
<?phpxml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" 
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
>
<channel>
<title>Sphinn / HustlinGrind / Voted News</title>
<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
<description>Sphinn</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:17 -0700</pubDate>
<language>en</language>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[7 Things Internet Marketers & Affiliates Can Learn By Playing Monopoly]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40862</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40862</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:01:17 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40862</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeremy uses a great analogy here.From the site:Over the weekend my neighbor John decided to break out the classic board game monopoly. It has probably been between 10-15 years since I played monopoly last. During this intense Saturday beer drinking / monopoly session, I realized that internet marketers and affiliates can actually learn quite a bit from monopoly.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The Young and the Profitless; Why the Yahoo/Microsoft Saga is Like a Daytime Soap Opera]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39840</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39840</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:43:42 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Yahoo</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39840</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Site: Daytime soap opera writers need to take a long look at the Yahoo/Microsoft acquisition drama-you can't make this kind of stuff up! Today, there are two interesting plot twists to keep you on the edge of your seat.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Google Recommends robots.txt Sitemap Submission During Glitch]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39839</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39839</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:41:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39839</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Webmasters at Google Groups are reporting that some verified sites' sitemap URLs are not being accepted by Google Webmaster Tools. The error some webmasters are receiving is: &quot;URL not allowed - This url is not allowed for a Sitemap at this location.&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[ Viral Marketing For Local Companies]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/37589</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/37589</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:41:46 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/37589</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So the trick here with todays viral marketing idea is to find something inside the landscaping industry that is interesting enough, or funny enough for a social community audience....<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Hey Microsoft, is THIS is why your search engine sucks?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29645</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29645</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:33:06 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Microsoft</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29645</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One of the common themes of conversation about MSN the last few years is why they always take so long to fix their search engine..... I guess Microsoft is just busy with more important things, you know like their line of superheros.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Black Or Red - Affiliate Marketing Roulette]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28481</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28481</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:34:10 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28481</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Affiliate marketing is a lot like roulette. In it's most simplest form you have red and you have black. And in business you have black for profits and red for losses. Either way, you can't win if you don't place your bets and once you do it will either be red or black.............<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The Holidays Are Here, What Exactly is My Job Again?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18486</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18486</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:56:44 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18486</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Explaining Affiliate Marketing To Family by Jeremy Enke. I had to laugh reading this because sometimes you get that weird look from people when you explain your job. Do they suspect I just sit on my ass surfing the net all day? Probably.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[7 Common Errors Most Affiliates Make Online]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18258</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18258</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:30:46 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18258</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A quick look at some common errors affiliates continue to make even after they no longer consider themselves new.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The 23 Types of Social Media Users]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12785</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12785</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 18:20:54 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12785</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just who uses social media sites and what type are you? Are you The O.G? The Hater? Or one of the other 23 social media types?<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[How Well Do You Really Know Your Visitors?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12576</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12576</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 13:28:10 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12576</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Most webmasters are using advanced analytics programs these days, and all serious affiliate marketers are. What's new and what still works?<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[22 Signs You May Be a Bad Blogger]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/9633</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/9633</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:22:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/9633</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the thousands of blogs in each industry updating every day, it is impossible to read everybody. If you think you are being dismissed by the blogging community, here are 22 sure-fire signs that put you in a negative light in the blogosphere.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[YouTube offer Publishers AdSense Embedded Video Players]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7576</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7576</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:02:47 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Contextual Ads</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7576</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Darren Rowse &quot;I've had a number of readers email me in the last 24 hours to let me know that they're seeing options to monetize sites using YouTube custom video players with AdSense units in them.Perhaps this was announced previously without me noticing it - but I can't find any official announcement of it - but YouTube now have pages that talk of how this is available.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA["Is it true that non-profits can run free adwords campaigns?"]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7575</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7575</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 03:52:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7575</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now, yes, your friend is correct and though little known, Google has a generous program called Google Grants. As the company explains:    &quot;The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing our philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts... Designed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, Google Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program. It harnesses the power of our flagship advertising product, Google AdWords, to non-profits seeking to inform and engage their constituents online... Google Grant recipients use their award of free AdWords advertising on Google.com to raise awareness and increase traffic. &quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Best Viral Campaign Ever?