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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:22:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Is Not a Last-Ditch Effort]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74872</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74872</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:22:55 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74872</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sales are down for many businesses due to the slow economy. Business owners and CEOs are looking for that one thing that can pull them through the hard times and keep them afloat. When times get tough, many turn to SEO, hoping that it will be the ticket to increased sales. While SEO is almost always a good idea, if you're counting on it to save a failing business, you may want to rethink things.<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Speculations On What Lisa Barone Will Be Doing Next]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74547</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74547</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:45:43 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74547</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Blogosphere and Twitterverse are all abuzz with the news of Lisa Barone's impending departure as head blogger over at BruceClay.com and there's lots of speculation as to what her next move might be. She said she'd be moving back to the East Coast where she is originally from.Here are my top 7 guesses...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Measuring Success Beyond the Search Engines: Using Referral Data in Google Analytics]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72010</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72010</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:58:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72010</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I admit it. I'm a Google Analytics junkie. I try to stay away, but every now and then I hear it calling my name and I break down and log in. I feel the familiar rush of excitement running through my veins almost instantly. And I know anything else I may have planned to do that day won't get done because I'll be in my own world for hours. My analytics world. Just me and my stats.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Introverts Guide to Conference Networking]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65986</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65986</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:52:32 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65986</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great tips from Lisa Barone on conference networking. Nearly anyone who's attended a conference can relate, especially if you're somewhat shy.<br/><br/>72 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How the SEO Bubble Will Pop]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65223</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65223</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:19:24 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65223</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ian Lurie speculates about an SEO industry shake out:&quot;The industry shakes out. While many rip-off artists stick around, even more go away. Competent individuals move to agencies or continue as consultants. Corporations become smarter consumers of our services.&quot;<br/><br/>57 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top SEO Firms Paid for by the Following...]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63789</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63789</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:27:01 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63789</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great post by Mark Jackson about the creepy feeling he gets when he sees search marketing companies paying for the honor of being deemed &quot;best.&quot;<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The only thing cool about cuil is it changed the subject from knol!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62618</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62618</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:00:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62618</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just had to get that off my chest.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Attracting Targeted Visitors and Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58629</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58629</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:25:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58629</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The latest in my &quot;Avoiding SEO Brain Freeze&quot; series at TalentZoo. This one about attracting targeted traffic by getting the word out about your website.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Building via Word-of-Mouth]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58603</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58603</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:49:32 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58603</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The next time someone starts talking about getting reciprocal links, or dropping comments in blogs for links, or writing crap articles for links, please point them to this article by Justilien that explains how to REALLY get links!<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Komarketing addresses 'What Dona4t You Trust About SEO?']]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/57923</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/57923</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 06:21:54 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/57923</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Derek Edmond answers some of the questions asked by LinkedIn folks on why they don't trust SEO.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Plagiarism]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56654</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56654</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:09:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56654</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Over the past few weeks, I've had a few run-ins with plagiarism in various forms and thought I'd take the opportunity to have a little rant about it. My hope is that by discussing it, people will become more educated about the issue and perhaps it will become a little less rampant online.<br/><br/>77 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SiteLaba4s Top 10 Ways to Leverage Your Online Marketing in a Recession]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49158</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49158</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 20:41:43 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49158</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good stuff from SiteLab:&quot;We've all heard the news by now.  We're in a recession. Or maybe nota4a4but the economy is definitely in a downturn.  Don't fret though.  Often times a recession can be the stimulus that leads your company to new heights particularly in the area of online marketing.&quot;<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO for Blogs: If You Build It, Will They Come?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45447</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45447</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 11:10:44 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45447</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Inc. Technology article about optimizing blogs for increased search engine traffic. &quot;Blogs can be effective tools for raising the profile of your product or service -- but only if your target audience find them. Search engine optimization (SEO) can be effective for raising the profile of your blog.&quot;(Disclaimer: There are a few quotes from me as I spoke with the reporter who wrote the article.)<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Six Questions With Vanessa Fox]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44187</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44187</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 08:19:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44187</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa Barone had a great interview with Vanessa Fox. (Surprised it wasn't sphunn already!) Learn what Vanessa is currently up to, as well as her thoughts on &quot;PageRank Sculpting&quot; and more!<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Great Nashua, NH SEMNE Event on Blogging!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43992</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43992</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 17:18:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43992</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After a few quick SEMNE announcements, business consultant, Ted Demopoulos took to the podium and provided everyone with an enthusiastic presentation on exactly why blogging is an essential ingredient to your online marketing mix. Read the recap here!<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Does "standards" Mean? - High Rankings Forum Discussion]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39395</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39395</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 06:44:40 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39395</guid>
