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<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
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<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:41:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Why I Wona4t Follow You Back on Twitter a4  SEOptimise]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/93587</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/93587</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 06:41:07 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/93587</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The author lists a few very good reasons not to follow someone back, many of which I've been applying without thinking much about it.  (Incidentally, he recently became a follower of mine, and this post made me follow him back.)<br/><br/>23 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Whisky Recommendation by Todd Mintz?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/63476</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/63476</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:13:08 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/63476</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Is it a &quot;real&quot; recommendation? Is it just an ad? Is it a sponsored click? Is it an invasion of privacy? Is it really Todd? These sort of recommendations are &quot;interesting&quot;, to say the least, and I think it warrants some discussion...<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Diagnosing Web Site Architecture Issues - SMX Advanced]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/51236</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/51236</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:58:17 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/51236</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hallie Janssen gives a nice summary of one of the sessions that I would have liked to attend at SMX, but couldn't because it was scheduled at the same time as the &quot;Analytics every SEO needs to know&quot;.  Looks to me like it was pretty good, and the links will be helpful.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Free Complete SEO Tool Beta  -  Like No Other]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38156</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38156</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:49:29 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38156</guid>
<description><![CDATA[We think this tool gives marketers exactly what they need, and puts all other tools to shame. Please help with our testing...<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SES New York coverage by SEMpdx President Kent Lewis]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35833</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35833</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:49:52 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35833</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Several members of SEMpdx got to spend time in New York, and this is President Kent Lewis's well rounded coverage.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Elliot Spitzer and Scandal Bait]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34439</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34439</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:22:31 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34439</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Great Post, and Michaels humor really sparks the imagination - How long can it be before creative internet marketers are teaming up with PR agencies and spin doctors to do detailed analysis of projected reputation damage .vs the upside benefit of the linkbait?Then, a simple measured and manufactured scandal... perfect. Scandalbait.com is born ;)<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Adwords Expired SSL]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/32817</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/32817</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:25:05 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/32817</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google's SSL cert is expired ;) heh<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Before Our Very Eyes: Whata4s Google Up To?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29919</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29919</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:43:24 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29919</guid>
<description><![CDATA[good points in here - Made clearer by the fact that I couldn't decide what category to Sphinn it. Google &gt; Other?  Is it ads? Is it search? I hadn't seen the NY times story either. Has anyone seen these ads in place for a search? got examples?<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Todd Mintz Interview: SEMpdx, Searchfest and 1 Blog with a Nasty Name]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29842</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29842</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:24:14 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29842</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Todd Mintz has interviewed and written about all of the panelists for this year's Searchfest and he did it last year as well. Thanks Marty for giving him some digital ink - he deserves it! Also, thanks Todd, for pointing out that post &quot;Do it F-ing now&quot;. Hilarious and true. I've now printed it and taped it over my second monitor, (that's where I keep my chat and my Twitter ;)<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Adwords Integration With IGoogle - My Account]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24236</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24236</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:57:55 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24236</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When did this happen? I was able to merge my AdSense account this morning right into my IGoogle page... sweet! Maybe some day I can pick and choose what's shown at IGoogle, huh?<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEM Predictions for 2008]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20904</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20904</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:02:06 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20904</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kent Lewis makes some interesting predictions for 2008, although he still seems to think that 2008 will be the year mobile takes off (seriously, this time).  Personally, I don't think so, at least not until speeds improve for users ...<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Game of SEM]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20562</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20562</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:35:27 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20562</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nice post - I never before realized the exact reason I became a search marketer! My fascination with a coin-op PONG video game in the 70's led me through Atari, Intellivision &amp; NES in the 80's. That led to PC gaming, then working in computer repair &amp; networking in the 90's, and ultimately learning to use GoTo (which morphed to Overture) for my business.  Bingo!A long time ago, I thought, &quot;There really ought to be an RPG that's based on the internet, using the search engines&quot;, and then I found Commission Junction, and from there, I never looked back. Even today I still fee like I get to play a &quot;game&quot; almost all day... Don't tell my wife ;)<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Rand Fishkin to Keynote Searchfest 2008]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/13322</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/13322</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 18:16:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/13322</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I think Rand brings a lot to the table, and I'm glad he was chosen. We're excited to have him, and happy that he accepted the offer, which Todd extended today. Portland was put on the SEM map with last years Searchfest, and I think this takes it up another level...<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[IGoogle Home Page Porn?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11217</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11217</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:22:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11217</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm so appalled by this that I had to Sphinn my own blog post... Have there always been porn videos showing on the public IGoogle page in the Youtube gadget as &quot;most viewed&quot;? That seems incredibly thoughtless to me. Maybe I need to sign out more often...<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn Visibility Forces Yahoo Policy Change]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8388</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8388</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 07:14:20 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Yahoo Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8388</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm pretty certain that the visibility of my original post on Sphinn is what caused Yahoo to change their policy about identifying these paid advertisements that were appearing at the top of the rankings.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Remembrance of Spam Past]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/8291</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/8291</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 13:36:13 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/8291</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A nostalgic look at days gone by... But how many people still haven't figured this one out? -&quot;Or, I could try to adapt to doing what they wanted to do and succeed by following their rules instead of breaking them.&quot;<br/><br/>33 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Win a Free Pass to SES Los Angeles from SEMpdx]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/7756</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/7756</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 12:41:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/7756</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Anyone in Oregon interested in attending SES Los Angeles might want to spring for a ticket to the October 11th SEM Hot Seat Event...<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What is the SEO Value Proposition? - Ask SEMpdx]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6907</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6907</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:10:55 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6907</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Todd Mintz has put together another compilation of input by various SEM firms explaining the SEO value proposition. If anyone doesn't yet &amp;quot;get it&amp;quot;, then reading this should help clarify why it's an important thing to consider in today's competetive environment.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet Marketing Instructor Wanted - Portland Oregon]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2567</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2567</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 16:49:17 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Jobs Offered</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2567</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I don't know too many search marketers with a Masters degree, but perhaps there are some that would like the security that having a &quot;job&quot; can offer.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Domain Roundtable Drinkbait | Seattle Conference]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2231</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2231</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Aug 2007 15:34:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2231</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEMpdx board member Todd Mintz offers up a way to get publicity for you or your business in exchange for purchasing him some alcohol at the Seattle Domain roundtable conference next week.  Is this a &quot;violation&quot; in Google's eyes? If his post includes a link, then is it &quot;selling links&quot;? Will he get too drunk to write coherently? Only time will tell ;)<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Google Tricking Users Into Clicking Ads?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/1098</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/1098</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 13:40:23 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/1098</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I wrote this  as a follow-up to my post on Friday about &quot;Yahoo Selling Out&quot; after Rand Fishkin commented on my blog that Google was doing the same thing for the travel industry. I REALLY think that this is an important issue, and we're going down a slippery slope if they are blurring the line between paid and organic search listings.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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