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Avatar Went Hot: July 8, 2008 - 3:07 am
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 1 day 11 hours ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
The Sphinn team are happy to announce the launch of our very own blog! The blog will be used for announcements and discussions regarding Sphinn, keeping the frontpage clean from clutter. We'll also be launching a Sphinn Weekly post, giving a round-u read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: July 6, 2008 - 8:04 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 4 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
SEO’s, SEM’s and other abbreviated people within our industry love, love, numbers. Clickthrough rate, how many positions up in the rankings, number of estimated searches per month, links per minute. Heck, even Google is into it: -6, -30, -950, -what read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 20, 2008 - 8:16 am
Posted By: MikeDammann 20 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Quite a few stories I feel like desphinning because of disagreeing with the post, just like agreeing with a post makes me sphinn it. But then I wonder if desphinning is being seen as a vicious attack here. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 1, 2008 - 1:25 pm
Posted By: jeffquipp 39 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.northsouthmedia.co.uk)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Paul does it once again equating certain industry figures to action heros ... who would each be? Michael Gray, Dan Thies, Hamlet Batista, Joost de Valk, Lee Odden, and more.

Very comical! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 31, 2008 - 1:06 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 39 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man, a land of linkbait and drama unfolding. It is a dimension as vast as social spaces, brimming with enigmatic individuals and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle-ground between light read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 28, 2008 - 12:31 pm
Posted By: MattMcGee 41 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.mattmcgee.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Being a moderator at Sphinn is pretty time-consuming, but it's also fun! I've killed thousands of submissions and accounts from users spammers trying to game the site for exposure, a free and followed link, or whatever else they're trying to accompl read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 22, 2008 - 3:35 am
Posted By: steaprok 49 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://learningseobasics.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
"I am a regular participant in Sphinn, but lately I have been extremely disappointed in Sphinn’s quality (or lack thereof).
With the exception of Jeff Quipp, I am beginning to lose faith in their concern for administrative control there." read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 15, 2008 - 9:11 am
Posted By: theGypsy 55 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Yup..it's official... I am hooked up and in need of an intervention! read more »
5 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 3:10 pm
Posted By: UtahSEOpro 57 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seoco.co.uk)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Glen Allsop wrote "Just been looking at my statistics tonight and I am pleased to report that according to Google Analytics Sphinn has sent 286 unique visitors to my last article Linking To The BBC Will Boost Your Google Ranking." read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 6, 2008 - 8:46 pm
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 63 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I think that you'll all agree that spam prevention is getting better with our increased moderator team, despite the much steeper increase in member numbers.

We have however seen a number of instances where Sphinn has been referred to as an easy s read more »
38 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 2, 2008 - 11:24 am
Posted By: Gab 70 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
You've probably run into stuff like this crap in what's new: Bangladeshi thoughts on Salahuddin, Diesel Generators etc. Obviously, Sphinn's counter-spam measures aren't working, so I'm offering $100 for the best idea to fight spam on Sphinn.

It' read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 20, 2008 - 2:55 am
Posted By: ciaran 81 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Dear Danny,

I love Sphinn. And I really love Search Engine Land. But if the two are separate, why do you force me to submit something from SEL to Sphinn in order to comment on it?

There are times when I don't want to Sphinn a story (not becaus read more »
17 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: April 18, 2008 - 1:21 am
Posted By: patrickaltoft 82 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.blogstorm.co.uk)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Over the last few days I’ve noticed a couple of what I believe to be spam submissions to Sphinn with links to topgear.com, the official website of the BBC TV show fronted by Jeremy Clarkson. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 11, 2008 - 6:42 am
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 90 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I'm happy to announce that the next SphinnCon has now been confirmed for Friday 2nd May 2008, just a few weeks away. The event in Greensboro is designed for local Sphinn members and internet marketers, looking to share knowledge and network with pot read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 8, 2008 - 2:08 pm
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 92 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I'm pleased to announce that we've now taken on 2 new Sphinn moderators, helping us to manage the staggering growth of our site.

Brent Csutoras and Jeff Quipp have kindly volunteered to take up this challenge, and I hope that you all join me in w read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 1, 2008 - 1:08 pm
Posted By: bwelford 98 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I think there's nothing to lose and everything to gain by making Desphunn Comments just another way of making a regular Comment. If they're in the normal flow and appear in Latest Comments, then they will encourage discussion, which presumably is t read more »
14 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 31, 2008 - 9:04 am
Posted By: theGypsy 101 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://piloseo.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Pilo - I am a fan of Sphinn and generally find a bunch of good information and discussion there. Lately though I have noticed increasingly more SPAM submissions there. If I see Spam I report it right away and I hope others do the same. Unfortunately read more »
21 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 30, 2008 - 8:17 am
Posted By: MattMcGee 103 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.mattmcgee.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
All the great charts have a one-hit wonder, and Sphinn's Greatest Hits page is no different. Among all the big names, Sphinn has its very own one-hit wonder - a user that has the 4th biggest hit in Sphinn history! read more »
2 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 20, 2008 - 9:26 am
Posted By: ANOnym 111 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://sorvoja.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Recently, a story announcing an incorrect fact got way popular on Sphinn. How did it happen among the field of smart marketers? Read on (and voice your opinion, too). read more »
27 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 19, 2008 - 10:19 am
Posted By: Rhea 112 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
We’re starting a new ongoing series here on Search Engine Journal of SearchToons, farside style cartoons depicting events in search engines and the search industry. Today’s, the controversial Calacanis and the Mahalo work ethic, inspired by Jason’s read more »
2 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 18, 2008 - 7:25 am
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 113 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Some big changes are in the pipeline for Sphinn, which I'd like to discuss with you further and also talk about our existing functionality. read more »
29 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 18, 2008 - 6:15 am
Posted By: theGypsy 113 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I just wanted to take a moment (having just reached 200 submssions) to say YOU ALL ROCK! I have only been around Sphinn since last fall, but in my time here I have met a TON of new friends and working partners alike. As a guy working from his home o read more »
16 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 11, 2008 - 6:23 am
Posted By: SEOinSeattle 120 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.conversationmarketing.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Ian Laurie (SMX West Search Bowl team) wants Rand Fishkin go into the light, um, I mean have a Mac. If enough people donate $2.00 he'll send Rand one, otherwise he will donate the money to Habitat for Humanity.

Full disclosure: Ian is my boss. B read more »
12 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 8, 2008 - 9:21 pm
Posted By: Gamermk 123 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
We've had the DeSphinn feature live for a while and I think it's time it gets more power.

What do you guys think 1 to 1 ratio on Sphinn/DeSphinn or not? read more »
39 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: March 5, 2008 - 2:18 pm
Posted By: HamletBatista 125 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://smackdown.blogsblogsblogs.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Apparently Michael VanDeMar feels like my recent interview was an infomercial. What do you think? read more »
29 Comments     


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