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63 signs you’re addicted to Google and the Church of Search
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 1:26 am
Posted By: danzarrella 1 day 12 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.googletutor.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Seriously, each item below came right off the top of my head! Are you as big an addict? A few of those were straightforward, but many are from the land of Google geeks, how did you fare? Are you partying with any Google dust I missed? read more »
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Happy Mother's Day From The Search Industry
Avatar Went Hot: May 12, 2008 - 2:12 pm
Posted By: rustybrick 1 day 12 hours ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seroundtable.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
We got logos from Google, Yahoo, Ask, Dogpile, Cre8asite, the Search Engine Roundtable and others. All for our special moms! Happy Mothers Day! read more »
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The 2,000th SEO Scoop Post
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 6:49 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 3 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-scoop.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Be sure to drag your butt over and offer up some luvin' on DDs 2000th post (an amazing accomplishment) - to celebrate she's also listed her recent series on Authority Building

..now go and leave DD a comment and a toast to many returns read more »
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SEO Bloggers Parade Their Best
Avatar Went Hot: May 11, 2008 - 3:52 am
Posted By: deCabbit 4 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.blog.marketmou.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
This is a great collection of excellent blog posts nominated by folks in the industry.

The author says "If you just read through this post and follow the links, you will be arming yourself with knowledge from true experts in their field. If you u read more »
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I’m Your (Twitter) Pusher Mom
Avatar Went Hot: May 8, 2008 - 5:30 am
Posted By: Ruud 6 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://ablereach.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Ladies & Gentleman, it's the wonderful Elizabeth Able on the guitar doing... pusher mom....

"Tweak and test, coding clean
Super lean WordPress theme
Dealin' good, for the brand
Betty Crocker, Take a stand
Quoterati, quickly read
Twitterpated read more »
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Twit for Hire Cartoon - Will Twit you for $$$
Avatar Went Hot: May 7, 2008 - 11:58 am
Posted By: jeffquipp 7 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
A hilarious cartoon by Dave Harry making fun of some recent attempts at Twitter adverts.

Very funny! read more »
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Ask.com Misspells Cinco do Mayo on Homepage
Avatar Went Hot: May 5, 2008 - 1:03 pm
Posted By: graywolf 8 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.bestoftheweb.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
After abandoning search it looks like ASK.com has abandoned proof reading and spell checking as well. Instead of "Cinco de Mayo" Ask celebrates "Cinco do Mayo" instead. Maybe now that Microsoft has some extra cash not buying Yahoo they will buy you read more »
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The Evolution Of A Newbie SEO
Avatar Went Hot: May 1, 2008 - 8:33 am
Posted By: JulieJoyce 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-chicks.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Dazzlin' Donna explains how new SEOs evolve, in her typically witty manner. read more »
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Matt McGee: Twittering for Charity
Avatar Went Hot: April 30, 2008 - 12:00 pm
Posted By: WebGeek 13 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.smallbusinesssem.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
If you follow me on Twitter, you’ll be helping to raise money for a good cause. Please follow me, then come back to read on for more details….. read more »
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Get Your Search Marketing Resume Indexed By A Recruiter
Avatar Went Hot: April 29, 2008 - 7:50 am
Posted By: JohnCarcutt 15 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginejournal.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
This post is not intended to tell you what to put on your resume, but rather outline what he looks for in the first 60 seconds of reviewing any resume. To him, writing a good resume and implementing SEO are very similar conceptually, so if you’re a read more »
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SEO, Surrealism & Salvador Dali
Avatar Went Hot: April 25, 2008 - 1:13 pm
Posted By: toddmintz 19 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Certainly the most "out there" piece I've written to date, I attempt to link SEO with the concept of Surrealism, the art of Salvador Dali, and the mysteries surrounding extraordinary personal perception and its nexus to success in our industry.

H read more »
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There’s a New SEO Baby Coming to Town!
Avatar Went Hot: April 24, 2008 - 10:34 pm
Posted By: SpostareDuro 21 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.yourseomentor.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Garrett Pierson, of Your SEO Mentor, and wife are having a baby! Woohoo! (if you don’t know who Garrett is, he’s the cool dude that is responsible for "Learn SEO Live" video tutorials. (Which Jordan Kasteler (Utah SEO Pro) is also a contributor)

