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<title>Sphinn / ffnstuff / Voted News</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:55:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Bloggers Selling 'Sex' Like Prostitutes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64996</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64996</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:55:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64996</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm not sure how making money online has to do with Carmen Electra or Paris Hilton, but MMO bloggers seem to be including &quot;hot chicks&quot; and half naked celebs in every post<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Wordpress Plugins To Make Your Blogging Easier]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59188</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59188</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:49:15 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59188</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lately I have been installing Wordpress Plugins like crazy. Probably about 10 in the last few days. I wanted to share a few a4new' ones that I have found from other bloggers<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Now? They Keep Unsubscribing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56848</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56848</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:01:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56848</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What do you do when you see your RSS feed count dropping?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can You Be Too Honest On Your Blog?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/54968</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/54968</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:59:33 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/54968</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Can being too honest on your blog cost you readers?<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Sell Your Blog - The Transfer]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/53258</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/53258</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:06:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/53258</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quick guide for selling your blog<br/><br/>21 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Linking To And From Digital Point Could Be Bad for SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49322</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49322</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 10:59:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49322</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After my article was de-ranked from Google, I suspected it may be because I linked to it from Digital Point. After removal of the link it was ranked on page 1 again.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Network Bloggers with Instant Messaging]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/47756</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/47756</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 11:28:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/47756</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Any successful blogger will tell you that it's very important to network with other bloggers. Blogging is very social, networking can take you to the next step.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Vlogging The Best Way To Blog?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43729</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43729</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 11:09:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43729</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Vlogging has it's benefits but is it the best way to blog?<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making Enemies on Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42518</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42518</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:32:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42518</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My experience of making enemies online. Ooops...  Have you made any enemies online?<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Indepth Blogging Tips]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41028</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41028</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:27:51 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41028</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Five indepth blogging tips that could help your blogging experience. If you had to share 5 blogging tips, what would they be?<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Could Mixx Be the Next Digg?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40811</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40811</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:50:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40811</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mixx is getting even more popular with exciting features new to social media. Could Mixx become the next popular social media site?<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bloggers Guide to SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38135</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38135</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:21:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38135</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Basic SEO tips for bloggers. How do you incorporate basic SEO into your blog?<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Adding FeedFlares To Your Blog]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/37220</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/37220</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:57:31 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/37220</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Feedflares is almost enough reason to burn your RSS feed with Feedburner. FeedFlares can be a great way to promote your blog on social media<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You Sphinn Me Right Round, Baby]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35317</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35317</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:40:52 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35317</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An account of one of our authors at Blog About Your Blog being banned from sphinn for &quot;spamming&quot;.<br/><br/>21 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[No Longer Promoting NeverBlueAds]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35124</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35124</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:20:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35124</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have been happy with NeverBlueAds up until about a month ago. That was until my account started losing money and my time was wasted trying to get it back<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stumbleupon Now Using Captcha for Reviews]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34504</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34504</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:54:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Bookmarking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34504</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stumbleupon is now using captcha to leave reviews on things you like. How will this affect your stumbling?<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Should You Encourage Your Readers to Subscribe?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34485</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34485</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:34:48 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34485</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bloggers often tell you HOW you can increase your subscribers, but not why you should. Here are 5 reasons you should encourage your readers to subscribe to your RSS feed<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[23 Things I've Learned Blogging]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/32346</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/32346</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:59:54 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/32346</guid>
<description><![CDATA[23 things learned blogging from the experience of being a blogger.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Thumbs Down Kills Stumble Traffic]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31175</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31175</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:26:32 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Bookmarking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31175</guid>
