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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:10:30 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SMX East: The Great Search Industry - The Big Water Story]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77855</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77855</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:10:30 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77855</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The man, the myth, the legend. Big Watah himself Brent D Payne talks about the &quot;Big Watah&quot; incident at SMX East. It is truly LAUGH-OUT-LOUD funny!<br/><br/>24 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reason # 4: Falling Victim to Analysis Paralysis]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/77853</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/77853</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:05:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/77853</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rae writes her 4th post in the series of why you fail at Affiliate Marketing. &quot;Whenever I get an email from a newer affiliate asking for advice on a site, it usually contains a 14 paragraph, in depth explanation of what they were thinking of doing and why no matter what route they take, it might be the wrong route because [insert reason generated after hours of contemplation here].&quot;<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Guaranteed Rankings: Methodology of a Shady Business Tactic]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76701</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76701</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:47:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76701</guid>
<description><![CDATA[MikeTek writes &quot;We should all know by now that rankings in and of themselves don't have any inherent value.  It's rather a well-worn topic - one Rand covered effectively in his post on why reputable SEO's don't guarantee search engine rankings. The thing is, SEO firms are still out there advertising &quot;guaranteed rankings&quot; or touting the exponential increase in &quot;page one rankings&quot; they've built for their clients.  There's a knowledge gap, and a big one at that, between the average small business owner and SEO firms.  What sounds better? &quot;<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google2001 search for finding domains]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76695</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76695</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:33:50 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76695</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rob over at Seocracy.com continues to amaze me with his outside of the box thinking. Here he shares a great tip on how to use Google2001 to find powerful domains to buy up.<br/><br/>19 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Comprehensive Review of Compete Pro]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76691</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76691</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:13:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Web Analytics</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76691</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Melanie Nathan writes an awesome guest post over at Sugarrae.com talking about the new Compete Pro. Some great info about how and what you get with the service, a must read for anyone looking seriously at getting a subscription.<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Advanced Twittering: 5 Tips For More Effective Tweets]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76369</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76369</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 04:56:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76369</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brian Carter writes &quot;After about 3,500 tweets, I started to have ideas about how my twittering could be more effective.These tips may help you get more attention, engagement, clicks, replies, and new followers.&quot;<br/><br/>59 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The SERPs are Alive with the Sounds of Microblogs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76231</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76231</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:11:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76231</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave Snyder write &quot;Lately the search engine results pages in Google have been alive with the sounds of Microblogging platforms.I have come across quite a few long tail, non-competitive search queries as of late that have actual individual utterances from platforms such as Twitter and FriendFeed in their top ten results. &quot;<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Marketing in a Recession]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/76045</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/76045</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:11:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/76045</guid>
<description><![CDATA[laura callow gives some much needed insight into SEM during an economic downturn<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Changes Universal Search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75862</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75862</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:11:14 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75862</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave Snyder gives us a round up of what has changed in universal search &amp; google.<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Is Not For Rankings, Traffic Or Conversions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75719</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75719</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:02:31 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75719</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brian Carter writes &quot;Should SEO Success Be Measured By Rankings?  Traffic?  Conversions?There's been a lot of discussion in the SEO community over the last few months about how important rankings are or are not, and whether the main goal of SEO is rankings, traffic, or conversions.  What annoys me is that articles are written as if there's one best answer for all cases.  There isn't just one way to do it.  Every client has different needs.  And every client has different key metrics.&quot;<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Friendly Information Environment Design]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75656</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75656</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:40:12 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75656</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave Snyder writes a great post that covers information architecture and SEO. A very comprehensive look at a subject that we don't get to see much written about.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Run Your SEO Business from the Thought Leaders of SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74588</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74588</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:52:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74588</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Marty Martin has a collection of posts about how to run your SEO business from the thought leaders of SEO. A great collection of must read posts for anyone in SEO.