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<title>Sphinn / oldschool / What's New</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:18:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A Proposal Via Google Maps? What's Next]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63955</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63955</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:18:03 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63955</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Following in the footsteps of Barry Schwartz search engine proposal, a Googler proposes via Google Maps. I should have done mine at 30,000 feet.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What you May Have Missed at SMX Advanced About Link Building]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/54992</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/54992</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:39:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/54992</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Can we ever get enough link building suggestions? Perhaps, but if you learn just one more link building strategy, it will make you that much better of an SEO Pro. Read and enjoy.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Free Photoshop Book from SitePoint: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks & Techniques]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49607</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49607</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:33:46 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49607</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For all of you web/graphic designers (or wannabe designers) out there, SitePoint is giving away a free copy of &quot;The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks &amp; Techniques&quot; - the ultimate Photoshop compendium for web designers.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Successful Social Media Marketing (without a Website or Blog)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/47384</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/47384</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 07:46:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/47384</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Everyone talks about submitting sites to Social Media networks, but what if you are trying to promote a client who doesn't even have a website or a blog? The obvious answer would seem to be &quot;build them a website&quot;, but could you be successful without it?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tips on How to Do Squidoo]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/47177</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/47177</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:25:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/47177</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are you a Squidoo user? Just this morning I was writing a blog post about Social Media marketing without a blog and Squidoo was one of my recommendations, so this was a timely find for me.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does the Average Joe Care About His Online Reputation?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46820</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46820</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 07:29:25 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46820</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In the Internet Marketing world, Reputation Management is a fairly hot topic. I found PEW Research article interesting as it gives stats on how the average person views what they term &quot;Online Reputation Management&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[9 Tips For Enhancing Email Marketing Effectiveness]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46252</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46252</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 14:54:09 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46252</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are you using email to promote your business and stay in touch with your customers? If so, are you using email as effectively as you could be? As with processes there is often room for improvement, so I'd like to share with you a few tip for using email for effectively.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Article Marketing - Are You Doing it Right?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45164</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45164</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:19:01 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45164</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A well done article from a WAHM (Work at Home Mom) blogger discussing some of the nuances of article marketing strategy.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Maps Gone Awry]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44689</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44689</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 17:10:22 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44689</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I heard from another person that he had seen a similar issue.  I know Matt Cutts is a frequent visitor to Sphinn, so hopefully he can comment on why Google can't use the domain data for the local / maps unless the site owner overrides it with the Local Business Listings console.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Social Media Causing Attention Deficit Disorder?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43727</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43727</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 10:52:05 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43727</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Perhaps it doesn't cause ADD, but seriously challenges those of us with ADD. It also tends to make it harder to focus on tasks at hand... ahh, what was I saying? Anyhow... ok, I'm back.  Wait, I just got an IM... (you get the picture)<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[WordPress Plugins That Every WordPress Blogger Should Consider]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43692</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43692</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 07:40:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43692</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As blogging continues to grow, so does the list of plugins that enhance the blogging experience for both the blogger and the reader.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google is the Latest Target of Phishing Email Scams]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36975</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36975</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:43:37 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36975</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The &quot;phishers&quot; are now targeting Big G.  Be on your guard.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEM Professionals Positioned to Survive the Recession]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35406</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35406</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:50:11 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35406</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quoting Josh Gampel from the article &quot;Absolutely,&quot; replied Josh. &quot;Direct marketing spending increased in previous recessions because it was the most trackable form of marketing. And search engine marketing is the most trackable form of marketing this time around. In fact, we expect SEM spending will double by 2011.&quot;<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[6 Ways to Make Better Friends on StumbleUpon]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35097</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35097</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:55:56 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35097</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here are some tips for success on StumbleUpon which can also be applied to other Social Media sites.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[NOINDEX Tag Users Actually Mean Do Not Index This Page]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31217</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31217</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:41:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31217</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The results are in from Matt Cutts' recent NOINDEX poll.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Social Media Take You to the Top of the SERP's?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30230</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30230</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:05:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30230</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A YOUmoz post about what affect Social Media may have on the SERP's.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Downside of Using Multiple Bloggers : The Article Writer]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29954</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29954</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:55:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29954</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good advice for those who &quot;team blog&quot; or aspire to.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stumble Upon Web Servers Seem to Have Stumbled]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27193</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27193</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:51:28 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27193</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have not heard of SU going offline before, but it happened.