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<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:47:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Vanessa Fox: Don't Be Overwhelmed By Data]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/92369</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/92369</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:47:06 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/92369</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guest blogging on the Microsoft adCenter blog, Vanessa Fox looks at how online tools can be used to effectively monitor trends and campaigns - without getting swamped in data.<br/><br/>62 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[AdSense ads must be vetted by publishers, says ad regulator]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75180</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75180</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 02:13:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google AdSense</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75180</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Publishers must take responsibility for the suitability of published adverts, even if the ads are chosen by an automated system like Google's AdSense, the UK advertising regulator has said.<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First Android Phone - T-Mobile G1 With Google]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74554</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74554</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:00:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74554</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Larry and Sergey join the press launch of T-Mobile's G1, the first handset to operate The Open Handset Alliance's &quot;Android&quot; platform. Greg Sterling questions whether Eric Schmidt will resign from the Apple board, after Google goes into direct competition.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A day in the life of Google webmaster support [Video]]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62595</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62595</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:15:19 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62595</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A great short video by Googler Maile Ohye documenting an average day working at Google Webmaster Support. You'll probably recognise a lot of the faces, not sure why Jonathan was confined to a room on his own though!Note: Sphinn does not endorse or recommend holding a camcorder or using your iPhone whilst driving. Bad Googlers, bad bad bad!<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The New Sphinn Blog Launches]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/57483</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/57483</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:52:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/57483</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Sphinn team are happy to announce the launch of our very own blog! The blog will be used for announcements and discussions regarding Sphinn, keeping the frontpage clean from clutter. We'll also be launching a Sphinn Weekly post, giving a round-up of the previous week's news and my personal viewpoints on them.You can visit the blog at http://blog.sphinn.com/ or by simply clicking the &quot;Blog&quot; tab on the top navigation bar. And remember to add us to your RSS reader!<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Running Micro-Sites and Reducing Hosting Costs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56904</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56904</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:22:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56904</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A programmatic solution to running and managing a network of micro-sites for link juice as explained during the Give It Up session at SMX Advanced and touched upon in SEOMoz's Whiteboard Friday Give It Up video.Probably not the brightest idea to release it on 4th July though :)<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Crawling HTML Forms IS Harmful to Your Rankings]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50538</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50538</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:32:04 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50538</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tony Spencer discusses the issue of Google posting to forms and indexing the results, with a real world example of his Craigslist style classified site.<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Got A Great Organic SEO Tip? Pitch & Go To SMX Advanced!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49773</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49773</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 09:44:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49773</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Danny Sullivan has announced a contest to win the last remaining full-access ticket to SMX Advanced in Seattle next week. Not only that, you'll also get the chance to speak on the Give It Up! session, which was arguably the most talked about conference session of 2007 last year.There's a catch though - you need to pitch your best SEO technique to the WebGuerilla himself, Greg Boser. The best idea wins, simple as that! The Give It Up panellists look forward to sharing the session with the SEO champion.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Announcing the Sphinn Survey]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45819</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45819</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 15:45:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45819</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We're happy to announce the Sphinn Audience Survey, a study into our user base to determine the issues most important to you. The 2 minute survey also gives you the chance of winning a full conference pass for the much anticipated SMX Local &amp; Mobile in July.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn - Deterring Spam Whilst Rewarding Great Stories]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44675</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44675</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 15:09:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44675</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I think that you'll all agree that spam prevention is getting better with our increased moderator team, despite the much steeper increase in member numbers.We have however seen a number of instances where Sphinn has been referred to as an easy source of authority links. Although we do remove as much spam and off topic posts as possible, some posts are still made with very loose Internet Marketing relevance.As a result, we will be making a change over the next week whereby stories failing to reach the homepage (going &quot;Hot&quot;) will get nofollow'd. I see this as being a controversial move, as sometimes good stories fail to receive the attention they deserve, whilst poor linkbait can sometimes hit the homepage. We do however see this move as offering more advantages than disadvantages, especially with features planned in the near distant future.As with all features introduced to Sphinn, we can reverse the changes where necessary. Features such as Desphinn have proved successful so far, and we hope to introduce more filtering without a detrimental effect on usability and community participation.We want Sphinn to become the perfect Internet Marketing destination as much as the rest of you, and will strive to do whatever possible in order to ensure this quality and cohesion.We look forward to your comments on this move.<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SphinnCon North Carolina Postponed]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42752</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42752</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:18:31 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42752</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We've decided to postpone SphinnCon North Carolina until later in the year. The first half of 2008 has been jam-packed with Internet Marketing events, resulting in us squeezing the one-day conference into a date that did not conflict with other events but resulting in us having little time to give SphinnCon the promotion that it deserved.With the conference circuit trailing off in the coming months, we'll be able to choose a date that allows everyone to take advantage of these fantastic local networking and training events.We hope to announce the re-scheduled date soon, giving plenty of advanced notice.