<description><![CDATA[More on the Search Marketing Standards discussion. ProjectPHP asks for definitions of what standards mean, and Ian McAnerin delivers with some great definitions and lots of other useful information to continue this debate.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Have we run out of good SEO/SEM topics to write about?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34932</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34932</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 07:04:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34932</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In reviewing the &quot;What's New&quot; posts here at Sphinn this weekend, I was hoping to catch up with some interesting SEO/SEM articles I may have missed during the week. I really wanted to Sphinn some good stuff.  Unfortunately, the good stuff was few and far between. Mostly all I could find were posts about blogging and how to get rich quick.  The few posts with an SEO bent, were mostly inaccurate or had been previously discussed ad nauseum. Even the hot topics for the week were all about Twitter, Stumble and blogging. There were a few interesting topics, but not much for my tastes.So I'm wondering...have we simply run out of good SEO and SEM topics?<br/><br/>67 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Surprise! Not All Women Think Alike]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/32062</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/32062</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:03:39 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/32062</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Holly Buchanan has a great article on how to break stereotypes by using User Personas. From the article: How many times have you sat down to write a piece of copy and the ideas simply did not flow? It used to happen to me a lot, until I started working with personas. Personas are a copywriter's best friend for so many reasons...<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Your Website Copy Crystal Clear?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31699</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31699</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 15:32:24 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31699</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My latest SEL article:Pretend you don't know anything about what your company offers and you stumbled onto it somehow. Can you tell immediately what it's all about? Can the search engines? Do this exercise with each inner page of the site as well. Is what each page has to offer, truly crystal clear? Or does your website presume that people already know who you are and what you're about. If it's the latter, you may have an online brochure on your hands, which isn't a good thing.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Avoiding SEO Brain Freeze Part One - Hunting For Keyword Phrases]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30520</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30520</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:46:32 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30520</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The first in my multi-part step-by-step series at TalentZoo on exactly how to optimize your website to gain more targeted traffic and conversions.  This article focuses on the very first step in your SEO process - hunting for the keyword phrases that you will eventually use to optimize each page of your website.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Lunch in Honolulu on Thurs. Feb. 21@12:00 at Yard House restaurant]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29021</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29021</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:12:01 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29021</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm in Honolulu and want to meet you if you're in the area. We've got 6 so far let me know if you are interested.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEM Skinny : The Dirty Little Secret of the SEO Industry]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25401</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25401</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:54:26 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25401</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Thought I'd stir up some additional SEO controversy here and point out my article over at Talent Zoo.  &quot;Have you been held hostage by a search engine optimization (SEO) or search marketing company who claims that your search engine rankings will tank as soon as you stop paying them their monthly fee? If so, you're not alone. Over the years I've heard this a number of times, and I'm here to tell you that under most circumstances, it's just not true!&quot;<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Did Sphinn Get to be the Get Rich Quick Article Repository?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23976</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23976</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:50:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23976</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I've been busy the past few weeks and haven't had a chance to trawl the &quot;What's New Posts&quot; like I usually do. In reviewing them today, it seems like the percentage of get-rich-quick posts and blogs are overtaking those having to do with search marketing.I think it sucks. I wish Sphinn was more about search marketing like I thought it was supposed to be.How about you?<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Software: Is there any such thing?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19747</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19747</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:41:25 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19747</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A High Rankings Advisor subscriber wonders if there's some SEO software he can get that will SEO his site for him.  I tried to let him down easy... ;)<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Could A Chimp Do SEO? Heck YES!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15465</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15465</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 07:35:00 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15465</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEO Chick, Julie Joyce asks, &quot;As a world class SEO, could you be replaced by an ape?&quot;<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Popular Blog Posts - Women of Search 2.0]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13863</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13863</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:09:32 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13863</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Cool post by Li Evans showcasing many of our most popular posts and articles.<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn Spell-checker could use an update!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13326</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13326</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:53:47 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13326</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just did a spell check on my last submit and saw that Sphinn doesn't recognize the following words:SphinnGoogleNofollow:D<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nofollow removed from links in Sphinn comments?