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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:07:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[30 Ways to Get Links Naturally & Stop Link Building]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77017</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77017</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 03:07:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77017</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;More and more conventional link building methods, like directory submission are of less and less value, Google does not even recommend high quality paid directories any more. In fact soon we'll see a situation where all artificial ways of link building will be frowned upon.&quot;<br/><br/>75 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Blended search results more prominent?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76586</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76586</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:01:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76586</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Maybe its just me, however I have checked this on a nummber of machines and it does seem that Google are playing around with the Google Product Blended search results.&quot;<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[50 Blog Post Ideas for Business Blogging]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75202</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75202</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:51:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75202</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Business blogging is not always easy.&quot; Here's some great ideas for 50 business blog posts.<br/><br/>65 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The SEO Failings of  Major UK Highstreet Retailers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74734</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74734</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:46:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74734</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tom Critchlow takes a look at some common, and pretty awful, SEO mistakes made by UK highstreet retail websites.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Small (but Great) SpyFu Experiment]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73778</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73778</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:40:54 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73778</guid>
<description><![CDATA[An excellent post analysing the accuracy and usefulness of PPC competitor review tool Spyfu.<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Milk Those Links For Rankings & Clickthrough!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71551</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71551</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:22:54 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71551</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Old school media people are increasingly vilified by those of us who wear skinny jeans and throw out references to social media as casually as we breathe, but I'm quickly discovering that they really have their heads on straight with one major point about links: they're also good for traffic (ahem).&quot;<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Re-Building My Firefox Sidebar (and Ranking the SEO Blogs)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71192</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71192</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:08:06 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71192</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rand updates his Firefox SEO bookmarks, containing some very useful links.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to get 3,000 visitors per month from Sphinn]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70836</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70836</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 08:56:46 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70836</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great post from Tad Chef about how to generate 3,000 high-quality visitors from the search industry.<br/><br/>69 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Please Boycott KeywordSpy Spammers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70408</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70408</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:18:53 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70408</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;For almost a year, Keyword Spy have been email spamming both my personal email address and Sphinn (on a weekly basis), regurgitating announcements about its launch and features.&quot;<br/><br/>60 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter Remove Bio Links Debate: What Twitter could Learn from Sphinn & SEOmoz]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70341</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70341</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:41:15 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70341</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There's a heated discussion on Twitter today following the move to take away link juice from bio links on profiles. What do you think, is this unfairly punishing active users?<br/><br/>54 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Reasons Why Twitter is Great for the Search Industry]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69823</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69823</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:57:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69823</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Twitter has established itself as one of the strongest and most useful tools available in the search industry, here are 10 reasons why it has become so popular.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why you need to know PPC to be great at SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67375</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67375</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:36:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67375</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A list of reasons why having a strong understanding of the paid search advertising model can be a big advantage to improving SEO techniques.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Google Analytics Plug Ins & Reports You Probably Didna4t Know About]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67188</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67188</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:04:17 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67188</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A look at 7 useful Google Analytics plugins featured at SES San Jose.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BBC Experimenting with In-Text External Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/66321</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/66321</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:53:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/66321</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The mainstream media are paying more attention to outbound linking, starting with a 4 week trial of &quot;linking out to external sources from within the body text of its news articles&quot; on the BBC.<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who Do The Top 100 Rockstar Bloggers Host With?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/66320</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/66320</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:50:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/66320</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Find out who the top 100 A-List bloggers use to host their websites.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Common Website Mistakes That Are Costing You Money]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65665</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65665</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:10:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65665</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great post from Jill Whalen, looking at six common SEO issues which effect a website's performance.<br/><br/>62 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[30+ Great Web Tools You Might not Know Yet but Should]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65611</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65611</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:31:18 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65611</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great list from Tad about some very useful new web tools made available in 2008.<br/><br/>68 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Bidding On Competitorsa4 Branded Terms: Moral Dilemma Or Business Decision?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65408</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65408</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:11:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65408</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Admit it. You know you've thought about it. Yet you hesitate. Chances are, you're probably conflicted, wondering if it's morally right, or if you really want to &quot;go there&quot; - even if it is legal.&quot;<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[14 Places To Spot Popular Trends - Whata4s Hot Where and When?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64865</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64865</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:48:38 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64865</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ann Smarty looks at the world's hottest web and search trends.<br/><br/>65 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[One Pet Peeve Viral Marketing and Search Engine Optimization Have in Common]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64307</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64307</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:28:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64307</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Jennifer Laycock: &quot;I'm often struck at the similarities between these methods. For instance, knowing your audience and creating content that makes them happy is generally the key in all four areas. Yesterday, I also realized the similarities in terms of pet peeves.