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SphinnCon North Carolina - 2nd May 2008]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39688</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39688</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:54:11 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39688</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm happy to announce that the next SphinnCon has now been confirmed for Friday 2nd May 2008, just a few weeks away. The event in Greensboro is designed for local Sphinn members and internet marketers, looking to share knowledge and network with potential clients, consultants, partners and suppliers based in NC.<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Sphinn Moderators Announced]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39337</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39337</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:30:43 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39337</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm pleased to announce that we've now taken on 2 new Sphinn moderators, helping us to manage the staggering growth of our site.Brent Csutoras and Jeff Quipp have kindly volunteered to take up this challenge, and I hope that you all join me in welcoming them.As Sphinn continues to expand in both users and submissions, we're committed to keeping our high level of support for the community. Along with expanding our moderator team, we also have many functionality improvements planned for the near future.<br/><br/>56 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Importance of Quality Content on Sphinn]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35250</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35250</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:45:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35250</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some big changes are in the pipeline for Sphinn, which I'd like to discuss with you further and also talk about our existing functionality.<br/><br/>76 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Desphinn Feature Now Live]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27933</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27933</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:48:13 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27933</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We're pleased to announce the release of a new &quot;Desphinn&quot; feature on Sphinn, which effectively allows you to vote down a story that you do not agree with...<br/><br/>57 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SphinnCon North Carolina]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26613</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26613</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:32:47 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26613</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Barry Schwartz will be hosting the first ever SphinnCon in Israel on Tuesday, which we know will be a tremendous success. The Sphinn team is keen to hold more of these local events this year, one of which being discussed is a SphinnCon North Carolina...<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Andy Beard Advert on Hot Topics]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24813</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24813</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:28:51 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Moderator</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24813</guid>
<description><![CDATA[http://sphinn.com/story/24646Very tempted to take this story down. Although Andy didn't submit it, it opens the flood gates for every SEO to submit their pre-sale pages to Sphinn.Anyone think this is a bad idea?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn Spam Hunters - We Still Hear Your Calls!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23274</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23274</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:37:33 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23274</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Michelle has made a tweak on Sphinn today so that users no longer see a number tally next to the &quot;Report Spam&quot; link. Clicking the link will still alert us to posts which you see as spam however, so please continue to use the reporting method where appropriate.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Taking Advantage of Offline Advertising]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19651</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19651</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:59:35 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19651</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Offline ad agencies still don't understand the importance of a URL in ads, so why don't you take advantage of this fact? I've posted one of the many ways that I use a company's advertising for my own affiliate profit.<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SMX London Is Coming To Town - Are You Part Of It?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12544</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12544</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:38:02 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12544</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Search Marketing Expo is holding its first event in London next week between the 15th and 16th of November.Speakers will include representatives from all of the major search engines, along with Dave Naylor, Mikkel deMib, the SEOmoz girls and your evilgreenmonkey. There's also a Keynote being delivered by a big fish from Google if you didn't have enough reasons to attend already!Sphinn members can even get a 15% discount off conference passes by using the exclusive &quot;Sphinn7&quot; coupon!So who's going to join Chris, Danny and I for this landmark event?<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brussels Bangs Fake Bloggers From Behind]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12484</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12484</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 03:42:32 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12484</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In their own War On Terror, the European Union has decided to crack down on the evil that is - biased blogging.From the beginning of next year, it will be illegal for people/websites based in any of the European Union member states to publish testimonials, comments, endorsements or blog posts which self-promote or impersonate without disclosure. Personally I can't think of a single blog that has a biased opinion or is used for self-promotional or commercial gains...A French MEP is quoted as saying: &quot;This is one war that we're happy to back&quot;.Viva la revolution!<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA["Editor's Picks" on Sphinn? You Decide!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11926</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11926</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 17:38:52 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11926</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Should Sphinn have a new page or section where the Editor (me) or Moderators can manually select the most important Sphinn stories?<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Universal - This Is London Calling.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/9804</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/9804</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 23:55:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/9804</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Should Google put more of an effort into targeting news before serving it in Universal Search results?<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn Now Out of Beta]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7445</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7445</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:59:00 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7445</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm pleased to announce that Sphinn is now out of Beta testing . New features have been added and most bugs squashed.<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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