<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Write a Solid Article in 15 Minutes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74510</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74510</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:30:07 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74510</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave Snyder writes &quot;Before I got into SEO and SMO I was a teacher. It was a way tougher job than I have now. I taught crazed 7th and 8th graders to write. Not just write, but write for standardized tests. Which meant quick, informative pieces, that score them well enough to earn IPods and Xbox 360s from their parents.&quot;<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My thoughts on Twitter being a useful tool]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74505</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74505</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:05:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74505</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tony Adam writes &quot;When I started on the path of using Twitter, it was fairly easy getting used to keep in touch with people, albeit, a bit like a stalkers dream! (not that i am a stalker! I swear!). I was led into it by a former collegue at PayPal, Mark Trammell. I kept hearing him talk about it, and me being the early adopter I am, I figured I'd give it a whirl! (no pun intended). Signed up, added about 20-30 people and I was tweeting! (Probably more than some people would have liked!)&quot;<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Case Study: Turning $100 into 10,000 visitors and 100+ Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/74344</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/74344</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:24:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/74344</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Glen Allsopp writes &quot;I've been testing out blogging in different niches lately, doing some posts for a personal site and also coming up with post ideas for clients. My experience is that there is a lot to gain from writing in a new niche, from learning how to network with zero status and using popular content ideas in an industry where they don't exist.This post is going to look at a simple tactic that brought over 10,000 visitors and hundreds of links that you can replicate today.&quot;<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Talking About Twitter, Google, and Matt Cutts With Loren Feldman of 1938 Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73667</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73667</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:05:45 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73667</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Graywolf presents video interview number two with Loren Feldman, where we talk about twitter, Google, and Matt Cutts a4 last 15 seconds are NSFW for you office people a4<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Results Becoming More Relevant Than Google?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73591</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73591</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:04:35 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73591</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave Snyder writes &quot;So I was doing some research yesterday, and was noticing a drastic difference in the quality of the Live search results.I decided to do comparative analysis, and was stunned to begin finding that Live's results were actually trumping Google's in terms of relevance.Here are some examples I took screenshots of this morning:&quot;<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Dangers And Advantages Of Meme Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73447</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73447</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:05:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73447</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jane Copland writes &quot;I don't need to spend much time explaining what meme marketing is. A meme is born, defined in its traditional sense here, and someone (not necessarily its inventor) uses its popularity to push a commercial interest. Memes are horribly annoying when overdone, and every single one of them has its share of people who can't stand it. A good meme marketer doesn't care about search results like this: their website is a story in success due to a simple idea. Said website sells for a lot of money. Roll your eyes if you like, but a couple of million dollars for a site about illiterate cats is still a couple of million dollars.&quot;<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Efficiently Outsource SEO Campaigns]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73136</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73136</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:01:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73136</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dev Basu writes &quot;Outsourcing SEO is an integral component of building scale in your processes. Of course, I know what you're thinking - won't SEO's from India, Russia, [Insert Country Here] harm my overall SEO campaign or create more inefficiencies than I currently have?The answer could be YES or NO, entirely depending on the decisions you make regarding the following questions:&quot;<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 3 cornerstones of SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72983</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72983</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:57:42 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72983</guid>
<description><![CDATA[duncan morris writes &quot;With Will out of the office for a week or so, I was let out of the office to attend a sales meeting. In the normal course of events Will does our sales meetings and I stay in the office looking after the troops.At sales meetings Will likes to talk in terms of the following diagram, which he normally scribbles on a scrap of paper. I think it is quite a nice way of explaining the SEO process to non SEO people. &quot;<br/><br/>51 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Graywolf, Guy Kawasaki, and Paid Links Rules that Cana4t Be Enforced]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72820</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72820</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:59:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72820</guid>
