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<title>Sphinn / SEOinSeattle / Voted News</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:52:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Marketing Web Site Ranked]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60243</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60243</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:52:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60243</guid>
<description><![CDATA[-Have you ever wondered which are the most popular search marketing web sites? Voices of Search scraped a bunch of data and sorted things out. Where does your favorite rank?_<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Indexing Flash - Don't Party Just Yet]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56427</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56427</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:51:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56427</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Now that Adobe &amp; Google are getting Flash indexed is it time to let your graphic designer go crazy? Popular blogger Ian Laurie is holding-up a big yellow caution sign.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PPC FAQ - Action Packed PPC Keyword Research.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/53981</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/53981</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:32:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/53981</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The team at Portent Interactive is answering your questions about PPC.  ---  This post is all about finding killer keywords for your campaign.  --- Ask your own question in the comments._<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Michael Gray, Will Critchlow, Steve Rubel & Ian Lurie Define Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/48854</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/48854</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 13:52:41 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/48854</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Voices of Search kicks-off with Michael Gray, Will Critchlow, Steve Rubel &amp; Ian Lurie answering the question,&quot;During the last year or so Social Media Marketing (SMM) joined the forefront of Internet marketing and search marketing in particular. How do you define social media and what does this means to you? Bonus points for not using the term Web 2.0.&quot;Add your own answer via the blog comments.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Has a Future! CM Blog Tells ShoeMoney & Mkt. Pilgrim to Jump In a Lake]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45139</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45139</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 13:45:00 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45139</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ian vehemently disagrees with Jeremy Shoemaker and Marketing Pilgrim that SEO is singing its swan song. What do you think? Is SEO a burly bully boy or is sand getting kicked in its face? Sound-off on the Conversation Marketing blog.-<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twistori - Twitter Declarations on Steroids!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43362</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43362</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:40:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43362</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is so cool! Click on any of love, hate, think, believe, feel or wish and see all the hopes, dreams and despairs of Twitter users scroll across your screen.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter Secrets Revealed]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43333</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43333</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:40:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43333</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you want to become a Twitter super user? Learn how to grow and strengthen your Twitter account._<br/><br/>59 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Three Audiences Every Website Should Cultivate]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42915</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42915</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 13:37:55 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42915</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here is one to show the execs. Attracting your sales or conversion audience takes more than posting a bunch of brochure verbiage. It's about recognizing how the Internet operates and cultivating that reality._<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Psst...Hey mister...Wanna buy a .EDU subdomain?" - Linkadage]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40843</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40843</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:10:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40843</guid>
<description><![CDATA[--This takes the cake and IMOH opinionated O is as sleazy as they come. Linkadage is selling .edu subdomains for $50 a month. &quot;PI.edu is now offering sub-domain blogs that will allow you to educate your potential customers on your field of expertise. Why PI.edu? Our blogs allow you to reach an education minded audience that is difficult to reach with mass market blogs such as Blogger or Blogspot.&quot;Ian goes off and rips someone a new one on Conversation Marketing: http://tinyurl.com/5uy2usAlsoLinkadage Blog: http://tinyurl.com/5hhy5jpi.edu Sales Page: http://tinyurl.com/4s83lx--<br/><br/>58 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is It Time to Expand Your B2B Internet Marketing Strategy?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35589</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35589</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:59:21 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35589</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why is it that when the B2B sales cycle can be 2 years or longer that most B2B websites do little brand or reputation building and only target leads and prospects in the final stages of the decision making funnel or process?Is there a better way to do B2B online?_<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Help Rand Fishkin Join the MACerati]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/33778</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/33778</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:07:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/33778</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ian Laurie (SMX West Search Bowl team) wants Rand Fishkin go into the light, um, I mean have a Mac. If enough people donate $2.00 he'll send Rand one, otherwise he will donate the money to Habitat for Humanity. Full disclosure: Ian is my boss. But the last Apple I owned was a super-charged Apple ][gs back when Scully was screwing-up, uh, leading the company.Gosh people, what's up with the Macs?