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[To Guest Blog or not to Guest Blog, That is the Question]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24932</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24932</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:14:59 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24932</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while I am tempted to guest blog to reach a new audience. Lately, I have resisted the urge because I have committed to grow my site and with my limited time, I prefer to focus on developing content for me and not someone else.So when does it make sense to guest blog?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[20 Awesome Images Found In Google Maps]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23123</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23123</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23123</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My question is &quot;how large of a font do you have to use to been seen by Google Maps?&quot;<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing your Blog through Regularity]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23050</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23050</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:06:12 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23050</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Simon Heseltine discusses not just blogging, but an effective way to develop blog content through a team of bloggers.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 2008 SEMMYs - Search Engine Marketing Awards]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23042</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23042</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:41:34 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23042</guid>
<description><![CDATA[[from the site] &quot;Today marks the official announcement of the first annual SEMMY awards. The 2008 SEMMYs list posts from 127 authors from 111 blogs / sites in 15 different categories such as SEO, PPC, Local Search, Analytics, and Rants.&quot;I am honored that I was mentioned as a potential nominee for next year - I look forward to that.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[16 tips for becoming a blogger worth following]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22694</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22694</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:53:53 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22694</guid>
<description><![CDATA[[from the site] Here are several steps to take your from being an average blogger to a blogger worthy of following and eventually an A-List blogger.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Are Companies Giving Up On SEO and Forcing SEM?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19197</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19197</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 16:39:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19197</guid>
<description><![CDATA[(from the page) I don't know why so many Execs appear to be giving up on SEO and remain satisfied by continuing to keep throwing more and more money into Paid Search?<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Duplicate Content Issues]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18205</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18205</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 10:40:31 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18205</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In-house SEO expert Simon Heseltine offers advice on avoiding duplicate content.  This was relevant to me because I just (finally) got around to using a robots.txt file on my WordPress blogs which should eliminate all of the seemingly random pages generated for things like categories.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Bill Gates wants to send you new customers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16598</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16598</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:29:52 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Microsoft adCenter</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16598</guid>
<description><![CDATA[For a limited time (until January 4, 2008), new advertisers enrolling with Microsoft Ad Center can receive $200 in click credits. Why?<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Wanna work for Google? Here is one way to get in the door]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/14923</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/14923</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:33:16 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/14923</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's not glamorous and you won't make a lot of money. Heck, you won't even get to network with Matt Cutts, but just about anyone with too much free time can work for Google apparently.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[When Article Marketing Becomes Content Theft]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8238</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8238</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 10:16:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8238</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I hope I am not beating a dead horse here. Perhaps I am just stating the obvious, but this was sparked by finding some of my content on an article site that seems to violate article marketing standards.Thanks for indulging me.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to fail at blogging]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6446</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6446</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2007 12:18:06 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6446</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's a Friday Rant about effective blogging.  It's pretty basic, but was sparked by a pet peeve found on a site that was Sphunn.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Synonymous names in Wikipedia]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6307</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6307</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:51:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6307</guid>
<description><![CDATA[So here is my question for everyone, based on some research I am doing for a site.  It is not intended to be a discussion of the effectiveness of Wikipedia, or their no follow policy, or anything like that, so please read it carefully.Let's say (as an SEO) you are working with a site called &quot;Orange&quot; that does consulting and you want to create a company Wikipedia page.  So you go to Wikipedia and you find not only a page for orange the fruit, but one for the color orange, and there is even reference to an artist named Orange (which leads to a dead Wiki page)Would you:a) Create a page with the same name (Orange) to try and capitalize on the search engine positioning of the current Wiki pages knowing that the searches would be in no way related.or b) Create a new page with the name &quot;Orange Consulting&quot; to distinguish your site, but still have a Wiki page for the company.I think I know my answer, but after going through this exercise, I am now questioning it.  I am curious to know what others think.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rand Fishkin, the new Danny Sullivan? I dona4t think so.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6304</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6304</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:38:23 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6304</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is in no way meant to disrespect Rand - he is the man!  This is in response to a blog post (and Sphinn) by Tony Hill which asks whether or not Rand is &quot;the new Danny Sullivan&quot; (who is the &quot;father&quot; of SEO and responsible for much of the industry as we know it today). Enjoy!<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Browser compatibility - what really matters?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6299</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6299</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:16:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Usability</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6299</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are you spending time focusing on something irrelevant to your audience?<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why your press releases dona4t work]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/5545</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/5545</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:22:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/5545</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I wasn't going to Sphinn this initially, but I saw a related post about why his Press Release didn't work, so I thought some may appreciate it.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Marketing Industry Standards and Best Practices & SEO 2.0]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/5499</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/5499</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:30:31 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/5499</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are we ready for standards or will we let the industry self regulate to it's detriment.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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