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<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:51:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Google using bounce rates for ranking websites?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/91588</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/91588</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:51:21 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/91588</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Post stands by itself (valid, good stuff; balanced) but another key part I liked is: &quot;I think what is the most troubling is how the SEO industry, generally speaking, seems to not only slowly begin to see the evolution of SEO, but makes bold statements instead of tempered, researched hypothesis. [...] Does everything need to be a BIG story these days?&quot;<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Michael Martinez & Real Search Market Share]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/89066</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/89066</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:14:53 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/89066</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;The real search market share report is measured in terms of estimated unique U.S. visitors rather than number of queries performed. Because of automated rank-checking tools (and manual rank checking), Google's estimated search market share based on queries performed is heavily inflated and therefore an unreliable indicator of potential search traffic.&quot;Clipped to Evernote for future reference.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engine People turns SEO Scoop over to the community]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/86372</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/86372</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:44:34 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/86372</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Unless you know somebody who knows somebody it's really hard to get a break somewhere, somehow.We want to turn SEO Scoop into that break; we want SEO Scoop to be that somebody, that somewhere, that somehow.&quot;Question is: what do you, the SEO community from newcomers to oldtimers, want? What would you like to see provided, done, shared?<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Social Media Marketing A Waste Of Time?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/84445</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/84445</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:02:57 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/84445</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In this 1500+ worder, easily, Peter intelligently argues *against* SMM, highlighting exactly why and how it doesn't work.In stating that side so clear he forces you to either provide counter balance (start a discussion) or validate the time and energy you're investing in SMM.One of the better, more thoughtful posts on the topic out there and really worth the time to read through -- remember, a 1500+ worder is just 2 legal sheet, k? :) If *I* think SMM is a waste? nuhuh. SMM is one of the rare media which at relatively low cost can bring a brand from zero to hero in no time. What do you think?<br/><br/>63 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Securing Your Name: If Seth Godin Can Be Faked, So Can You]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26354</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26354</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:54:46 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26354</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Wherein Darren Browse learns from Seth Godin that he doesn't use Twitter at all and informs 1400+ fans of the fake Seth they've been fooled.His take-away: &quot;It highlights to me the important of getting a hold of account names for your brand and name on popular social media sites&quot;<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Readers owe you nothing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26048</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26048</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:14:05 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26048</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's focused around newspapers and newspaper websites -- but there's pretty solid stuff here.&quot;Readers owe you nothing. They have no responsibility as citizens to read your reporting, and no responsibility as consumers to look at your ads.&quot;&quot;...when your design crosses the line and forces readers to look at ads they don't want, you encourage those readers to look elsewhere...&quot;<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Target Tells a Blogger to Go Away]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25456</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25456</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:01:17 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25456</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This story just won't go away :)Filed under: &quot;PR That'll Make You Lose Your Job&quot;&quot;Target to the blogosphere: you're irrelevant.&quot;<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Are You Ready for Your Ad CPM Rate to Drop 30% in 2008?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25446</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25446</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:16:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Contextual Ads</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25446</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;What is the solution for publishers? How do prevent yourself from being absorbed by the commons? Develop meaningful relationships, be remarkable, and sell direct.&quot;<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Buying Social Votes Misses The Point]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25452</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25452</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:45:02 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25452</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Offering to buy a vote is flat-out dumb, besides being wrong. It shows that the person requesting it doesn't understand how this world works. These news stories are being promoted because that's what that community would most like to see. Your job is to see how your story might fit into that paper, just like it would be for traditional print media.&quot;<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Great "Writing" Blog: Write to Done]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25443</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25443</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 12:08:54 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25443</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you like Copyblogger you'll love Write To Done<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google: Bored at the Core]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22018</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22018</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:17:06 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22018</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apart from many &quot;unknowns&quot;, every month 2-4 top-Googlers are leaving. Almost without fail they do so in order to recapture the thrill of innovation, to start a startup.This is Google the Corporation: bored at the core.<br/><br/>29 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How SEO is like shovelling snow]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19360</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19360</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:53:27 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19360</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Unlike those born in this region who refer to snow as &quot;that white sh*t&quot;, I love it ... Which might explain why I see things this way.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[There's Focus in the Long Tail]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18189</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18189</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 09:03:31 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18189</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Whether a blog, affiliate site, ecommerce -- if you understand that you're not selling to the long tail but leveraging the long tail, you can't help but make money.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Sees What You Hide in Images]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/15403</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/15403</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:24:55 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/15403</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If a review requires disclosure and you want to avoid the Wrath of Google, maybe putting &quot;sponsored review&quot; in an image is so much smarter.Or not...<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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