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7438</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7438</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:12:22 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7438</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Truly amazing viral marketing campaign launched by Pepsi Max that puts anyone with a pic on their own pepsi commercial, which is then put on a fake social network and a fake profile ;).<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[It's Official, People Will Buy ANYTHING On Ebay]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7426</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7426</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:32:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7426</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I don't know why, but I still get a kick out of every hustle I see going down on ebay that are as funny as this one. If nothing else, it shows you just how stupid the average consumer is. Check out this ebay auction of open office 2007:<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Take That Facebook!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7415</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7415</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:44:32 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7415</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the anticipation of Myspace's new design and features, many of the top social media commentators have wondered if it will rival facebook in the one area facebook has dominated them - usability. Everyone knows Rupert Murdoch is no slouch and that he would not let Facebook catch up to him without a fight.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Cana4t Tase Me Bro]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6476</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6476</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:03:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6476</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A GREAT example of link bait on Graywolf's blog. Maybe someone can submit Graywolf's blog to digg instead of the youtube video ;) I imagine this video will be everywhere within 24 hours.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[7 Reasons To Bring Booth Babes to Affiliate Conferences]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6343</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6343</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:42:10 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6343</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Top 7 Reasons To Bring Booth Babes To Conferences (with pics)<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Who's your Daddy? Vbulletin is!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/5305</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/5305</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:58:40 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/5305</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well if you ever wondered who major registrars bow down to at the end of the day, think the highly popular Vbulletin Forums. Even more specific, the 3rd party fraud control they employ in Croatia. Yes, a simple e-mail complaining of an expired VB license, and echoes of &quot;how high?&quot; ring throughout Godaddy.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[13 Ways to Increase Your Luck in Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/4466</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/4466</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:06:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/4466</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you are trying to increase your productivity on social media sites, here are a few things to keep in mind:<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[DigPicz is Great Linkbait]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/4458</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/4458</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:36:44 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/4458</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Among the Digg community, a certain plea for a pictures section has been gaining steam over the last month or two. To this day, Digg has still not mentioned it in their plans.Now a Digg user has changed all that..<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The Hidden "F" In Your Web Pages]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/4403</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/4403</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 02:50:38 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/4403</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A team of scientists engaged in military research recently came to the conclusion that when it comes to reading web pages,most readers read in &quot;F&quot; shaped pattern taking into consideration the eye movements of 232 readers<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The 7 Types Of Visitors]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/4366</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/4366</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:35:24 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/4366</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every blog has seven distinct types of readers. There are many variations and cross-breeds but odds are that each of you falls into one or more of these categories<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[The Expectations from Poker Affiliates for Poker Affiliate Programs and Affiliate Managers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3566</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3566</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 18:56:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3566</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Excellent article on expectations of affiliates for affiliate managers and programs, written by Jeremy Enke, founder of PokerAffiliateWorld.com .<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Dealing With People Who Steal Your Content]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3136</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3136</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:26:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3136</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A few times a week I get emails from people who are getting there RSS republished other places. Usually the title of the subject is like &quot;PLEASE HELP ME CONTENT THIEF STOLE MY STUFF&quot;.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Build a Digg Power Account While Creating Additional Income]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3121</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3121</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 17:58:21 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Bookmarking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3121</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the new &quot;Submit and Blog it&quot; feature on Digg, we can hit two birds with one stone.Lately I have been thinking about what makes a story viral, particularly on Digg or Netscape. I have been studying a lot of the top users on these sites and I notice one of two common things.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Pagerank matters. Alexa matters. The Sellers Know]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3024</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3024</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:26:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3024</guid>
<description><![CDATA[And they will always matter. You see, for every person that says tool bar pagerank or alexa ranking doesn't matter, there is somebody who says it does. And those people tell other people it matters and there are always new breeds of people coming in obsessed with pagerank or alexa.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Hey SEO: Raise Your Rates, Youa4re Worth More!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3022</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3022</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:35:32 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3022</guid>
<description><![CDATA[- John Andrews - johnon.com<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Top 40 High Traffic Social Networking Sites]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2931</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2931</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:50:47 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2931</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Top 40 Social Networking Sites according to Alexa rankings.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[MSN Now Ranking The Myspace Redirect]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2794</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2794</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:57:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Microsoft SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2794</guid>
<description><![CDATA[beta.search.msn is now ranking the Myspace redirect #1 for a fairly competitive term.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>
