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<title>Sphinn / MattMcGee / All</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:14:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sneak Peek: Stunning New Google Satellite Imagery]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77908</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77908</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:14:34 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77908</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One word: WOW. &quot;New satellite images that will eventually show up in Google Earth and Google Maps are now arriving from the Google-sponsored GeoEye-1 satellite that launched a month ago. GeoEye has just released the stunning image below as a preview of what's to come...&quot;<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best SEO Practices During A Website Redesign]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77896</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77896</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:26:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77896</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good stuff from Jill Whalen: &quot;Performing a complete website redesign is a lot of work and a daunting process. Whether you want to keep your existing rankings and targeted search engine traffic, or you are using your redesign process to get started on a new SEO campaign, there are a number of best practices to keep in mind.&quot;<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do Search Engines Love Blogs?  Microsoft Explores an Algorithm to Increase PageRank for Pages Linked to by Blogs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77736</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77736</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:35:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Microsoft SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77736</guid>
<description><![CDATA[More Bill Slawsi goodness. :-) This one explores a new MSFT patent app. that asks if the rankings of web pages in search results would be improved by a providing a slight increase in the PageRank of pages linked to by blogs.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ask.com Goes Back To 1996 With New Release]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77129</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77129</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:22:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Ask.com</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77129</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My opinion: A step backwards. The innovation of Ask 3D is gone. Agree/Disagree?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Ways SEO is Like LOST]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76680</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76680</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:55:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76680</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;...Google's algorithm is like the infamous 'smoke monster.'  It's elusive, mysterious and could destroy you at any given time. Never stare it directly in the eye.&quot;<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Recapping Fall Small Business Marketing Unleashed]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76071</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76071</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:00:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76071</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jennifer Laycock tells what you missed if you weren't at the SBMU conference last week in Columbus. (And she raids practically my entire Flickr photo collection in the process....)<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Building Etiquette : The Value of the Connection]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73374</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73374</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:48:18 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73374</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Turned down on a link request? Loren Baker: &quot;...even though they may have said no, there are still ways to bring value from these connections which will help with your website marketing.&quot;<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 21 Signs You Need a Break From SEO (2008 version)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73181</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73181</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:45:29 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73181</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's that time of year again: Time to find out if you're spending too much time on SEO and in desperate need of a break. Here's the 2008 version of &quot;Signs You Need a Break from SEO.&quot; Enjoy!<br/><br/>85 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Networking is Killing Your Career]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72170</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72170</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:15:11 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72170</guid>
<description><![CDATA[According to a CareerBuilder survey, 34% of hiring managers who research job candidates on social networks found content that made them drop the candidate from any short list. Why? Drugs, drinking, provocative photos or information, and ... &quot;Other areas of concern to arise from social network sites were poor communication skills, lying about qualifications, candidates using discriminatory remarks related to race, gender or religion, and an unprofessional screen name.&quot;<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Steps to Creating the Perfect Small Business Blog]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71768</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71768</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:24:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71768</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Mack Collier: &quot;While many small businesses are curious about blogging, few understand the steps necessary to get a solid effort off the ground.  Here's the steps you should consider to create the perfect blog for your small business.&quot;<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Directory Submission Red Flags]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71439</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71439</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:36:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71439</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've gone out on the hunt for links from quality directories, and the experience these past few days hasn't been good: There's a lot more junk out there than not. This can be a problem for the small business owner who may struggle to know how to tell a quality directory from the rest.<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sir, Would You Like Fries With Those Links?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68352</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68352</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:09:25 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68352</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Deb Mastaler questions the value of &quot;fast, easy&quot; links, and offers a playbook for article marketers: &quot;Perhaps a better approach would be to add new, low-cost angles to old ways of linking. Find a method you've used in the past and expand on the technique. Let's use article writing as our example and show how embellishing an old tactic will bring in new links.&quot;<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[11 Ways to Open a Post and Get Reader Engagement]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67655</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67655</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 22:35:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67655</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Really terrific article from Darren Rowse/Problogger on the value of your opening line, and how to make sure you get it right.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[8 Wordpress Plugins for Hyperlocal Bloggers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/66522</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/66522</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:47:29 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/66522</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As a hyperlocal blogger, chances are you're writing about specific locations pretty consistently on your local blog. But are you also showing where these places are? That extra visual element might be what separates a good post from a great one. This article looks at eight Wordpress plugins that let you add map data to individual blog posts.