-<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Makes Strategic Changes in Technology and Business Practices to Expand Interoperability: New interoperability]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30173</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30173</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:03:57 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Microsoft Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30173</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Microsoft Corp. today announced a set of broad-reaching changes to its technology and business practices to increase the openness of its products and drive greater interoperability, opportunity and choice for developers, partners, customers and competitors.&quot;In a nutshell they are opening Office 2007 and other programs to become inter operable with non-Microsoft programs.Why am I mentioning this here on a search marketing board?A term that I heard over and over again during the conference call was API. While the Microsoft execs did not mention search and while APIs are not search engine specific, I can see this as a strategic move that may enable Microsoft the ability to more closely integrate its search products and software products--to enhance Office and other software with search capability and to put Office online to compete with Google Docs--while mitigating antitrust concerns. After all, if everyone has access to interoperability there is no monopoly.Microsoft has been leaning toward this for some time (http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/jul06/07-06OpenSourceProjectPR.mspx). Still, something must make them feel that they will still have a strategic advantage after integrating widespread openness. I think that strategic advantage is Microsoft Live Search and MS Live products.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Show Us Your Commercial Linkbait]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27957</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27957</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:44:56 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27957</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As SEO-people and bloggers and marketers we are all good at crafting SEO-to-SEO linkbait. All you have to do is toss up a list of your favorite Firefox add-ons or keyword research tools and you'll get a hundred links.The real test is in the commercial world, when we create linkbait for our clients. What have you done?-or-What are some of your favorites?Don't worry, it does not have to be a Subservient Chicken. Share your favorites or your work in the comments.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Confessions: I'm a Fraud -or- When SEOs Attack!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23714</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23714</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:23:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23714</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ian thinks SEO Confessions is a sleazy a4get ranked quick' scam dressed-up in black sunglasses and spikey hair.&quot;If someone tells you they have software that completely automates the SEO process, run, screaming. Do not get in the car, do not accept the candy, and don't go behind the building to see his puppy.&quot;Can you say SEO fight?!<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media Press Release: The Next Step (an HTML template)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19317</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19317</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:30:51 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19317</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Portent Interactive President Ian Lurie provides an actual HTML template for creating your very own Social Media Press Releases along with step-by-step directions on how to create them.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Many SEOs Does It Take To Change a Light Bulb?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16369</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16369</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:47:02 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16369</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While over at the Facebook Search Engine Optimization Group we do not have any light bulbs, sorry, this week the group surpassed the 1,000 member mark and the community continues to grow. If you have not visited become a part of the unbridled expansion and join-up, or just stop by for a visit, at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2211071920<br/><br/>51 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Good Wizard, Get Thee to a Conference]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12615</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12615</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:31:50 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12615</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Poor Harry Potter. Obviously Harry has never been to a wizarding conference where he could meet famous magicals from around the country and the world. Harry could make lots of friends and take part in time-honored traditions like exchanging spells and potion recipes over drinks at the nearest hotel bar.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook Search Engine Optimization Group Tops 800 Members]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11364</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11364</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:10:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11364</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This week the Search Engine Optimization Group on Facebook topped 800 members. Included among the members are many long-time, well-known and highly regarded SEO professionals, including the group's officers listed here:Ammon Johns Andy Beal Bill Slawski Brett Tabke Bruce Clay Chris Hooley Danny Sullivan Dave Naylor Dave Zuls David Temple Greg Boser Guillaume Bouchard Heather Lloyd-Martin Ian LurieJeremiah Owyang Jim Boykin Joost De Valk Joseph Morin Lee Odden Li Evans Lisa Barone Matt McGee Matthew Inman Mike Grehan Rebecca Kelley Scott WilloughbyTamar Palgon Weinberg Thomas SchmitzTodd Friesen YM Ousley<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My Wife Got Yahoo-ed!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11363</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11363</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 00:56:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Yahoo</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11363</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I got a Yahoo! Button in the mail today. Well, um, actually it was addressed to my wife and her business. But she said I can have it so I got a Yahoo! Button in the mail today!Would you like to see my shiny purple Yahoo! Button.I'll show you what it does.