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<title>Sphinn / EricLander / Voted News</title>
<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:35:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Video Search Results Displaying Differently in Google]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74124</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74124</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:35:22 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74124</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blog post contains an example of a (potentially) new video search result format I've begun noticing this morning.  It may be old, and if so - apologies in advance. This is the first I've seen of these results though so i wanted to share with the community.<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dave Snyder's View of Internet Marketing Through Goodfellas Quotes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73029</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73029</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:38:33 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73029</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave Snyder tells us about his views on Internet Marketing through something we can all enjoy, famous quotes and references to the movie Goodfellas. The article needs to be read, but I'll give you a hint, Google is compared to Paulie...<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Adwords Tests Units at Bottom of the SERPS [Screencast]]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72370</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72370</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:06:25 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72370</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brian Chappell recorded a screen cast showing Google Adwords being displayed under the 10 organic listings of the SERPs.  According to a cited source in Brian's post, this was also tested in 2005 - but newsworthy now that tests resume again.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tynta4s CEO Derek Ball Responds to SEO Community]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72239</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72239</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:35:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72239</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Derek Ball, CEO of Tynt responded to the SEO community - and this follow-up pot includes a review of my core issues with Tynt, why they're exemplifying reputation management in action, and, discusses the opinionated views of Michael Gray (GrayWolf) and incrediBILL. Finally, this post also includes an overview of what I think Tynt needs to do moving forward.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Tynt Stealing Site Ownera4s Content & Refusing to be Blocked?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71844</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71844</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:56:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71844</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tynt is out as a private beta service, and it's allowing anyone to get an account and start marking up sites.  The trouble is, URLs are being indexed and webmasters have no ability to block or opt out of this &quot;contextual relevance and dialog&quot; service.<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rant About Google & Online Reputation Management]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71498</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71498</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:29:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71498</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier today I reached some sort of boiling point and I started up a rant about Google and the topic of reputation management online. This blog post is targeted at Google and may feature some debatable stances.  Ultimately though, I hope it's worth a read.<br/><br/>68 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Googlea4s Chrome Browser: What You Need to Know]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69926</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69926</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:41:13 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69926</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There's a beta release coming out tomorrow morning in more than 100 countries, so I've tried to collect as much information as possible tonight to help us all prepare for what will clearly be a busy week in the search industry.<br/><br/>64 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Chrome, Googlea4s Web Browser: Is it Real?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69878</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69878</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 10:54:44 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69878</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Is Google Chrome, the Google Web Browser for real?  Chrome is said today to have a number of features in its open source platform including:* JavaScript Virtual Machine called &quot;V8&quot;* special tabbed browsing functionality* autocomplete &amp; search powered address bar* Incognito mode* web application support* malware &amp; phishing protection<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Combat Complaints Sites in Google]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/61204</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/61204</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:34:38 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/61204</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Complaint sites continue to litter the SERPS for a number of major brand names and the problem is quickly growing out of control.  This morning, Loren Baker introduces us to an open discussion on how to combat these negative brand influences.<br/><br/>55 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Carcutt Wins $10,000 SEJ Contest, Donates Prizes to Orphanage]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/55164</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/55164</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:06:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/55164</guid>
<description><![CDATA[John Carcutt wins the Search Engine Journal blogging contest, and donates $10,00 in prizes... &quot;One of my best friends growing up recently moved to a remote area of Mexico to build and operate an orphanage. I plan on donating a majority of the prizes to him and his orphanage. He has a simple site at www.faceofmyfather.org and with these prizes I think we can get him a very nice donation generating machine online. Thank you again Loren from me, Face of My Father and all the Mexican orphans your contest is going to help.&quot;<br/><br/>57 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matt Cutts -- Be Fair if You Are Going After Paid Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/54181</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/54181</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:59:21 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/54181</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A great article here from Michael Gray (GrayWolf) on the borderline hypocrisy that Google practices when dealing with paid linking and search.  Worth a read as it contains some solid examples as well.<br/><br/>69 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Art of Google PageRank Sculpting & Five Sculpting Tips]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/53720</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/53720</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:06:10 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/53720</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This article focuses on an underlying message from Michael Gray's SMX Advanced presentation -- Is sculpting Google PageRank worth it?  This post then goes on to introduce five safe and simple tips to get started with PageRank sculpting.<br/><br/>56 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An SEO's Introduction and Tutorial to Google Webmaster Tools]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52667</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52667</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:41:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52667</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I've created a 37 slide presentation that walks viewers through the process of setting up and understanding Google's Webmaster Tools.  This resource was created to assist search marketers and webmasters with the basics of the program.<br/><br/>51 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Online Reviews Can Help Grow a Business]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/47533</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/47533</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:21:46 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/47533</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sphinn's own planetc1 graces the front page of USAToday.com in an excellent article and video discussing the importance of online reviews and their importance to growing a business in modern times.<br/><br/>29 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn: A Dysfunctional Social Community?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45180</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45180</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 20:46:43 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45180</guid>