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 FireFox Extensions to Enhance Link Analysis in Yahoo]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/66386</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/66386</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:45:46 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Yahoo SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/66386</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good roundup post from Ann Smarty with Firefix extensions to help you get more out of Yahoo Site Explorer.<br/><br/>22 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Build a Community of Twitter Followers for Your Company]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/66382</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/66382</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:33:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/66382</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ellie Mirman writes: &quot;When engaging in any social media, you want to do so authentically - it will involve a fair amount of your participation, both give and take. Your first step once you join Twitter should probably not be to go follow 1,000 people. This act seems kind of spammy, and that's the last thing you want to do in social media. You should aim to let your community grow organically.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SES San Jose: 12 Fast, Free and Easy Tools]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/66007</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/66007</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:58:23 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Tips &amp; Tools</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/66007</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Next Thursday, I'll be giving a starter-level presentation on the &quot;Fast, Free and Easy Tools to Get You Going&quot; panel at SES San Jose. This is part of the &quot;Just the Basics&quot; track, geared toward anyone who's new to search engine marketing. If you can't be there on Thursday, here's a roundup of the tools I'll be introducing in my presentation...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[33 Brands That Suck on Twitter]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65505</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65505</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:29:47 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65505</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Brands and companies ... are totally missing the boat and not listening on twitter where millions of conversations are happening everyday. Do companies think about or even care what people are saying about them, their products or services on twitter? If they don't, then they are about to be rudely awakened soon enough.&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You Have Great Content, But Are You Promoting It?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65466</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65466</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:08:20 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65466</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Six quality deep links in six days. All thanks to having a piece of unique content, and promoting that content. This is a mini case study that shows how pushing content can allow it to spread a lot further than expected.<br/><br/>52 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Steps for 5 Stars: Reputation Management for Small Businesses]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65289</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65289</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:25:29 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65289</guid>
<description><![CDATA[David Mihm put together this sweet article on reviews and reputation management which collects and links to a lot of other opinions on how to manage your reputation online in a world of Yelps, TripAdvisors, Google Maps, Yahoo Locals, and all the other places people are talking about you today.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Use Google's Insights for Search to Improve Your PPC Management]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65246</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65246</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:17:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65246</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great post from PPC Hero that covers how to use Google Insights to help several aspects of a PPC campaign -- budget planning, geo-targeting, and more.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is This the Future of Online Reviews?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64972</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64972</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:29:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64972</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When businesses can reply to poor reviews left online, is the conversation valuable to other users? Or does it just devolve into a shouting match? Interesting discussion in the comments, too.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Forget Community. Forget Conversation. Business Blogging Is About SEO.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64960</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64960</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:27:38 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64960</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Your business is a data-driven machine. You live and die by leads and sales. You don't have time for unmeasurable, time-consuming concepts like community and conversation.Fine.Forget community. Forget conversation. There's a far simpler, far more measurable reason to blog: search engine rankings.<br/><br/>58 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Office Max Nails Viral Marketing with 'Penny Pranks' YouTube Videos]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64010</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64010</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:23:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64010</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great videos! Says Linda Bustos: &quot;The Office Max social media marketing machine is back with a new viral Youtube campaign - penny pranks! This ties perfectly to Office Max's back-to-school penny sale and is getting a lot of 5 star ratings and views on Youtube.&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ebook is Dead: Interview with Aaron Wall of SEOBook]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63963</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63963</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:38:37 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63963</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anita Campbell interviews Aaron Wall on the American Express &quot;OpenForum&quot; web site. They talk about Aaron's decision to kill off the SEOBook e-book and evolve the business model into online community/training.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Insights for Search Launches]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63791</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63791</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:26:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63791</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barry Schwartz details some juicy new data Google is sharing about searcher behavior. You can compare search patterns by category, by location (!), and over certain time frames. It's basically search data porn for marketers. :-)<br/><br/>57 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Traffic Marks: Terrific New Linkbuilding Tool]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62416</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62416</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:08:13 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Tips &amp; Tools</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62416</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Traffic Marks helps you locate authority sites - sites that would make good places to acquire links. You supply a keyword and it grabs the Top 10 sites in Google for your keyword, and it crawls those sites' first 100 +/- backlinks (I assume from Yahoo Site Explorer) to find sites/pages that link to the Top 10 most often.