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<title>Sphinn / nowsourcing / All</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:34:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[My Avatar - Your Window to Me]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/55604</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/55604</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:34:36 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/55604</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shana puts out an awesome post talking us through her avatar changes.<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Confessions and Reflections of a Former Digg Addict]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45249</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45249</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 06:20:53 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45249</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tamar weighs in with her opinion on the rise and fall of Digg.  Great read!<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO has really gotten expensive]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44386</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44386</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 11:22:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44386</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Interesting look at some of the bloated pricing models that some &quot;SEO Experts&quot; still try to pawn off others.<br/><br/>61 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Track Google via Twitter]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43384</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43384</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:26:01 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43384</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great list of Twitter tools that you can track breaking news about Google.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mr Cutts are you sure about that?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42013</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42013</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:46:17 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42013</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Nash uncovers a gem from John Andrews' live blogging from live domain roundtable about domains changing hands.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[State of the nation - What is SEO?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41484</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41484</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:14:20 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41484</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Nash schools some individuals to see if they know what SEO, PPC, and more.  You might be surprised by the results.  But they just KNOW that the Internet is the future :)<br/><br/>49 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Attention Outdated Wordpress Blogs: Dona4t Let Technorati Drop You]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39442</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39442</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:18:22 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39442</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Looks like Technorati is pulling rank, and will be dropping support on Wordpress blogs version 2.3.2 and under.  Be smart.  Upgrade.<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[14 Little-Known Sources for PPC Traffic]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38337</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38337</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:05:01 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38337</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tired of PPC? Try new PPC! Here is a good list of 14 alternate sources of paid search traffic that you might not be aware of.<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Power of Support on Twitter]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/37727</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/37727</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:12:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/37727</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This week's Overheard on Twitter segment, this time focusing on the power of Twitter as a group of helpful, supportive people and looking at the benefit of using a logo vs. face for your avatar for branding.<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can You Take a Vacation From Social Media?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36468</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36468</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:15:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36468</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you think it is possible to take a vacation from social media? All those sites and feeds? Not likely, once it is in your bloodstream.<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do  You Really Get That Many Local SEO Clients?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36375</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36375</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:35:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36375</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Nash reveals in a local study that SEO firms which target local businesses are not in fact getting that many local clients.<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview With Social Media Expert Shana Albert]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34192</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34192</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:54:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34192</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Everybody loves Shana, and for good reason too.  Socialmediamom asks some fine questions so we can all learn more about Shana.<br/><br/>46 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Open Letter to StumbleUpon Regarding Usability, Negativity, and Growing Pains]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31199</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31199</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:16:20 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31199</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wendy Piersall puts out a fine open letter to StumbleUpon, addressing things that may have worked before but weren't meant for the 4 million+ community that it has amassed.<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Selling Social Media (Drug Dealer Style)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30692</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30692</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:36:18 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30692</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEOCO comes out with an interesting approach to selling social media - drug dealer style.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Build a Devoted Online Community, by Mixx.com]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29826</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29826</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 06:31:59 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29826</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt McGee brings us his story of the great customer service and positive experience he's had so far with up and coming social news site, Mixx.com.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PDFs and Search Engines]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29650</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29650</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:57:14 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29650</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Nash does it again with a great analysis of using PDF's for SEO.  Well worth the read.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Basic Rules of Social Media Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29548</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29548</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:33:51 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29548</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Esteban Panzera puts out a fine list of 10 basic rules on social media.  Brief but to the point.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rose Demonstrates that New Digg Algo is Fair and Balanced]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27931</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27931</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:41:47 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27931</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Interesting observation of Kevin Rose's latest posts to Digg.   Looks like Mr. Rose finally isn't making front page, either.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Size does not matter (in the blogosphere)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27881</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27881</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:22:56 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27881</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mark Dykeman from Broadcasting Brain puts out an interesting post about how you can be effective in social media whether you're in a big city or a small town.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Link bombing - Like Google Bombing but different!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27361</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27361</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:20:45 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27361</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Nash brings us through the history of events in Google Bombing such as the memorable George W Bush - miserable failure example.  Interesting link bombing as well.<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Zicam and the Reputation Management Fiasco]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27151</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27151</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:43:18 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27151</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tamar brings us through her personal experience with Zicam, and the reputation management follies to follow.<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Everyone Knows about the Microsoft / Yahoo Deal Already.  Stop making Sphinns for it.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26338</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26338</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:12:39 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26338</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This public service announcement was made possible by the 14 stories about Microsoft and Yahoo in upcoming.Danny already posted it, and it's on the front page.  Can we move on now and talk about LOLcats?<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Has Digg Jumped the Shark?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26335</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26335</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:05:45 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26335</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tamar counts the ways that Digg has jumped the shark.  Bravo!<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Great Way To Help Clean Up Stumbleupon]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26272</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26272</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:48:28 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26272</guid>