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April 20-26 is Cre8Green Week
Avatar Went Hot: April 23, 2008 - 10:59 am
Posted By: crashingflwrgrl 21 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.cre8asite.net) my network
Category: Water Cooler
The Cre8Green directory will open on Earth Day, April 22nd, and will close to new entries at the end of Cre8Green Week. Accepted sites must be something that will fit with the spirit of Earth Day. read more »
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SEMPDX President Kent Lewis & Online Reputation Management Featured On PDX TV News
Avatar Went Hot: April 23, 2008 - 7:55 am
Posted By: toddmintz 22 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Recently, we've seen multiple stories that were hot in our space get featured in mainstream media...this being only the latest example. read more »
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The Faceless Four in... The Looming Menace of Social Media!
Avatar Went Hot: April 22, 2008 - 9:09 pm
Posted By: martinbowling 23 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://broadcasting-brain.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Mark Dykeman over at the broadcasting-brain.com brings a little humor to the table. A great look at the lighter side of social media. Brightened up my day, hopefully will brightened up yours read more »
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Jeff Quipp - Top Social Media Dad
Avatar Went Hot: April 20, 2008 - 10:43 am
Posted By: SpostareDuro 25 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.socialmediamom.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Kristen invited Jeff Quipp as a top social media dad. He discusses the 6 'Ps' of social media parenting and seems to manage the balancing act with style.
PS: This is a water cooler post, so if it doesn't belong on the frontpage, don't Sphinn it!
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Why StumbleUpon Users Hate Us: Impressive SEO?
Avatar Went Hot: April 17, 2008 - 8:19 am
Posted By: onreact 27 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.stumbleupon.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Wow, indeed "Very Impressive SEO Service" as one of the 150+ bots stated. read more »
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From 10000 to 0 Emails in an Inbox in 24 Hours
Avatar Went Hot: April 11, 2008 - 12:45 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 34 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.problogger.net) my network
Category: Water Cooler
I’d been sitting on an inbox with close to 10,000 items in it for months and was feeling more and more stressed by the day. Within 24 hours I had an inbox with no items in it (well momentarily) and have been able to maintain that ever since A number read more »
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Don't burn yourself out - Take a break!
Avatar Went Hot: April 1, 2008 - 9:27 am
Posted By: Wingnut 43 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://10kthings.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
I recently started a Search Marketing company and am really feeling the stress of working constantly. An important lesson - be sure you make some time to relax so you don't lose the will to go on. read more »
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96 Women Bloggers to Watch for Spring 2008
Avatar Went Hot: March 30, 2008 - 9:30 am
Posted By: cre8pc 45 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://virtualwomansday.blogspot.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Some women from Sphinn have made this list. If I missed someone else, please note it here in the comments.

Kim Krause Berg - Cre8pc
Donna Fontenot - Dazzlin Donna
Anita Campbell - Small Business Trends

Others from the SEM and blog industry read more »
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The Agoraphobic Straightjacket & it's Cutting Intersection with my Search Career
Avatar Went Hot: March 29, 2008 - 8:40 am
Posted By: aimClear 47 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.semportland.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Sphinn community stalwart Todd Mintz bares his soul to inspire us all. Friends, we're defined by the ADVERSITY we OVERCOME. Anyone can be cool when it's easy. Run Todd run...score Todd score... read more »
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Open Discussion For Dealing With Site Crackers
Avatar Went Hot: March 28, 2008 - 6:26 am
Posted By: theGypsy 47 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-scoop.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Donna has a discussion worth having. More and more we're seeing crackers (yes Mark, we hear ya) whacking sites not only for the old fashion reasons, but for SEO purposes as well...

SEO Scoop - I’m fairly certain there are no clear cut answers out read more »
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Happy Birthday Bill Slawski!
Avatar Went Hot: March 20, 2008 - 11:44 am
Posted By: SpostareDuro 54 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion my network
Category: Water Cooler
It's now after midnight so this makes it the official day of the search patent guru's entrance to life.

Happy birthday Bill and many more. read more »
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SES NYC - 3 Women Spotlighted at Search Engine Strategies
Avatar Went Hot: March 14, 2008 - 7:53 am
Posted By: DavidWallace 61 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchmarketinggurus.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Li Evans writes, "Next week at SES New York City, not one, not two, but three women have been 'spotlighted'. How's that for progress? I think that says a lot for how this industry really respects women and is going beyond 'gender lines'. The three read more »
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Giving free SEO advice to the Homeless
Avatar Went Hot: March 12, 2008 - 8:14 am
Posted By: Wingnut 63 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://wingnutseo.com) my network
Category: Water Cooler
Everyone needs SEO even if they don't know it. read more »
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