<br/><br/>56 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Indian IT Firm outsources Local US Mapspam to itself]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62323</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62323</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:49:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62323</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gotta love Mike Blumenthal's dry wit as he reveals the latest example of Google Mapspam. This time, it's from a company in India mistakenly using ITS OWN ADDRESS in India on listings for its clients in the U.S. D'oh!<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Reputation Management Matters for Small Businesses]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62274</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62274</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:57:23 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62274</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Never has the opinion of the individual been as powerful as it is today. One negative blog post or product review can spread online in a flash and change the direction of a company. Reputation management isn't just for big companies and brands -- it's for businesses of all sizes.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Mother of All SMX Local/Mobile Recaps]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62254</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62254</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:37:42 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62254</guid>
<description><![CDATA[David Mihm brings you everything you need to know from last week's SMX Local conference. He says: &quot;I've just returned from SMX Local in San Francisco and my head is still spinning. Chris Sherman, Greg Sterling, and the rest of the Third Door Media team did an amazing job with this conference, and if you are at all inclined towards Local Search, I'd highly recommend attending next year.&quot;<br/><br/>51 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WordButler: New Keyword Tool Not Quite Ready for the Big Leagues]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60646</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60646</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:52:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60646</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Says Stoney deGeyter: &quot;I actually liked WordButler a lot and think it's got a lot of potential. Unfortunately it's got of bugs to fix. I'm not sure it would ever be a replacement for Wordtracker, my keyword tool of choice, but it can be a nice addition to fill in the gaps that Wordtracker leaves.&quot;<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Proof You Can Buy Your Way to No. 1 on Google & Yahoo]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60638</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60638</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:14:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60638</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The #1 ranking page on Google and Yahoo for a killer local real estate query happens to be a domain for sale. [sarcasm]Nice job, search engines. That's good for users.[/sarcasm]<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Word-of-Mouth Marketing: It's About Being Remarkable]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60264</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60264</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:44:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60264</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great word-of-mouth is an important part of the SEO Success Pyramid, and complements all other forms of online and offline marketing. Don't miss the amazing story of how a Phoenix-area restaurant did something remarkable to serve a customer last week.<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Grab Attention Of Top Editors And Producers With Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59036</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59036</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:07:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59036</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jonathan Fields: &quot;Blogging is, indeed, the big show. It's where the meaty, public and sometimes deep conversations and comment debates happen. IM is a nice place to build on those conversations in a more private virtual setting. And, micro-blogging is the after party, that secret place where you get access to the ideas and questions before they even become the conversations that the &quot;rest&quot; of the world sees.&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy 1st Birthday, Sphinn!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58251</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58251</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:27:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58251</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sphinn turns one year old tomorrow, July 11! This is a look at Sphinn's early days -- including some of the &quot;firsts&quot; that happened when we were all figuring out what Sphinn was, how to use it, and how to say the name. :-)<br/><br/>71 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo! Introduces BOSS - The Next Step in our Open Search Ecosystem]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58105</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58105</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:42:42 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Yahoo</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58105</guid>
<description><![CDATA[BOSS is a new, open platform that offers programmatic access to the entire Yahoo! Search index via an API. BOSS allows developers to take advantage of Yahoo!'s production search infrastructure and technology, combine that with their own unique assets, and create their own search experiences. While search APIs have been available for some time, BOSS removes many of the usage restrictions that have prevented other companies from using them to build innovative new search engines.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Twitter Would Look Like in a Zombie Attack]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/57798</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/57798</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:09:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/57798</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's some fun for your late afternoon/early evening reading. Screenshot of what Twitter would look like during a zombie attack. :-) ProBlogger's Tweet at the bottom is awesome!<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Eric Enge Interviews Yahoo's Priyank Garg]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/57467</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/57467</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:21:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Yahoo SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/57467</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Another excellent chat by EE. We learn that Yahoo sometimes ignores the NOINDEX tag, is relying less on links in its algorithm today than before, and that social sites like del.icio.us can impact the Yahoo algorithm. (and more!)<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[12 Tips on Creating Content for Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/57261</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/57261</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:00:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/57261</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Creating great content for your social network starts with preparation. Get to know the community and the types of content they like before spending your time and energy on content development. Once you know the people and what content plays well, you have lots of choices - lists, interviews, and stories are almost always popular with any social media community. None of this, of course, comes easy. Like any type of marketing that's worthwhile, patience and persistence are a must.<br/><br/>69 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google: Expects Viacom Will Take YouTube Data Without User Info]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56861</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56861</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:57:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56861</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Danny updates the earlier story about YouTube data/Viacom/etc. with news that the data in question may not be as detailed as previously thought.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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