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13325</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13325</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:50:54 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13325</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Just noticed links in Sphinn comments are no longer nofollowed.  Apologies if this has already been mentioned, I haven't been browsing much during the week.When did this get put into place, and is it permanent?Is it actually a good idea? I noticed it because I saw a comment where someone put in a sort of &quot;signature&quot; with a link to his site.Seems to me that comment links is actually what nofollow is for, as opposed to paid links that Google would now like them to be for!<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Should Copyright Laws be Changed or Removed? - High Rankings Search Engine Optimization Forum]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12592</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12592</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:12:48 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12592</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Not really search marketing related, but since many of us write for a living (while we're not SEO'ing), I thought this forum discussion on the pros and cons of copyright laws and whether we should have them or not, might interest you.<br/><br/>27 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Plan for the Holidays Nice and Early By Analyzing Search Trends]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12396</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12396</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 08:45:45 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12396</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good post by Rebecca at SEOmoz about using Google Trends and KeywordDiscovery search trends data to learn when people start using various holiday keyword phrases in the engines.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Press Release: ISOS Launch Soul Sellina4 Link Bonanza (SSLB) Program]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11584</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11584</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:58:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11584</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's not new, but in light of Google's link buying/selling crackdown, I thought some of you might be interested in ISOS's soul sellin' link bonanza program. It won't cost much...just your soul...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MarketMotive: Never, Ever, Pay For Traffic]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11316</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11316</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:57:06 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11316</guid>
<description><![CDATA[John Marshall from MarketMotive has a great post about not paying for traffic. He says, &quot;I may well be packed-to-the-gills with hubris, but why am I so sure that paying for traffic is always wrong?&quot;<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[This Is How You Respond To Criticism]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11252</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11252</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:02:51 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11252</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A nice post complimenting Robert Clough on how he handled my supposed criticism of his advertising model. I totally agree that Robert handled it nicely, and I would like to think I would have done exactly the same!<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Traffick: Google Shoots Arrow into Heart of]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11189</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11189</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 06:57:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11189</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Andrew Goodman weighs in on the PageRank demotions. Andrew's take is different in that he stresses how important integrated marketing is to the internet marketing industry, and yet it is seemingly ignored by many in SEO. (Or something like that...read the post, he explains it better than I can!)<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing: The New SEO?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10978</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10978</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:45:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10978</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My latest Search Engine Land article:&quot;Fall is the time of year when we start to look at where search marketing is heading. Looking at the latest search marketing conference agendas, articles, and online news in the SEM space, it certainly appears that social media marketing and networking are the wave of the future.&quot;<br/><br/>73 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Googlea4s Paid-link Smack in the Face]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10895</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10895</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 17:02:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10895</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I had to get in on all the paid-links rants...&quot;My guess is that the toolbar PR penalty is just that - a lowering of visible PR in order to make a statement.&quot;<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AlterNet: Will Google's Greed Ruin the Internet?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8579</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8579</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2007 21:03:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8579</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeffrey Chester from The Nation believes Google's new marketing strategy poses a huge threat to our privacy and democratic aspirations for the Internet.Do you agree?<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[I'm a toad, can't figure out how to send a message to Sphinn users]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7645</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7645</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:19:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7645</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Most likely, I'm just missing it somewhere, but how the heck to you send a message to someone on here? I can't find it anywhere.  I see how to reply to someone who messaged you (although that doesn't always work either as I just had two errors doing that). But I can't find anywhere how I would message someone who hasn't already messaged me.So where is the obvious link to do this that I'm missing?!<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jill Whalen -vs- SEO Hack  The Worst SEO Blog Ever!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7603</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7603</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:31:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7603</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEO Hack professing his love for me, umm...kinda sorta ;)<br/><br/>55 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SearchEngineWatch:  Content Creation: About Journey, Not Destination?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7585</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7585</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:15:43 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7585</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Elisabeth Osmeloski writes a good article on content creation for travel sites. &quot;Since content creation is the cornerstone of search engine optimization, and enticing content sells travel, finding ways to set your content apart from the masses is an incredible challenge to take on. It can be downright overwhelming when you realize that the big dogs have years, decades or more, of online content in the travel space.&quot;<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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