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mommy, the Internet Man is Scaring Me!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11017</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11017</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:56:44 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11017</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lately when I have been turning on my television I have been greeted by an excited Tina Milano and Kelly Britz gabbing with each other about Jeff Paul's ten free website businesses opportunity, excited, thrilled and with their boobs strategically framed.Remember, in the 90's, those infomercials and advertisements touting, &quot;Making Money in Your Underwear?&quot; That was Jeff Paul and he is at it again with, &quot;Jeff Paul's Shortcuts to Internet Millions!&quot;This time he is selling a package of Ten Free Websites that will make money for you in your sleep. It's no surprise that some people are calling this a scam of major proportions. You can see a detailed description at http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/115/ripoff0115777.htmHave you seen the infomercial?What did you think?Were you aghast or did you run-out to grab a camcorder and film your own infomercial?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Casts a Wide Net to Find Great Talent]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/10907</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/10907</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:04:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/10907</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every now and then I look to see who is hiring for Internet talent. It is a great barometer of the industry. I was surprised to see Google looking for the best of the best on our State job board. Kudos to Google!<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet Marketing & SEO Tools | Keyword Research]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/9232</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/9232</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:50:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/9232</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The first step in any search marketing project is keyword research, deciding what keywords you will optimize for. How do you find the words that both describe what your website or document is all about and match the words and phrases that people are looking for in the search engines. Here are many keyword research tools that can help. This list includes resources that will help everyone from the budget conscious webmaster to the seasoned professional.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Google PageRank Goes Down & Ranking Stay the Same]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8638</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8638</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 14:39:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8638</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Why are people reporting that their Google PageRank is going down but that their rankings are unaffected?Tom Schmitz at Marketing Piranha thinks he knows and shares all. This is a detailed discussion of how PageRank works, the chaotic nature of the Internet and even a special toy surprise.Get your addictive fix today!<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Yahoo! Search Interface]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7911</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7911</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:00:24 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Yahoo Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7911</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I must say that I like the new design and interface that Yahoo! is using for Search.This morning I was doing a SEO run and my link stats were coming-up blank. I went to see why and, well shucks, everything was different.Go to http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=linkdomain%3Awww.google.com+-site%3Awww.google.com&amp;y=Search for this walk-through.The first thing I noticed was the nice clean two-tone white-gray and blue-gray banner. I was surprised because I've been expecting purple-iciousness. Heck, I even have the purple Yahoo! logo on my desk in the form of a pack of mints,The next thing I noticed was a down arrow at the bottom of the banner on the left side. When clicked it shows an Ajaxed black box filled with suggestions and 'Search Concepts' in yellow text. I don't think I have seen 'Search Concepts' before. It looks like an attempt to search by context, not just a term. Very cool.I then had a look at the arrow beside the search box. Advanced Search, Preferences, a line, Advertising Programs and About this Page.The Advanced search looks the same, except I do not remember the beta Creative Commons search. I have to admit that I do not use Yahoo's advanced search page too often so I may have missed that from earlier.I thought the placement of the Advertising Programs link was brilliant. Not too in your face, but definitely dangled in front of you like a cat toy.The preferences have definitely changed. The preferences 'home page' is much cleaner and shorter and you now go to sub-pages to set individual preferences. It's nice to be able to see the preference categories all above the fold and so cleanly organized.The top corner of the page has a link to the Yahoo! home page, mail and to sign-in...very Google like, but smaller and cleaner.I have to say that I like the color scheme, layouts and font sizes. Yahoo! has selected a clean updated look and seems to have figured-out that we love bells a whistles behind the veil but that we also want to choose when to access them and not to have everything omnipresent. Yes, I have to say Great job Yahoo!Look for lots of blog posts and screen shots.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Request to Feedburner : Please 301]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/4452</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/4452</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:26:01 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/4452</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In its feeds, Feedburner does not provide a link to the original content. Instead the company provides a link to Feedburner. That link is then 302 Temporary Redirected to the original content. (See an example in the original post.)My understanding is that this is being done for tracking purposes and is a part of the service I signed-up for. That's fine, but why use a 302 and hoard link equity? If other web sites are republishing my content I should benefit by receiving the link popularity.My request to Feedburner, please stop using the 302 and change it to a 301 Permanent Redirect.If you agree with my request, please Sphinn this.