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<title>Sphinn / Wingnut / What's New</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:48:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Link Builders Guide to Historical Ranking Factors]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43295</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43295</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:48:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43295</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When in comes to doing SEO for Google, one thing is certain; you'd better know about backlinks. Given the fact that the core algorithm is based largely on ranking and detecting spam via links, it is certainly an area to be familiar with.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tier 2 Search Engines help maximize your PPC performance]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40792</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40792</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:06:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40792</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tier 2 search engines often go ignored since they hold very little of the search volume, however, they can be a boon to your business if used correctly.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO and Google - Arms Race]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38652</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38652</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:25:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38652</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEO wouldn't be the same without social media and Google wouldn't be the same without SEO...<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Uncovering of a Social Media D-bag]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29900</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29900</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 10:56:25 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29900</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lijit Wijit can help discover people trying to smear your good name - but mostly this is just funny.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[All is fair in love and PPC]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27930</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27930</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:39:38 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google AdSense</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27930</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A discussion I was having with a fellow search engine marketer the other day turned into an argument on the ethics of PPC and SEO.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo gotta let me know... should MS stay or should I go?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27515</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27515</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:23:24 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Yahoo</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27515</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yahoo to determine fate of the company today.  I know we are tired of hearing about it - But this is pretty huge search news...<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The importance of MyBlogLog when surfing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25560</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25560</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:48:55 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25560</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is well known to most bloggers but something that really hit home this weekend for me.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Russians Invest $30 Million in Social Networking Site Badoo]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24252</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24252</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:21:47 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24252</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Social networking is big business in Russia -or- In Mother Russia, social media uses you!<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Fighting Scrapers With Your Left Jab]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23969</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23969</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:34:52 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23969</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Solid Tips on dealing with/beating scrapers<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Use Social Media to Fuel your Job Search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23868</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23868</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:19:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23868</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great post about how LinkedIn and Twitter can help you find a job<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Your great idea means nothing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23292</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23292</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:02:35 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23292</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Half advice about making money online half motivational about getting off your butt and doing it.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Australia Joins China In Censoring The Internet]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20822</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20822</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:12:16 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20822</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has announced that they will be joining China as one of the few countries globally that broadly censor the internet.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Pay Per Play - The Pyramid Scheme you have been waiting for]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20816</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20816</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:28:24 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Contextual Ads</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20816</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Heard about PPP ads?  Five second audio ads that give you money for your traffic - no clicks needed... Then you get to refer your friends and make 5% of ad spend on their site and 5% ad spend on sites they refer.  How annoying.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keeping it up over the Holdays in 4 easy steps]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20062</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20062</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 10:53:04 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20062</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's hard to keep up with all of the blog posts out there when you're spending quality time with family and friends over Christmas.  Here are a few tactics I use to keep up with everything.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AskEraser bringing privacy back to search.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18601</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18601</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:58:26 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Ask.com</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18601</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Little by little our online anonymity - our privacy - is being sucked away and we let it happen. We let them take all that we have and we don't say a word about it.  Ask.com looks to change that and give us back control of what is ours - our search history.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cisco's Social Networking Strategy Comes Into Focus]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18382</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18382</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 09:06:43 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18382</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;When users are commenting on rich media, like videos, visits increase three to five fold, which translates to three to five times as many advertising opportunities&quot;<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lost in Translation]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17789</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17789</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:38:23 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17789</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lots of your readers don't speak English as their primary language. Solution: translation plug-ins<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[There's a downside to being Popular]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17580</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17580</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:02:41 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17580</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Being one of the cool kids is great, but it changes everything about how you run your blog.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Social Media Rap]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17118</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17118</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:06:49 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17118</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Too many people use social media as nothing more than shameless self promotion - but it is so much more.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[All I know about blogging I learned from Stand-Up]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16928</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16928</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:27:30 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16928</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Being a great blogger is all about two things - timing and delivery.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lemonade Stand is much like running a PPC campaign]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16528</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16528</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 08:23:45 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16528</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone remembers their first Apple II and the glory that was Lemonade Stand... Turns out it was just the first step to becoming a great PPC master.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 basic steps to make your site more SEO friendly]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13765</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13765</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:48:56 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13765</guid>
<description><![CDATA[People ask me all the time how they can make their sites more SEO friendly... This is a list of 7 basic steps anyone can take to help target their keywords.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Power-Leveling Social Media Avatars]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13630</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13630</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:46:04 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13630</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With social media being the SEM wave of the future it is only a matter of time before this starts happening - if it isn't already.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Crapping where you eat? - Getting a link to your personal blog from your company's blog.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13270</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13270</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 10:42:33 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13270</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Getting a link to your personal blog from your company may be more of a disservice than a good linking idea.  Even if all links are good, be careful about asking for one from your workplace.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[20,000 Reasons why I hate FaceBook]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12926</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12926</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:11:00 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12926</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Maybe I'm off base, but I really don't like Facebook.  I'd really like some feedback on why so many people love it/how they use it.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Make money online by doing nothing - Parking.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11648</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11648</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 09:19:13 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Tips &amp; Tools</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11648</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have been making money online for years by just parking domains.  You can too, it's really easy.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The blah blah blogosphere recap of Google, Page Rank and such.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11222</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11222</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:07:24 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11222</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm tired of reading posts about Google and Page-rank and complaints of said things.  If you are too... here is my rendition of all of them.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gooruze could be great if it didn't look like poop.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/9882</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/9882</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:20:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/9882</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I like the idea I just think Gooruze needs some help...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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