<description><![CDATA[StumbleUpon has released some interesting new features for flagging users and posts in the reviews section.  Haven't seen word of this on their blog yet.<br/><br/>57 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Best In Mom Networking Sites]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26121</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26121</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 05:51:07 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26121</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Handy list of 39 mommy network-type sites that you might have missed in social media, broken out by the type of site (news, networking, directories).<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[In Search of Relevancy]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25569</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25569</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:07:59 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25569</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Nash at it again in top form, this time on the subject of search vs. relevancy.From the article:* Joe Blogs - How do I make my site rank well Mr SEO person* SEO person - You need lots of highly relevant content and links from pages that are relevant I would suggest you start a blog!* Joe Blogs - ok that sounds sensible but getting relevant links from relevant pages on other sites sounds like a lot of work* SEO person - Don't worry we have payment plans<br/><br/>31 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Reference Guide to Directory Submissions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25363</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25363</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:54:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25363</guid>
<description><![CDATA[David Eaves does a fine breakdown of the steps and recommendations to directory submissions, including a useful top 10 list of the best directories.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Drill Down - RevoltNation, Part 2: Jay and Kevin Respond]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25172</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25172</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:13:59 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25172</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's the episode when Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson come on to The Drill Down and finally interact with the Digg community.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digg Revolt: The Drill Down Podcast Everyone is Talking about]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24980</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24980</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:32:56 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24980</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Drill Down that everyone has been talking about with the whole Digg revolt is now up.  Go have a listen if you missed it.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diggers Revolt and accidentaly Crash UStreamTV]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24866</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24866</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:34:23 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24866</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Joe Fowler from Social Blend weighs in from the festivities of the early morning Digg revolt.From the article: &quot;Kevin and Jay had no idea that their users were feeling both betrayed and hurt by the recent happenings and heavy handedness at Digg.&quot;Um, perhaps they should subscribe to Google Alerts.  How could they not sense the Digg community frustration?<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digg: From Revolt to Resolution in 12 Hours or Less]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24824</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24824</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:23:10 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24824</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mu's post detailing the events around last night's Drill Down.  Several top Diggers were planning to leave Digg for a while, but then Kevin Rose and Jay Adelson came in, and things got interesting.<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Two Diggs One Cup]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24758</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24758</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:00:48 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24758</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Had it with Digg lately? Read this one.  Well played.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Didna4t look at the post, but I hooked you up anyway.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24450</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24450</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 08:15:11 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24450</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We just don't have enough time in the day to read EVERYTHING everyone , even our friends, have submitted so we just give them a courtesy up vote and move along.<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ita4s on me!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24030</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24030</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:35:56 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24030</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Neil Patel talks about paying it forward when it comes to taking care of the tab for others.  And who knows? That $30 dinner could land you a huge contract.<br/><br/>32 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SERP Control or SERP Hijacking?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23634</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23634</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:21:20 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23634</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tim Nash takes a look at taking over the SERP control of a comment spammer.<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How I Outranked Matt Cutts for the Term SEO in 7 Easy Steps]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23009</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23009</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:16:15 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23009</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With a title like that, Mr. Tad Chef, what am I left to say?<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2018: A Domaining Odyssey - Predictions from the Pros]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22964</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22964</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 22:04:12 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22964</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The who's who in domaining gives their 0.02 about the industry's future, many of which proclaim the long and fruitful pursuit of the .com over all.<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter - How many followers do you have?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22443</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22443</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:53:00 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22443</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wingnut puts out a good post on the following aspect of Twitter.  He's right - I actually came across his post via Twitter! :)<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Congrats to DoshDosh - 200 Front Page Sphinns!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21943</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21943</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 07:45:48 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21943</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Not soon after we see Marty hit 100 front page Sphinns, Maki delivers his 200th front pager! Congrats Maki!<br/><br/>53 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Votes: Whata4s the secret sauce?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21686</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21686</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:04:09 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21686</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Newly popular Mixx fansite, the Mixxingbowl, discusses the secret sauce of how some users get votes while others don't.Favorite quote from the story:&quot;Its called Social News or Social Media not Hermit News. You have to make friends, end of discussion.&quot;<br/><br/>32 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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