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<title>Sphinn / scottclark / Hot Today</title>
<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
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<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:25:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Twellow: The First Twitter Directory Launched in Alpha]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/55088</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/55088</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 03:25:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/55088</guid>
<description><![CDATA[iEntry (Webpronews) fires up a categorized twitter directory with over 300,000 Twitter users. An Alpha launch, it looks pretty good from the get-go.  I just hope that Twitter recovers from its current technical troubles in time to make all of these great sites/tools useful.<br/><br/>45 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improved SEO documentation galore!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50550</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50550</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:27:20 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50550</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Cutts posts lots of new docs, links about IP delivery/geolocation/cloaking, Nofollow documentation, Better definition for doorway pages, Robots.txt.<br/><br/>65 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Court Orders Negative Keywords Used To Block Trademark Terms]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43155</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43155</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:00:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43155</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Florida court made judgment that requires including negative keywords in search advertising to ensure broad match does not include their trademarked term.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[New Google AdWords Video Ads]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36849</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36849</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:52:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36849</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This changes things for some adwords advertisers who were struggling with their messages.  I'm going to be assembling vids in expectation of this change!<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO and PR - Online Public Relations and Search Engine Optimization]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/33127</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/33127</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:14:30 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/33127</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A thoughtful write up about the dynamics between SEO activities, online PR, Journalism, and social media.  SEO and online PR w/Social media are not good candidates for immediate traffic, leads and sales - but as Lee's writeup outlines - there are disconnects to overcome.  So will PR firms start to employ SEO in their efforts more often and will those efforts have a fundamentally different flavor thanks to the journalistic audience?  Or are the outcomes too disconnected from the effort to keep decision makers interested?<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media is Giving Static Websites New Life]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/32657</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/32657</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:22:37 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/32657</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While brochure sites and static sites make up a huge percent of all sites out there there is evidence they are taking on new life as the colorful palette of social media offers new options.  An injection of renewed interest, the functions and features needed to connect with customers, and ease-of-use make blogs and other additions a logical evolutionary step for crusty-old sites.<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Does Your Site Have Sex Appeal?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31600</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31600</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:00:34 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31600</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A great overview of gender-preference issues of web customers and what web designers and marketers need to remember.  Color and design preferences are affected by a variety of factors other than gender including age, personal bias, and culture.  Women comprise half the general population and 66% of them go online to shop and do research..thanks for the sphinn.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digg Town Hall Summary]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31069</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31069</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:28:56 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31069</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Esteban Panzera over at Nowsourcing posts a terrific run-down of the Town Hall Meeting last night.  If you missed it, this will bring you up to date!<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Sphinn Bad For The Industry?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26037</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26037</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:57:20 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26037</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa talks about the side effects from the launch of Sphinn, both for Search Engine Land and the search engine optimization community as a whole. SearchCap loses traffic. Comments are down for sphunn entries. Less people are visiting blogs directly. But is all of this &quot;bad&quot;?I had Sphunn earlier thoughts about how it would be nice if we could integrate comments happening on Sphinn into our own blogs (so they appear in both places) so this post caught my eye..<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Prisoners of War in the Battle for Paid Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25069</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25069</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:28:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25069</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Michael's call to arms digs into the issue of how Google's influence and policies affect the future of monetized web properties in a &quot;top-down, dictatorial manner.&quot;  Is Google scaring people into a particular way of doing business that benefits Google?  Why are some paid reviews allowed while others are penalized?<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China to be Biggest Web Population in 2-3 Months]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24134</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24134</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:39:18 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24134</guid>
<description><![CDATA[At its current growth rate, China will become the world's top Internet market sometime in the next few months.The implication for web marketers and entrepreneurs is clear.  If you want to tap into the world's largest consumer base, you better start working on your Chinese SEO/SEM strategy.<br/><br/>30 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Time Stamps for Sphinns]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21036</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21036</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:11:11 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21036</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sphinn time-stamps things when you START a submission rather than when you finish.  But sometimes I get interrupted during the submit (or I forget that last bloody &quot;confirm&quot; click) and my submits end up starting halfway down the &quot;what's new&quot; page..do you think Sphinn should time stamp posts with the actual &quot;posting&quot; time or the &quot;start of post&quot; time?<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Baidu.com CFO Killed in Accident]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20729</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20729</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 09:26:10 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20729</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The chief financial officer of Chinese search engine Baidu.com has died after an accident while on vacation in China, the company said. Baidu.com is the dominant search engine in China, with a 60.7% market share, according to research firm Analysys International. U.S. giant Google Inc. is in second place with about 23.7%.Some news sources are saying it was a traffic accident.Fort those w/o WSJ account, here's the Reuter's versionhttp://www.reuters.com/article/newIssuesNews/idUSPEK20364620071230<br/><br/>30 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Responds To Rep. Joe Barton's 24 Privacy Questions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19974</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19974</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 08:52:39 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19974</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Joe Barton's 24 Privacy Questions. Google's now replied to the letter with a 19-page response with answers.  Data retention, personal data, geolocation, anonymousization of IP addresses, and behavioral search are all included.<br/><br/>30 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Many of the Best SEO Ideas Are Not Found on Popular SEO Blogs : SEO Book.com]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19816</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19816</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2007 07:33:56 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19816</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you're new to the field you'll face an uphill battle against floods of incorrect information being put out by inexperienced people anxious to make their mark in a saturated SEO community.<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Seth Godin on Knol, Squidoo, and Platforms]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18963</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18963</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:24:30 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18963</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Seth talks about the ups and downs of having Google create something that mimics your business model, and what it means for those plans.It turns out to be good news, he says, as it legitimizes the original idea and reduces the friction of growth.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Matt Cutts: Please Talk About Domain Consolidation]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18743</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18743</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:12:28 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18743</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Graywolf Asks: You buy another website/domain with link equity and excellent SERP representation, but you don't want to run two separate sites.  Or you add a new TLD to your site. And now you'd like to consolidate them in Google's good gracesBefore we pop open the .htaccess file and hope for the best, what is the best practice?  What if they're not related but a totally new direction for your company?..Cha-Cha-Cha-Chia!!! (I had to get that out of my system).<br/><br/>31 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn, Mixx and other social sites' credibility - Voting for vapor.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18112</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18112</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:44:19 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18112</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The reason I write this is that a story on Mixx from my website was receiving votes even while the page was offline.  Users were voting for an article they didn't/couldn't read.Do you vote without reading?Do you cast votes for people you like no matter what they submitted?Would a sort of article &quot;captcha&quot; solution work so that votes could only be cast by actual readers would count?<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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