<description><![CDATA[QualityGal weighs on the A Lister Link Payola debate and writes &quot;As I was leaving a comment on Graywolf's post about Guy Kawasaki and Link Payola, I realized I had more than a few words to say on the matter.Google's policy on paid links is impossible to enforce. Or at least it's impossible to enforce fairly and consistently.If I review an amazing product that was given to me for the purpose of reviewing it, does it make my review any less valuable? Any less relevant? No, of course not. &quot;<br/><br/>52 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My Week Away from Twitter]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72776</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72776</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:25:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72776</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Want to find out what Dave Snyder learned on he week off from Twitter? There were pros and cons, they might not be what you think they are ;)<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Links of Local Interest, Vol. Two]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72091</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72091</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:21:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72091</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Want to know whats happening in the world of Local SEO; but been too busy to stay up to date, don't worry David Mihm has done all the hard work and compiled a nice list of local seo reading from the last month.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Some Yellow Pages Usage Data: Print v. IYP]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72032</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72032</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:11:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72032</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Andrew Shotland is sharing some great stuff about Print Yellow Pages vs Internet Yellow Pages from the Yellow Pages webinar. He is going to keep updating as he continues to get new info, some real gems in here. check it out.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Evaluating Google's Response To Mapspam Reports]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71989</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71989</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 07:36:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71989</guid>
<description><![CDATA[David Mihm writes &quot;Yesterday marked the two-month anniversary for the official &quot;Report Spam on Google Maps&quot; thread on the Google Maps Help Group. I thought it might be useful to review the instances of spam reported thus far, for insights into some of Google Maps' vulnerabilities and the implications for local business owners.&quot;<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reputation Management: You're Doing It Wrong]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71365</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71365</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:58:32 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71365</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa Barone writes &quot;The people behind high fructose corn syrup want you to know that despite what you've heard, they're not really the devil, nor do they sacrifice babies. As long as you consume the stuff in moderation, you probably won't die, become really fat or sprout an extra head. Or at least that's what they say. I'm not totally convinced yet.You may have noticed that there were some odd ads taking over your television this weekend. Ads featuring robot-like &quot;people&quot; eerily stating that high fructose corn syrup isn't bad. It's made from corn and okay in moderation. And it doesn't mean you're a bad parent just because you give your kid some random pink stuff. Suddenly it's like the Cult of Fructose radiating out of your television set.&quot;<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Examples of What Makes Good Content]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70893</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70893</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:01:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70893</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa Barone writes &quot;Jane Copland has a bitter post over at SEOmoz arguing that too many bloggers and speakers advise &quot;creating good content&quot; without going into the specifics. Jane calls it a new form of snake oil salesmen, and while I can share her distaste for those who blog without knowing what they're talking about, I find the whole post somewhat unfair.&quot;<br/><br/>22 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How SEO Can Benefit Your Business... Without all the BS]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69759</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69759</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:17:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69759</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Laura Callow writes &quot;I actually tried to find some info on this topic as a research basis for this post. Nearly every article or post I found was more an explanation of what SEO is than a definite explanation of how it can be of benefit. (Please note this is not a PPC post.)Therefore, this post will explain how SEO can benefit a business without a long spiel of what SEO is and how it works. &quot;<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Has Local Search 2.0 Arrived?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68608</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68608</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:22:00 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68608</guid>
<description><![CDATA[David Mihm writes &quot;Danny Sullivan's &quot;keynote&quot; at the recent SEOmoz Expert Seminar highlighted the evolution of search, which he's also blogged about before at Search Engine Land.Basically, Danny's thesis is that search engines have undergone three quantum leaps in functionality and refinement since the days of Excite, AltaVista, and the other early players in the mid-90's. Here's my quick synopsis of what I understood from Danny at the seminar:Search 1.0: On-Page Factors-Meta Tags &amp; Direct SubmissionsSearch 2.0: Off-Page Factors-PageRank Formula / Link DataSearch 3.0: Universal &amp; Blended Vertical SearchSearch 4.0: Personalized Search based on User Data&quot;<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digital PR - Online Public Relations, Social Media and SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68607</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68607</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:19:08 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68607</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lee Oden writes &quot;What exactly, does Web 2.0, social media and even SEO have to do with public relations? Everything!You'd be hard pressed to find any modern public relations agency practice that isn't researching or already implementing a digital PR strategy including search engine optimization, blogging/blogger relations and social media. The winds of change are here and many Public Relations practitioners are scrambling to adjust to the opportunities presented by shifts in both consumer and journalist behavior online.&quot;<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Manage an Online Reputation Crisis in 7 Steps]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68294</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68294</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:45:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68294</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Andy Beal writes &quot;In case you've not yet bought a copy of Radically Transparent, or perhaps you just need a reputation management refresher, you can check out an interview I did recently with MarketingSherpa.Consider it a mini-guide to managing an online reputation crisis. In it, I discuss the following seven steps in detail:&quot;<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Twitter Is the Only Thing in the World That Can Save the World from the Top 10 Causes of Destroyed Worlds]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68028</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68028</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:17:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68028</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brian Carter writes &quot;Not everybody knows about Twitter, and not everyone who knows about Twitter &quot;gets it.