<description><![CDATA[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 term growth of Sphinn.<br/><br/>56 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Much Would You Pay For a Link? (Poll)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45041</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45041</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 07:39:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45041</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Loren Baker of Search Engine Journal takes a dive into determining what a link is worth, and invites readers to participate in a poll asking what they would pay for a quality, permanent inbound link.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Leaks Max CPC and Quality Score Variables (Pscore, mCPC and thresh)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43254</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43254</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:08:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43254</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Earlier this morning a colleague of mine was conducting a search and called me over to show me something interesting. Immediately below each of the sponsored search results (AdWords) were three separate variable names and values. The numbers that have been shared publicly and documented in this post with screenshots include those for major corporations including Honda Motor Company and Hewlett-Packard.<br/><br/>72 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My Plea to SE Conferences: Turn Calacanis Away]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42262</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42262</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:41:47 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42262</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As an industry, let's just put ourselves in a position to stop dealing with this type of juvenile behavior.  How you ask?  With one simple step. Get him off of the conference keynotes.  This blog post shouldn't even need to be written, because like Calacanis - it's irrelevant to the search industry.<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are You Really Ready to Offer Social Media Services?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42098</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42098</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:24:55 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42098</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Companies lust for the high margins that successful social media efforts can generate. They infatuate themselves with backlinks, page views and opportunities to score major ad revenue. Sadly, they fail to understand just how organic the space has become. While they were drooling away in their daydreams, fantasizing about easy returns and low budget efforts - the communities that they hoped to exploit grew larger, smarter and more fickle.<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo Games: Google & AOL Partnerships to Increase Microsofta4s Offer?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39750</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39750</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:29:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39750</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A short while ago, Chris Winfield of 10e20 called my attention to a story published by Henry Blodget on Silicon Alley Insider. In the article, Blodget covers a possible partnership between Yahoo and AOL / Time Warner, and argues that such a partnership would help extract a higher bid from search rival Microsoft.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Natural SEO FAQ - Linking In And Out]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34420</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34420</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:26:40 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34420</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann hooks us up with a great article discussing the impact of inbound and outbound links on SEO efforts.  This is the start of a new series on SEJ and Ann introduces her approach here: If you look natural, no algorithm changes will affect you. Of course, everything might happen and Google does make mistakes too (no wonder, huh?) but keeping your SEO tactics natural, you will always remain &quot;on the safe side&quot; at least.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engine Journal Opens Search Marketing Job Board]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29871</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29871</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:08:02 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29871</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For those looking for an active list of career opportunities in the search engine marketing industry -- give this resource a shot.  Loren's got a detailed post describing the benefits of the board as well.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Make the Most of SEO Competitive Research : Evaluating the Competiton]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29294</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29294</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:20:42 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29294</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I love this article because Ann forces us to look beyond the normal keyword and on-site elements of SEO -- and then place a strong emphasis on the competitive balance between your brand others.With strong screen shots and examples, she walks you through ways you can immediately begin to evaluate competition in turn for a stronger SEO campaign.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Getting Started in Search Engine Optimization]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25851</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25851</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:48:59 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25851</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a post that I've quickly come up with to help out those who often look for tips, ideas and resources to get started in the Search Engine Optimization / Marketing industry.  From misconceptions to basic level best practices -- I'm hoping this is enough to get some people started.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Which Keyword Research Tool Do You Recommend?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25731</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25731</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:31:16 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25731</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For me, keyword research is a tough step.  In some cases, I love one tool.  For other needs, I need to use another.  And of course -- there are proprietary tools that trump either tool when it comes to specific needs (like YSM's Suggestion tool for paid campaigns).So -- as Loren has asked here -- what keyword research tool do you recommend?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Marchex and Idearc Media Form Local Advertising Partnership]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25578</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25578</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:13:46 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25578</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Marchex, Inc. a local online advertising, SEM &amp; local content company and Idearc, parent company of Superpages.com, have formed a local advertising agreement where Superpages.com performance-based advertisers will be placed on Marchex's network of web sites through Enhance Interactive, Marchex's advertising network.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Netscape : Strong Brand with No Identity]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21165</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21165</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:55:38 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21165</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Netscape is all but dead, and here Loren takes a dive into the causes as well as how the brand might actually be salvaged.