
<?phpxml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0" 
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
>
<channel>
<title>Sphinn / g1smd / Commented News</title>
<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
<description>Sphinn</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:11:16 -0700</pubDate>
<language>en</language>
<item>
<title><![CDATA[SearchMe - Visual Search - Try It!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75520</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75520</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 11:11:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75520</guid>
<description><![CDATA[.Now hear this.  This is *way* better than Cuil, and it is still in Beta.What do you think?The &quot;stacks&quot; feature is very innovative, the UI is amazing.It requires flash and a fast web connection.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Lisa Barone is Handing Over The Keys to the Bruce Clay Blog and Moving On]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74325</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74325</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:52:00 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74325</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After what seems like forever writing and blogging for Bruce Clay, Lisa Barone is moving on to pastures new...I hope your new venture still sees you writing online somewhere.  The old place just won't be the same without The Lisa.<br/><br/>83 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[mitchcarson is a spammer]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68540</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68540</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 04:17:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68540</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Submit one or two stories per day, spaced out over the day.You've submitted more than 20 stories in the last 2 hours.How many more are to come?<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[That's Three Articles on Google Knol Now - No More Please.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60899</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60899</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:04:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60899</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Looks like this is going to be another one of those that goes on and on...<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Searchengineforums - Ten Years Online!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44685</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44685</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 16:43:10 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44685</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Heh!    SearchEngineForums, a part of the old JimWorld empire celebrates Ten Years Online this month.Let's hear your stories of life on the early web. SEF - Helping to make the Web since 1998.  :-)W00T!!!<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Google Adwords Phishing Attempts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36850</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36850</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:52:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36850</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Don't get caught out by a fake email asking for your personal details.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Have you got Phorm? Your ISP spying on Your web traffic.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34994</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34994</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 18:08:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34994</guid>
<description><![CDATA[One major sh*tstorm coming to an ISP near you, soon...<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Only Voting for Already-Hot Stories...]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28276</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28276</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 04:55:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28276</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My interest was piqued today, when I spotted one user voting for some 20+ topics in under two minutes.Looking at the user's voting history, said user has voted for more than a thousand stories since being a member, all of which were already hot when voted for (as far as I can tell).That's a novel way of looking like a contributor, without putting any effort in at all.  Said user has voted for 50% of all the topics that have ever been hot, 100% of all topics that have been hot since their join date, and 0% of topics in the upcoming list. Oh, and 0 comments either.There are several other members in this category. It's not a one off. What do others here think of that?<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[There's no Apostrophe in the Plural of SEO or URL!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26974</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26974</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:54:58 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26974</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From the Punctuation Police...Mostly incorrect usage:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+SEO's [1500]http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+URL's [720]Mostly correct usage:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+SEOs [4000]http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+URLs [1500]While on the topic, also noted:Wrong words:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+%22alt+tag%22 [21]http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+%22alt+tags%22 [35] Correct words:http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+%22alt+attribute%22 [26]http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:sphinn.com+%22alt+attributes%22 [35]When I see sloppy spelling and presentation it detracts from the message that is trying to be conveyed.I trust the source, and the message, far less when I see this sort of thing.Sure, none of us has perfect spelling, and no-one uses the spell checker every time, but that amount of basic errors does not speak well.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[SearchGuild -- Gone!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24960</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24960</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:49:29 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24960</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The SearchGuild website is up for auction.What's the story?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Directory Owners Forum Closed]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23145</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23145</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:50:08 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23145</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Go pimp your worthless Directory **** elsewhere. I have permanently closed this site as the majority of directory owners/operators are crooks looking to make a fast buck. I have chosen not to sell this site nor participate in any directory related bull **** any further. Go argue who has what PR, who has the better script, etc. on one of the other directory forum sites...all of which share the same ignorant group of members. Have a wonderful day and may my friend Google bless your worthless directories with a PR0.Heh.  Now tell us how you really feel. :-)<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[No More WWW]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21837</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21837</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:33:07 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21837</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some people are dropping the www from their site URLs.Is this a good idea?Some people think that it is, but several others present reasons why it is not.I prefer the www included, and the non-www as a redirect.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[One Site - 7 Billion Pages Indexed in Google.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18884</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18884</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 03:01:42 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18884</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone care to explain how one website seemingly has seven billion pages indexed in Google?http://www.google.com/search?num=100&amp;q=site:radiux.comIs this a page count estimate that's just b0rked, or is there something else going on?<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Canadian ISP Modifies Google Home Page.