of it and the various tools have grown up around it. It's great to see the MSM getting behind a site like Twitter, so let's give T read more »
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Twitter Starts Blacklisting Spammers
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 9:01 am
Posted By: theGypsy 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.techcrunch.com) my network
Category: Networking
TechCrunch - You know you’ve made it as a communications medium when you start attracting spammers. On Twitter, the problem is getting bad enough that the service is starting to blacklist people who spam other members. There is already an unofficial read more »
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Top 10 Favourite Social Media Sites
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 6:59 am
Posted By: DoshDosh 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.northsouthmedia.co.uk) my network
Category: Other Social Media
First things first, let me say that although I am an SEO guy I love social media to bits and have been involved with various sm sites for some time now. This post has been sitting on my to do list and at last I have found time to rank my top ten fav read more »
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So How Do You Find People on Twitter?
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 6:57 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchengineguide.com) my network
Category: Social Media
One of the benefits to spending time on Twitter is that it's a great way to network. But if you are new to Twitter, it can seem difficult to find people that are in your industry or that share your interests. Here's some tips to help get you start read more »
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The Benefit of Untapped Social Environments
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 6:56 am
Posted By: chriswinfield 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.doshdosh.com) my network
Category: Social Media
Maki takes a look at Microsoft’s brilliant PR strategy for Xbox 360... read more »
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Twitter Spam: Myth Or Reality? - Danny Sullivan at Daggle
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 4:02 am
Posted By: rishilakhani 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://daggle.com) my network
Category: Other Social Media
Really, Twitter spam? I mean, how do you get spammed by people you voluntarily choose to follow. It's like bitching that your Facebook "friends" are spamming you. Why did you make them friends, then. read more »
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Reddit Eliminates “Advanced Search” Feature
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 3:00 pm
Posted By: BrentCsutoras 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.brentcsutoras.com) my network
Category: Social Media
I am not sure if anyone noticed or not, but Reddit.com has removed the advanced search option from it’s site. I used to use advanced search strings like “(site:brentcsutoras.com)” to check if anyone had submitted my posts to Reddit. read more »
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How to Stand Out on Social Media: Avatar Trends Analyzed
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 1:55 pm
Posted By: onreact 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.getelastic.com) my network
Category: Social Media
Your avatar is the first thing that catches attention, make sure not to lose out on that. read more »
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Choose Your “All In One” - The Stage Is Set
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 1:22 pm
Posted By: miguelstil 8 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com) my network
Category: Other Social Media
Is it time for one site to be everything to everyone (in a similar fashion that Yahoo or AOL was 10 years ago)? We are all now forced into situations where time and the efficient use of it have become acutely important. read more »
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The Elevator Pitch Is Dead. Introducing The Twitpitch
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 8:51 am
Posted By: planetc1 7 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com) my network
Category: Social Media
MSaleem writes... The landscape of corporate public relations is changing fast. First the press release died and we told you how to write a press release for the social media audience. Now the elevator pitch is dead and here's how to adapt. read more »
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99 Creative and Memorable Profile Avatars
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 8:07 am
Posted By: everett 7 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.getelastic.com) my network
Category: Social Media
From the Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog, here are some social media profile avatars that many of you will remember... hell, most are probably owned by people on Sphinn. read more »
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The Costs of Over Reliance On Social Media Traffic
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 4:15 am
Posted By: vandelay 7 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://traffikd.com) my network
Category: Blogging
Relying too heavily on social media traffic is pretty easy for bloggers to do. If you have some time to work on your blog you can go after social media and maybe see a few thousand visitors within 24 hours, or you can work on developing some other t read more »
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Why corporate business blogs are important to your marketing strategy
Avatar Went Hot: May 6, 2008 - 11:03 am
Posted By: TheNanny612 8 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.jenniferslegg.com) my network
Category: Blogging
It is becoming more and more important for corporations - as well as businesses of all sizes - to have a blog in today’s world where so many people own computers. But if your business has put off starting a blog for far too long, here is why you sho read more »
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