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<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:48:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Value of Social Shopping Site]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/92167</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/92167</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:48:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/92167</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;What do you get when you combine social networking with online shopping? You get Social Shopping. Social shopping happens on social shopping web sites that work like other social media sites except their focus is shopping.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Blocks World's Largest Porn Torrent]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/91159</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/91159</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:18:41 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/91159</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Visitors to the world's largest adult BitTorrent tracker were met with a surprise this morning.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google uses 21 times more bandwidth than it pays for -- Precursor LLC study]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/90147</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/90147</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:31:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/90147</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The study estimated Google used 16.5% of all U.S. consumer Internet traffic in 2008, and that share is estimated to grow to 25% in 2009 and 37% in 2010.&quot; - Scott Cleland<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Get your Gmail stickers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/90146</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/90146</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:29:10 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/90146</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I want some.  The unicorn is my favorite!<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search for "Ebay" Reveals Half Naked Woman in News Results]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/89791</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/89791</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:09:01 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/89791</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is hilarious!  Matt Foster writes, &quot;I typed in the search query &quot;ebay&quot; this morning. I was quite surprised when the news results... yielded a scantily clad young woman appearing to be using a Wii with the caption &quot;I Really Should Study&quot;.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Scary New 2009 SEO Reality Show: Personalized Search Results]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/86389</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/86389</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:18:27 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/86389</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some good points on how personalized search will impact SEO reporting.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Custom Search: The Death Knell of Rankings Based Search Engine Op]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/86317</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/86317</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:25:02 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/86317</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Foster writes. &quot;While this (customized search) may be great for the user search experience, it can prove to be a big headache for SEO clients and SEO firms wishing to observe rankings as an indicator of success.&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Tips to Avoid Becoming an SEO Victim]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/85752</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/85752</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:01:48 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/85752</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Good tips to pass on to potential clients.  Matt Foster says, &quot;I personally am glad that somebody is cracking down on firms which make overreaching promises. Here are 5 tips to avoid becoming a victim of bad SEO firms.&quot;<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The iPhone and Mobile Search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/84466</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/84466</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:45:11 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/84466</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Video:  Cindy Krum recaps some of her session at SMX East 2008 about the iPhone and how it will impact mobile search.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Black Hat Reputation Management - 6 Steps to Control Bad Press]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/83259</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/83259</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:33:08 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/83259</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A tiny bit of blackness never hurt anybody right?  These are some reputation management tips that may not follow the rules, but they work!<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Rand Fishkin a Superhero?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/81739</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/81739</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:04:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/81739</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;the wizard of moz,&quot; &quot; darth fishkin,&quot; could it be?  Matt Foster makes the case for Rand's super hero abilities.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[T-Mobile G1 with Google Android Operating System - Product Review]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/80907</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/80907</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:03:00 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/80907</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Foster, CEO of ArteWorks, picks up the Googe Phone and gives a review.  pictures and videos included.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Balanced Search Engine Optimization]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/80137</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/80137</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:05:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/80137</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Old school video of Matt Foster talking about a balanced SEO campaign :)<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Linkscape Video]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/80131</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/80131</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:25:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/80131</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Rand Fishkin of SEOmoz.org talks about their new tool, Linkscape, which is now available to Pro members.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ripoff Report Ripping Off Those Reported?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/79285</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/79285</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:39:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/79285</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Fantastic article from Marketing Pilgrim, talking about the extremely questionable methods of the now infamous RIPOFF REPORT.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do Reputation Management Services Work?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/79284</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/79284</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:37:26 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/79284</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a great article on reputation management form Business Week.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Explanation of the Semantic Web]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/79277</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/79277</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:54:54 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/79277</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lynn Jebbia writes, &quot;The interactions produced by Web 2.0 type applications like social media networks have made it easy to interact with other people and bring whole new dimension to our information search.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Demographics in Social Media Network Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75926</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75926</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:52:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75926</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lynn Jebbia writes, &quot;The marketing plan for any company includes the demographics of their target audience. Who they are trying to reach can be segmented out so as to allow for different marketing strategies for each segment...&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google's Comic, Stripped]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75723</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75723</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:24:25 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75723</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I love this stripped down version of the Google Chrome Comic.  It really cuts to the chase! HAHA!<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media Marketing for Small Business Entrepreneurs]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75691</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75691</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:03:48 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75691</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;I was thinking the other day why I have enjoyed consulting with small business owners for so many years. Talk about reality shows. What is more real than talking to the person who created, owns and operates a business?