&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Start a Multilingual Site]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64305</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64305</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:15:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64305</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There's a lot of different options when starting a multilingual website, so this post from the Google Webmaster Central blog is definitely worth a read.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Which is Worth More: SEO.ME or SEO.CO.NZ?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64174</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64174</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:59:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64174</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Aaron Wall looks at the .me domains available, comparing seo.me to seo.co.nz<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are The Best SEOs Not Taking on Client Work?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63675</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63675</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:36:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63675</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;There is an excellent paid only WebmasterWorld thread on the topic of why would the best SEOs decide to take on client work, as opposed to building out their own ideas and cashing in on those ideas. The rational is, if they are the best, why not make a living doing your own thing then making someone else rich?&quot;<br/><br/>64 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Huge Collection of Google Analytics Tips]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63418</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63418</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:39:39 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63418</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great post from Ann Smarty: &quot;I've been compiling the list of advanced Google Analytics tips that open up plenty of possibilities to track and evaluate. Today I am sharing the list and expect you to share yours too!&quot;<br/><br/>79 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Get New Web Sites To Rank Quickly]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62776</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62776</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:14:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62776</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Aaron Wall: &quot;What is the difference between an unremarkable no value add thin ecommerce site, and a top ranked site? In some industries the difference is simply site age.&quot;<br/><br/>67 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sell your #12 Google Ranking to Dragons Den for 255,000!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62450</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62450</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:17:18 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62450</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The dragons were keen to invest in an online diamond website's potential due to its high search rankings in Google.<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get Your Search Fix with 2 Matt Cutts SEO Videos]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/61116</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/61116</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 03:21:55 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/61116</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Two new Matt Cutts SEO videos from SMX Advanced You &amp; A and the Google Webmaster blog.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seven Building Blocks of a Destination Website: #2 Usability]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60851</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60851</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:56:04 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60851</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Stoney deGeyter makes some excellent points about online usability.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Rule #1 : Dona4t Lie to Google]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60641</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60641</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:29:10 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60641</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Don't make Matt angry, you won't like him when he's angry!<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sphinn Expos - My Story About Social Media Networking]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60294</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60294</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:52:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60294</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A very detailed and in-depth look at Sphinn from Edward Lewis of seoconsultants.com<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Now The UK's Top "Superbrand"]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60293</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60293</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:46:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60293</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Google has moved to the top of another brand survey. This one, in the UK, is based on a consumer survey that involved 1,000 UK brands. Google topped other high-profile consumer brands such as Microsoft, Mercedes Benz, Nike and BMW.&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Part of the SEO Process is Hardest for You?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60287</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60287</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:11:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60287</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Rand Fishkin: &quot;Every SEO has their strong points and their weak ones. For me, subjects like content creation and keyword research have always come naturally, but others like methodically using analytics data to improve and running manual link building campaigns have always been a struggle.&quot;<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3 Types Of Blogs That Totally Suck]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59687</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59687</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:23:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59687</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From Jill Whalen: &quot;Blogs. They're the best thing since sliced bread. Everyone with a website needs one. Or do they?&quot;<br/><br/>59 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[20+ Must-Have FireFox Search Plugins for SEOs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58852</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58852</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:58:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58852</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Very useful list of FireFox SEO plugins from Ann Smarty on SEJ.<br/><br/>65 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Things That Are, And Things That Are Not, Linkbait]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58388</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58388</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:04:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58388</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jane Copland takes a look at things which could, and definitely could not, be linkbait.<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Uses 613 Words About Adding 1 -- Privacy -- To Its Home Page]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56984</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56984</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 06:54:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56984</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Danny Sullivan says: &quot;Google's finally added a privacy link to its home page,  explaining in 613 words why the company apparently can't have more than 28 words on its home page.&quot;<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Which Domain Internationalisation Strategy to Use?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/54570</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/54570</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:17:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/54570</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A look at the localisation SEO strategies applied by six top multinational brands.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK Media Perspective Giving SEO a Bad Reputation]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52725</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52725</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:07:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52725</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Well argued in the comments by Guardian author, but the angle of many recent UK media articles has appeared to focus heavily on the black-hat side of SEO instead of painting a true picture.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Fatal Localisation Mistakes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52213</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52213</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:45:18 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52213</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A look at the 10 most common fatal localisation mistakes English language sites face when entering other markets.<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You know you need SEO when...]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/51275</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/51275</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:30:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/51275</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some Friday fun! :)<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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