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese 'Protection Racket' Domain Scam]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3529</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3529</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:21:39 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3529</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are gangster-style domain name protection rackets the next big scam?This morning I received the following email:-----------------------Dear CEOWe are Shanghai SPS Network Technology Co., Ltd which is the domain name register center in China.We have something need to confirm with you, we formally received an application on July 22 2007.One company who called StarMax Holdings Limited are applying for following:Domain Names:L**********n.biz L**********n.cn L**********n.com.cn L**********n.hk L**********n.net.cn L**********n.org.cn L**********n.tw Internet Brand Name:L**********n These days we are dealing with it, so we hope to get the affirmation from your company.Please let someone in your company who is responsible for trademark or intellectual property rights contact us.If there is any question, please contact us as soon as possible.Best Regards,Jack SuCheck Domain Name dept.Shanghai SPS Network Technology Co., LtdOversea Internet Domains Accredited RegistryTel: +(86)21-62296886 | Fax:+(86)21-62296899Website: http://www.chinasps.net.cn|Email:Jack.Su@chinasps.org.cn-----------------------When I did a little research it became apparent that this is not a Chinese government website. The domain was registered in July of this year and the technical contact is lilian101@hotmail.com. (http://whois.domaintools.com/chinasps.net.cn)My guess is that if I had responded they would have offered to 'protect' me by selling me these valuable Chinese domains. I also think it is interesting that a .biz is included in the list, perhaps to make their message appear more authentic. Has anyone else seen this? What is your reaction?<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO is Not Evil!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3043</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3043</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:46:41 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3043</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEO is not evil and anyone who says it is, especially after all this time, is either angry that they're not getting any or they are trolling. I think we can all agree that there are more lackluster or ineffective PR campaigns than effective ones. There is good PR and there is negative PR. There is informational PR and there is Spin. That does not mean businesses should not participate. That would be suicidal. Inside my lopsided brain I believe that the same applies to SEO. Is that opinion as stupid as wearing a kilt in a windstorm?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Spam Thread]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2685</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2685</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 09:57:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2685</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hear Ye, Hear YeNow appearing on The Sphinn Zone, it's The Spam Thread.Nothing is more pathetic than a SEO or SEM professional sending Spam to another SEO or SEM professional.Let's out the Spammers!When you get an email, bring it here and add it to the comments. Mayhaps we can build the world's largest collection of search related email Spam.To kick things off I will give you the first entry. Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Abdul...==========================Dear Site Owner, My name is Abdul Hayi and I am owner of the site http://www.seo-consultant-specialist.com/  As an ongoing process to increase the link popularity for my site, I am looking for some good quality inbound links. I have visited your site through search and would like to propose a link exchange with your site. I' sure this exchange would benefit both of our sites, helping towards increasing both of our ranks in search engine positioning. I would request you to kindly place my site link at your link page with the following details: URL   : http://www.seo-consultant-specialist.com/Title : SEO Consultant Specialist from Pakistan  Description : Short Description:Abdul Hayi Mansoor is an experienced freelance SEO Specialist from Lahore, Pakistan Let me know once my link is added and I will add your link immediately athttp://www.seo-consultant-specialist.com/link-exchange.php  Also, please do not forget to send me your site details to be used while adding your link at my site. I am hoping an early and positive response from your side. Thanks &amp; Regards, Hayiseo@seo-consultant-specialist.com<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are You Blogging In a Vacuum?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2174</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2174</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:16:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2174</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I often ask, &quot;Are you blogging in a vacuum?&quot; If you want to attract readers and build a loyal audience, if you want to generate buzz and word of mouth marketing you must do more than write strong articles or stories. You have to leave the virtual confines of your website and heave yourself into the deep waters of the Internet and network with other people.This is the first in a series of articles, all published for your reading pleasure.Are You Blogging In a Vacuum?  o  Forward  o  The Cultural Reality   o  The Technical Reality  o  Levels of Blogging  o  Strategies and Resources  o  Be Strategic &amp; Get Help  o  A Final Thought<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[W3C Web Standards & SEO | Blood, Gore & A Slap On the Face]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2026</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2026</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:43:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Q. What does SEO and W3C validation, or any other type of validation, have to do with each other?A1. Everyone seems to have an opinion.A2. Reading discussions about it is like casually scratching your back on a bed of rusty nails.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Create a Google Analytics Filter for Internal Search Data]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/1854</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/1854</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:40:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/1854</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Great Step-by-Step Tutorial w/ Video &amp; Pictures!Use Google Analytics filters to create detailed, easy-to-read on-site search reports. Ian Laurie, President of Portent Interactive, writes, &quot;I've seen conversion rates jump by as much as 20% on sites tailored to internal search phrases....Here's how you can use two free tools [Google's new Custom Search Business Edition &amp; Google Analytics] to measure internal search.&quot;What cool things do you do to track your own internal search data?<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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