<description><![CDATA[15 thumbs up vs 1 thumbs down, killed traffic. What do you do when your articles on stumbleupon get a thumbs down?<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Earn Money for your Social Media Votes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30915</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30915</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:14:43 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30915</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Earn money for your stumbles or diggs. Would you buy or sell your votes?<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Start Affiliate Marketing to Friends and Family]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30231</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30231</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:07:43 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30231</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It may not earn you big money, but it's a start. Start affiliate marketing to your friends and family<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[HealthRanker: Social Media Health News]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29628</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29628</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:48:26 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29628</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Healthranker allows bloggers, webmasters and users to submit health related articles. Submit and vote your favs<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Widgets Scare Me]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29369</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29369</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:16:24 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29369</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I still see some people with MyBlogLog, Blog Catalog, as well as tons of other widgets, many pointless. Slow loading pages is only one of the symptoms of too many widgets on your blog.Are you addicted to widgets?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Blogging About Blogging Won't Die]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28373</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28373</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 12:02:51 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28373</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Myths about blogs about blogging exposed and laid to rest<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dealing with Negative Criticism of Your Blog]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27705</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27705</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:39:03 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27705</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What to do when someone gives you negative criticism. Address it or ignore it?<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What is Bounce Rate?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26797</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26797</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:06:54 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26797</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What exactly is Bounce Rate? Explained here.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Moving to Wordpress from Blogspot]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26650</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26650</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:24:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26650</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Moving a blog from blogger hosting, to it's own setup of Wordpress<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimize your Google Adwords PPC Campaigns]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26208</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26208</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:58:45 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26208</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pay Per Click &quot;PPC&quot; campaigns can be tricky. Sometimes the keywords you want to use are too expensive, or your quality score is low. Optimize your campaign with google adwords new feature<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BloggingZoom Burning Bloggers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25842</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25842</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:39:00 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25842</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Blogging Zoom has definitely evolved into it's own mini social media site. Many bloggers I know use it or have in the past. Getting to the front page is easy, everyone can always use a few extra visitors per day. However, has that gone to their heads?<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Affiliate Marketing with Incentivizable Campaigns]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25583</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25583</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:53:58 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25583</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Making money with Incentivizable Campaigns. Over 450$ in just a few days.<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engine Traffic Is Easy With Tech Support Posts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24934</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24934</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:21:34 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24934</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every day millions of people search for solutions to their tech support problems. This is a golden opportunity for you drive new visitors to your blog.<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Often Does Google Crawl You?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24237</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24237</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:11:07 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24237</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Much of the traffic for certain niche websites and blogs come from search engines, mainly google. So when (and how much) does google crawl you?<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PepperJam Affiliate Network Already Viral]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23683</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23683</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:08:52 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23683</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This PepperJam network has hit the affiliate networking scene hard. At least, the blogosphere.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Inactive Blogs Can Still Make Money]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23275</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23275</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:40:00 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23275</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Resurrect those old blogs now they might make you some money. With not making a post in 10 months, more money (5x more)was made in the 5 months of actual blogging...<br/><br/>32 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media Could Put You on the Map]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22226</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22226</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:10:57 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22226</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many bloggers have received social media 'stardome' and constant diggs, stumbles and votes. They never looked back and earn thousands of dollars a month.Reasons and examples to use social media sites like sphinn.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Promoting and Earning Money with Affiliate Programs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21765</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21765</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:13:07 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Affiliate Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21765</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Affiliate programs, when used properly, can be a huge money earner. However, promoting an affiliate can be difficult as well as uneffective. Don't get frustrated. It can be difficult for a blogger to find the right affiliate and earn money with them. You don't earn money for impressions or clicks, you usually have to get your visitors to do something, whether it's to join a website, or purchase a product.<br/><br/>31 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Domaining is Bloggers New Pastime]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20163</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20163</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 12:09:20 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20163</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For some blogging has become more and more about making money and turning a profit. For the most part, bloggers have been able to turn a profit from their blogs. Domains are cheap and hosting can be found at bargains.Since bloggers have been able to turn a profit on one blog, they use that formula to double that with another. Now seemingly bloggers are collecting domains like baseball cards. Domaining has reached the blogosphere.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaving the pack to follow the flock: A Browser Fairy Tale]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20060</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20060</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 09:42:59 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20060</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The tale of two browsers. Firefox vs the new comer Flock. Will users stick with the King, or join the flock?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Blogs For Bloggers in 2007]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19434</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19434</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:10:09 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19434</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Despite the ever increasing number of meta-blogs in 2007, there are a bunch of them that visibly stood out. Here are 10 of the top blogs about blogging.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Boost Your RSS Feed Subscribers: Give Something Away]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18057</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18057</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:32:33 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18057</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many new bloggers just don't know how to increase their rss subscribers. It's not that the content isn't good, there just isn't an audience yet. Blogs take a little bit of marketing regardless of who you are. We took a while to get rolling, but that was just due to inexperience. One tool that was vital to our success thus far, has been the power of giveaways.<br/><br/>29 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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