&quot; Even fewer people who &quot;get it&quot; realize Twitter is saving the world. But it's obvious - and I'm going to tell you why.#1 The biggest danger to the world right now is terrorism.Just ask George Bush, or any famous writer of spy novels. Contrary to popular opinion, the origin of terrorism is not poverty or Islam or even Britney Spears- no, the primary cause of world terror is lack of socially enabled instant messaging. And that's what Twitter is.You might say, &quot;but Brian, that's a circular argument!&quot; And you'd be right. But let me tell you why it's the lack of socially enabled instant messaging that causes international terror, multi-generational wars and recurring canker sores.&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Using Your Whole Business to Build Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67588</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67588</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:33:29 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67588</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Will Critchlow writes &quot;In my opinion anyone working in marketing should be reading Seth Godin's blog. Seth is a new marketing expert and his brainstorms and thoughts regularly give me new ideas. I am in the middle of reading one of his books - Meatball Sundae - its contents won't surprise anyone who reads Seth's blog; it's premise is that mass market products are &quot;meatballs&quot; and the new marketing (in which he includes SEO) are &quot;sundae toppings&quot;.&quot;<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My SES San Jose Presentation: Twitter for Marketers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67406</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67406</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:14:27 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67406</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Andy Beal's writes &quot;I don't normally share my presentations online, but I thought some of you might want to take a look at the presentation I gave recently at SES San Jose.It's an intro on using Twitter as a marketer and covers the basics and a few advanced tips. There's no audio, so some of the information (and gags) are missing, but hopefully it's still useful.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[33 Website Success Metrics Instead of Rankings, Google PageRank and Traffic]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67378</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67378</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:43:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67378</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tad Chef writes &quot;How to measure website success when rankings, Google PageRank and sheer traffic have gone the way of &quot;hits&quot;: All these older metrics become more and more meaningless in the current web environment.Why measure ranking when they differ from location to location and from computer to computer due to localization and personalization efforts by Google and other search engines?&quot;<br/><br/>71 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Breakdancing SEO's: Brian Chappell and Martin Bowling]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/66129</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/66129</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 20:56:02 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/66129</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brian Carter makes a hilarious break dancing video of Brian Chappell &amp; I. Great for a laugh, hope you all enjoy as much as I did.<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Word Visualization on Search Marketing Blogs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65305</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65305</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:54:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65305</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lee Odden writes &quot;Lists and ranking resources can be tough and controversial. A while back we ranked top blogs on the topic of search engine marketing (SEO and PPC) that publish their RSS subscriber counts via Google's Feedburner.With changes in the search marketing industry, one can logically wonder, &quot;How many SEM blogs really still post about search marketing?&quot; To help answer that question, we took a look at 10 of the top search marketing blogs by RSS subscriber counts using the Wordle &quot;word cloud&quot; tool:&quot;<br/><br/>51 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Adolescence of SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64228</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64228</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:20:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64228</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kate Morris writes &quot;Back in the day, selling SEO/M services was relatively easy. The internet was &quot;new,&quot; business owners were completely oblivious to the craft of search engine optimization, and were willing to pay people to &quot;get them on the web.&quot; Those were the days when SEOs spent the majority of time on education (as much as we hated it), the rest on keyword density and link building. Life was good.&quot;<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Got Digg Captchaa4 Dona4t Worry]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/64208</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/64208</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:03:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/64208</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brent Csutoras writes &quot;Yesterday I noticed, as I am sure a number of people noticed, that Digg was requiring me to enter a captcha to comment or shout on the site.Now before you get upset or mad about seeing a captcha on your Digg comments or shouts, remember that captcha is not new to Digg and if they had wanted to inforce a captcha on the entire site then they could have done so from day one.&quot;<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Actual a4Non Big Branda4 Twitter Case Study]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63929</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63929</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 08:56:18 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63929</guid>
<description><![CDATA[sugar rae writes &quot;Anytime someone asks how a business can use Twitter effectively, most people point to the twitter accounts of big brands like Comcast and Zappos. While both companies are definitely standout examples of putting Twitter to good use, you probably aren't marketing a household name and have a hard time seeing how your small merchant site or information site can use Twitter effectively. And by now, you're probably sick of the &quot;top ways&quot; people guess or hypothesize that a commercial website could use Twitter to their advantage.&quot;Note: This was not sphunn in some circle jerk fashion because sugar rae is a seo rockstar, an a lister, a seolebrity. I sphunn this because I thought it has very useful information for the SMB or independent seo on how to effectively use twitter to build brand awareness and increase traffic.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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