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<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:18:16 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese shun sex for a good, old-fashioned bank]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21176</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21176</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 07:18:16 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Searching</category>
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<description><![CDATA[The Chinese appear to have dismally failed to grasp the primary use of Google, with searches on the word &quot;sex&quot; ranking way down the list of most-Googled terms in the country last year.Leading the overall searches list was &quot;QQ&quot;, apparently an &quot;instant message service and a brand of car&quot;, according to Reuters. Next up was the China Merchants Bank, closely followed by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Fourth place went to &quot;stock&quot; (as in &quot;and shares&quot;, etc).<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matt Cutts corrects IZEA's Ted Murphy's mistakes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20683</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20683</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 07:48:29 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20683</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Should all links within a pay-per-post review be nofollowed? The current drama over what Matt Cutts allegedly said is a drama based on a mis-quote.<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn's search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16339</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16339</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:57:38 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16339</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wouldn't it be better if Sphinn's search function returned the newest submissions first rather than the oldest? I think it would help cut down on duplicate stories (which seem to be cropping up more as Sphinn grows). Thoughts?<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[25% of all searches end in a purchase & other  NEW stats from Google]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/14946</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/14946</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:10:11 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/14946</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google's UK MD  shares some rare stats, &quot;A typical user makes 22 travel searches, visits 12 sites and takes 29 days before making a travel booking. 55% of users assume a shop doesn't have an item instore if it can't be found on the web&quot; ... and more!<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fake smut codec ruse used to punt Google Pack]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13552</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13552</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:02:54 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13552</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Disguising Trojan horse malware as video codecs has became a favourite trick for hackers. Last week, the approach was used by a rogue affiliate to offer Google Pack.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[McAnerin to Patent an SEO Technique? - IPGeoTarget]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11404</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11404</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:19:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11404</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ian McAnerin has a trademark-safe name, IPGeoTarget, for a patent pending technique. Hopefully it'll help rather than hinder SEOers around the world.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo to Google, "You don't have the balls"]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2859</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2859</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:57:11 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Yahoo Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2859</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In a bit of fun, Yahoo's Flickr staff create &quot;Faceball&quot;, spread it around the world and lament Google's lack of balls.<br/><br/>22 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Nick Fox and Diane Chang at Google on Ad Quality Scoring]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/1521</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/1521</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:28:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/1521</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A talk with Nick Fox and Diane Chang from Google's Ad Quality team about quality scoring and how it impacts the user experience.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blocked or Bugged? Is Sphinn already banning URLs?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/992</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/992</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:50:10 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/992</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Couldn't submit a link to BrandRepublic about Yahoo! and Sony teaming up for a European travel site. Is it a bug? Or is the fact that BrandRepublic requires free registration the issue? How annoying are sites which require you to log in when they're submitted to Sphinn, Digg, Reddit and co?<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Users Report Gaining Access to Random Google Accounts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/975</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/975</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 06:27:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/975</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are many problems with Google's services lately. After Google Groups had some temporary glitches, some people report that Google switches them to random accounts.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gmail Threadless Competition Apparently Sucks]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/799</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/799</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:12:45 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/799</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hey, Threadless! Maybe instead of saying you'd prefer it doesn't have the Gmail logo, you could say it will be REJECTED from the competition if it does.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[24 hours of Sphinn]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/360</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/360</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:38:51 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/360</guid>
<description><![CDATA[24 hours of sphinn! A quick analysis of the hot topics. The results suggest that after chatting about Sphinn if you want to be sphunn the best tactic to date is to talk core SEO or AdSense. A good backup plan is to chat about Rand or Vanessa's cats.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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