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18251</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18251</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:04:31 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18251</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lauren Weinstein alerted readers that Canadian ISP Rogers was modifying the Google home page for some of its users.Matt Cutts says &quot;this is pretty uncool&quot; (Note that this is his personal opinion).Noted that this is just a bandwidth warning today, but tomorrow it could be any content at all: perhaps even adverts for rival organisations.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[[Humour] Clear product descriptions are a key element...]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17796</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17796</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:54:54 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17796</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Be sure to have clear product descriptions. Ensure the reader knows exactly what your product does, and how well it does it...If you have that content translated into another language, do make sure that you get it proof-read by a native speaker of that language. Example: http://www.shexpand.com/chanping-22.htm<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Whata4s changed in the Matrixa4 ehm I mean Algos?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15565</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15565</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:44:30 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15565</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEO Chick, Lisa Ditlefsen (the Norwegian one) reviews the controversial &quot;What's New With The Algorithm?&quot; session from SMX London 2007, and then comments on the later &quot;Website Tune-up&quot; session too.For those people for whom SEO is a &quot;way of life&quot; there was little new to discuss in the &quot;Algo&quot; session. However, for those who do SEO as a 9 to 5 job for some corporation, and who maybe don't read all the popular blogs, there was some useful stuff for them to digest.The website tune-up session, as always, discovered a number of horror-stories in design, accessibility and usability, as well as the odd shady linking scheme, and complete misunderstandings of the technology being used - especially regarding error pages, HTTP status code, and redirects.<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[How To Totally Screw Up An Email Campaign]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15454</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15454</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:10:47 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15454</guid>
<description><![CDATA[.DazzlinDonna wades through the spam in her inbox to bring you the scoop on the latest marketing campaign that's guaranteed to be a miserable failure.It truly makes me wonder what the people who send this stuff are smoking.<br/><br/>32 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Internet Advancement sued by State of Washington.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13109</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13109</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:03:50 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13109</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Washington State Attorney General's Office is back in court, trying again to get a company that sells search engine ranking services to change its business practices, after complaints were filed by more than 100 companies. The Attorney General's office has sued Internet Advancement, a Kirkland, Wash., search engine marketing services company, claiming that the company has misrepresented its services, failed to honor guarantees and refund customers, and made unauthorized charges to customers' credit cards.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[RTS Lecture:  The 'Me' in Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12590</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12590</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:31:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12590</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Showing now on UK TV Channel BBC2.Discusses the potential threat to television from Social Media.Tells TV channels to embrace the new media or be buried by it.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[AOL Staff's DMOZ/ODP Blog Now Live.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6873</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6873</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:44:43 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>AOL</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6873</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&amp;nbsp;One of the commitments recently made by AOL to the ODP Editing Community (along with the provision of several additional AOL staff, some hardware upgrades, and various ongoing software changes) was to provide a better way to get more information about the ODP out to the wider public.                                 So today, the ODP Blog has gone live. This blog is written by AOL Staff. The first few topics will give a general introduction to the ODP and its workings, mainly for those that may not have heard about the project before, or may not know much about it. Later posts will cover much wider topics, and there is some very interesting material to come over the following few months.See:  http://blog.dmoz.org/ for more.<br/><br/>27 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Shoemoney: Pulled From Dmoz For Failing To Pay Bribe Or Not?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3897</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3897</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:24:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3897</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Affiliate blogger Shoemoney says a Dmoz editor yanked his site for failing to pay $5,000. Others question his story and if he was ever listed. For a short time, the Internet Archive shows only his feed was there. (Above title and post body authored by Danny Sullivan) == Original Post == *Post Controversial Lies to Your Blog and Watch the Sheep Follow...* So. One blogger claims that someone sent him an extortion email, but no-one has thought to check archive.org, and multiple ODP mirrors, to see what actually did or did not happen, and when. You have all been had. The post is a lie. . Next time, take more notice of the disclaimer on that blog: &quot;You should assume everything written on this blog is a lie. You should assume I have motivation for linking to everything on this page and will benefit from it somehow. .... You should question everything. You should come up with your own thoughts and opinions and not trust some stupid blogger.&quot; Absolutely!<br/><br/>26 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Google Directory Updated: 2007-08-18]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/3250</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/3250</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:24:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/3250</guid>
<description><![CDATA[On 2007-08-18, the Google Directory was updated with new information taken from the most recent ODP RDF dump. This update includes all directory edits through 2007-08-07.The previous Google Directory update was so long ago, that it is almost forgotten. That update on 2006-02-19 included all ODP edits through 2006-01-29 at that time.The Google Directory has slowly become more and more outdated since then. Now it is again updated.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[Google Now Using CAPTCHA on Queries it Thinks are Automated...]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/1628</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/1628</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:20:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/1628</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google has been stopping some searches (especially site: searches) going beyond the first few pages for a while now. Recently the problem seemed to get a whole lot worse. Often you would be accused of having a virus on your machine, or making automated enquiries. This happened to me again today. However, I immediately re-issued the query, got the same error message again, but now I was also invited: ...&quot;To continue searching, please type the characters you see below:&quot;  ... followed by a box to type in the characters seen in the associated graphic.Having typed them in, I then got my search results.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

<item>
<title><![CDATA[US Law Firm Cleared of robots.txt DMCA Hacking Charge]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/1559</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/1559</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:28:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/1559</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The strange &quot;hacking&quot; case involving robots.txt, DMCA, The WayBack Machine and a specious lawsuit that could have had wide reaching implications had it succeeded...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>