&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook Reaches 100 Million Stong!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/75089</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/75089</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:35:40 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/75089</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Did everyone see that update on your Facebook &quot;Home&quot; the other day? 100 million active users on Facebook...&quot;<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google week: 101 tips, tricks and hacks]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/73693</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/73693</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:35:03 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/73693</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You might know several of these, but there were some that I had never heard of.  This is a really geeky think to get into :)<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Who's the Boss?  Google or Microsoft]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/72302</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/72302</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:52:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/72302</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's the dawning of a new age. Microsoft created the Windows operating system, oh so long ago, which started their almost monopoly in operating systems, software, etc. Google seems to be trying to replicate this business model.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ubiquity is Flippin' Awesome]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71542</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71542</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:40:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71542</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you haven't seen this tutorial/demo of Ubiquity, you should definitely give it a look see.  They have opened up a whole new can of worms.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[the Awesome Highlighter]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71366</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71366</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:21:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71366</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a pretty interesting tool for surfing.  You highlight any text on a page and save it in association with that page.  hmmm.... what application might this have in the future???<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Should You Care About Google PageRank?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71295</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71295</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:54:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71295</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Back to the basics of Page Rank.  This article addresses that most frequently asked question of new online businesses.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Grabs Most of Obama's $5 Million in Online Ad Spending - ClickZ]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/71293</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/71293</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:48:21 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/71293</guid>
<description><![CDATA[WOW!  I guess I spend too much time on the organic side of life that I had no idea campaigns spent this kind of money on adwords!  Really interesting.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How people think Google ranks websites]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70672</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70672</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 14:05:52 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70672</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Video: These are just some interviews of average people and what they think about the search engines.  I found it really interesting getting these interviews.  I hope you find it interesting too.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Absolute Zero is Absolute Zero a4 You Can Spend Less, But You Are Still Getting Nothing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65693</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65693</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:59:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65693</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;there is a certain critical mass in SEO.  Once you have dropped below it, ...you may as well find something better to spend your money on.&quot;<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New To Knolling?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62808</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62808</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:43:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62808</guid>
<description><![CDATA[All of that discussion about knolling finally got me off the couch to try out a knol for myself.  This was my experience.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gang Kidnaps Gamer to Get Password Using Fake Orkut Date]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59966</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59966</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:29:08 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59966</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You Orkut user's beware!  This guy was just trying to have a little social media fun and look what happened to him.  You have got to hand it to the guy though, he really knows his priorities!!<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Managing Your Reputation in a Social Space]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59805</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59805</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:31:45 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59805</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is just a simple article about Online Reputation management that can help businesses warm up to the idea.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Releases Protocol Buffers Into the Wild - Matt Cutts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58221</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58221</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:27:23 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58221</guid>
<description><![CDATA[whoa ho ho - pretty schmancy:)  Google has recently open-sourced protocol buffers, which actually is good news for  startups.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gambert Cites Wikipedia, Then Edits Wikipedia, Then Gets Banned F]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/57688</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/57688</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:41:40 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/57688</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Foster puts in his two cents about Jason Gambert's Wikipedia hoax.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paid Links: The Holy War of SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/51084</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/51084</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:00:49 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/51084</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The battle continues at SMX Advanced.  How many more lives must be lost.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Federal Prison for Jason Gambert?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49172</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49172</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 22:19:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49172</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The plot thickens.  Will Jason Gambert's accounts of perjury start getting him into real trouble?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matt Cutts on The Future of Search Engines]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46436</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46436</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 11:53:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46436</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is just a short blip of Matt Cutts interviewing about the future of Search Engines at the last SMX West.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engine Optimization for LIVE Search - Video]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46435</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46435</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 11:51:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Microsoft SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46435</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeremiah Andrick of Live Search talks about the important factors when trying to do search engine optimization for this relatively young search engine by Microsoft.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Five Steps to Better Search Rankings]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46258</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46258</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 15:27:17 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46258</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some simple, quick advice that anyone can use to increase their search engine visibility.  These are just to help get the ball rolling.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[More Join Fight to Defeat 'Der SEO Fhrer']]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42641</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42641</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:25:53 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42641</guid>
<description><![CDATA[More banter regarding the Jason Gambert trademark case.  Complete with photos and all.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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