<br/><br/>25 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google, the New England Patriots of Search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18160</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18160</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:15:44 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18160</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From the lead in... &quot;We've been printing the headlines for years now : Google Rules Search Market Share, Google Tops Yahoo &amp; MSN in Search for March, Google : Dominant American Search Engine for 2005 a4 yada yada yada. Hitwise released a press release today about how they tracked how Google Dominates Search in November with some numbers to back up the claims.&quot;<br/><br/>21 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[125 Social Bookmarking Sites : Importance of User Generated Tags, Votes and Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17503</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17503</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:06:52 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Bookmarking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17503</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From passing link juice to providing users with online communities for sharing bookmarks, social bookmarking sites have become a necessity in web site promotion.  Here, Loren Baker from Search Engine Journal provides 125 sites and discusses the importance of UGC in the form of votes, tags and links...<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[[FIXED] What's Up with the Sphinn This Buttons?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12717</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12717</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:40:03 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12717</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm no longer seeing the wonderful blue star burst with a &quot;Sphinn This&quot; button for sphinn'ing off-site stories.  Instead, I'm seeing a partially cut off &quot;Vote This&quot; button with the number of Sphinn's half over it.Worse still, it's an ugly fluorescent green!  What's up with that?<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Googlea4s PageRank: A Double Edged Sword]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12714</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12714</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:03:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12714</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Contains some thoughts and opinions on the recent PageRank updates, and in particular, how those in the search marketing industry have reacted.  Features some commentary from both Vanessa Fox and Kim Krause Berg.<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What's A Nice Girl Like You Doing With Links Like That?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11463</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11463</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:30:42 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11463</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great article from Debra Mastaler on the status of links in today's search marketing industry.  Well worth a read as more and more links and strategies become front page news...<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google PageRank Update: October 27, 2007]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11344</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11344</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:24:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11344</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After waiting for what seems like forever, Google PageRank finally appears to be updating beyond the dramatic cuts major sites received earlier in the week.  I'm seeing new sites securing stronger PageRank across the board...  Anyone else?<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Building 101: What Should Be Evaluated With Each Link Opportunity]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10979</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10979</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:45:48 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10979</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Strong post here from Derek on link building, and well worth a read for those looking to gain a better understanding of evaluating link opportunities in the ever changing marketplace.<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The true state of B2B Search Engine Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10870</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10870</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:50:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10870</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a great blog post from a new source I haven't seen on Sphinn before.  In short, it covers the challenges that B2B SEM providers face in the industry, including client education, sales presentations and the overall lack of funding focused on search marketing.  Certainly worth a read... This quite summed it up for me:&quot;In short, everyone's intrigued; but very few are yet investing much of their budget with the help of a professional SEO firm.&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Buy Blog Reviews for SEO & Link Building]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10431</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10431</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:41:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10431</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Loren Baker discusses the importance of blog reviews and their direct correlation to search engine optimization efforts.  This complete article features 12 tips to help make the most of your blog review efforts.<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Neil Patel Loves Digg as Much Normal Guys Love Porn]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/9747</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/9747</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:18:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/9747</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My recap of the latest SMX session which included a great comment from Neil Patel on the fact that &quot;I love Digg as much as other guys my age love porn&quot;.Stellar presentations today...<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google PageRank Update & Link Selling]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8723</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8723</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2007 08:44:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8723</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is obviously a wildly popular topic, but the implications go beyond a simple number representative of PageRank.  Advertising programs and new organizations make it a point to game the system of links and PageRank -- so it's interesting to see how this will all shape out.  Solid article here from Loren though, and one certainly filled with a lot of webmaster reactions.<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google PageRank Update This Weekend? Backlinks and PageRank Changes Reported]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8440</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8440</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:17:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8440</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I certainly hope this is true... We've been waiting a while for the next update!  From the story: &quot;Google seems to have updated its backlink tracking tool in the Google Webmaster Tools suite according to a conversation going on in DigitalPoint forums. Some members are reporting increases of backlinks tracked by Google...&quot;<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Building Link Alternatives with Rand Fishkin (SEOmoz Video)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8360</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8360</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:04:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8360</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of my Friday morning staples is coffee and whiteboard Friday.  Today, Rand covers &quot;linkternatives&quot; and goes into various ways in which SEOs can use alternative linking methods when the traditional A HREF isn't available for you to use.  Of particular interest is Rand's comments on javascript links being used more for discovery than link juice.  And, he's got Sir Mix a Lot going too...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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