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<title>Sphinn / sphinndr / Voted News</title>
<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
<description>Sphinn</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:59:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What Do You Expect To "Get" Out Of Image Search Traffic?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/38540</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/38540</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:59:42 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/38540</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What do you generally wish to gain from image search traffic? Do you even care about it? Jane Copland brings up some first hand experience where image search traffic wins out over other sources.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Have Blogs At All? - The Race To Kill Blogging]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35713</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35713</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:08:41 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35713</guid>
<description><![CDATA[How would a human differentiate between the original source for a piece of content on the web, and a syndicated or splogged copy? How would a machine, such as Google differentiate between original source and whether a piece of content is valuable to include in its search index?<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Rock Your Readers Like a Hurricane]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/35147</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/35147</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:19:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/35147</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What does powerful, engaging content have in common with the brutal intensity of a hurricane? Quite simply, they are both unstoppable, irresistible forces.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google To Americans - We Love You Again! The Organic Realignment]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34132</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34132</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 04:18:44 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34132</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Did you know that Google played favourites (Canadian spelling eh?) for a long time? Its true! For the longest time, American companies were not really given a fair shake in the search results.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google likes a quickie (as do I)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/33993</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/33993</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:05:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/33993</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google are now factoring in page download speed when determining the Quality Score of your PPC ads. Well done Google, this could help push developers of those really annoying, SLOW websites into improving their speed.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[It's The Way You Tell Them]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25095</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25095</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 06:35:24 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25095</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;Whatever industry your business is in your website will benefit from starting a company blog written by employees. As well as providing unique fresh content for your site this will open up opportunities in terms of networking and trust buildinga4&quot;<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Has the World gone Mad?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24623</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24623</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:20:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24623</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A retrospective piece from the froggers, they make a great point on what a good SEO Blog should be about.  &quot;the angle taken by our blog is to comment on search marketing developments within the industry and provide search marketing advice to small and medium sized businesses.&quot;I know that controversy is and will always make a good news story but what can I say I have high hopes for the planet.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO/SEM who says you are an expert? - How do we get to a unified standard?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24221</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24221</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:06:58 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24221</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Many have tried and none have finished but with the recent raves and rants that have hit the world of SEM I ask everyone where did we fail?  And how can we move forward and come up with a true list of standards that if we abide by can call ourselves experts.  Some have mentioned a certification process - but the web changes very frequently?  What do you think?<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Can Rand's Backlink Analysis Tool Be Gamed?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23767</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23767</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:08:39 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23767</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A YouMoz poster presents a good question to the world of SEOMOz.  I love it when people try and identify problems with the world and then instead of abusing the problem they present it to the owner.  This would surely be a blackhater's dream links from SEOMoz.com<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Handling libelous blog comments]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23582</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23582</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:17:49 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23582</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In light of several interesting discussions i have seen here lately.  I thought this article would be a good refresher on libel and harmony between us all.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Importance of Relevance to Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23398</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23398</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:35:29 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23398</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Social media has so often been connected with Linkbait in our industry that it's almost become a truism that social media drives low quality traffic.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UK: Facebook: 1 in 50 UK Internet visits]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23395</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23395</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 04:18:46 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23395</guid>
<description><![CDATA[When I saw this article in my reader I couldn't believe it to be true, 1 in 50 visits in the UK was to Facebook.  I would love to have those numbers for visitors.  The numbers get straight to the point.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Wordze Keyword Tool Review and Tutorial]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23000</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23000</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:51:17 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23000</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SlightlyShady gives a great look into a new keyword tool (for me anyway) Wordze.  Included are screen shots, a review on the system in full.  I particularly like the historical numbers it showed.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Paid Links: More effective than ever]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22615</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22615</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:15:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22615</guid>
<description><![CDATA[While the practice of legitimate sites selling links has, without question, been pretty much killed off in the last few months the art of buying your way to the top is still alive and well. This is an interesting mini case study from the UK car insurance online market place.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[An Influx of Spam Postings - Could it be the new PostToaster website?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22377</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22377</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:21:09 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22377</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With the recent increase in irrelevant post is there a way for you to see if there is a referring agent to poastoaster.com.  I only ask this as there recently was a great post about this feature right here on Sphinn and I am sure many other places on the web.  And low and behold they have included this site in the list.  I wouldn't think that this is a coincidence.  And then it would be great if you could block someone coming from that domain if you find out this is the case.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Secret Value of Attending Conferences - and Why SMX West is a Must-Attend]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22370</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22370</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:06:58 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22370</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It can be tough to justify the expense of attending an industry conference.  Rand helps put a spin on other ventures one can accomplish at the event.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Ways To Make 2008 Pay Off Big]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22141</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22141</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:52:27 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22141</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you're anything like me, chances are that by the time you're reading this, you've probably already broken one of your new year's resolutions. But hey, that's okay, How about resolving to improve your search marketing efforts? Below are five areas to focus on.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A Good Beginners Guide to Reviewing Your Sites Keyword Phrases]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21901</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21901</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:38:43 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21901</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a quick check list of what to consider when reviewing the search terms you are promoting your site for.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Search Engine Land - Wins Best Search Industry News Blog of 2007]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21757</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21757</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:47:52 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21757</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Search Engine Journal has announced the winner of the Best Search Industry News Blog of 2007!<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To PiggyBack Off Authority Sites For Tier 1 Keywords]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21578</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21578</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:08:55 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21578</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you've got a new site on your hands it can take a while to rank for primary terms due to the Google sandbox effect.<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mahalo Adds More Social Features]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21576</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21576</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 06:06:17 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21576</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mahalo has just launched several new features that entwine the human-powered search engine even further into social networking and online community building.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Arrogance & Writing in Self-Center Person]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21380</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21380</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:58:01 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21380</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A great post on taking the I out of writing when it is necessary.  And the humility that will come out of it.<br/><br/>29 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Facebook Finally Hacked by "Secret Crush" Adware]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21377</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21377</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:35:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21377</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Facebook is it going the way of MySpace?  Do we need to protect our clients information we provide for social marketing on this site?  I can't wait to see how the respond to this one.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[2007 Small Business SEM Blog Stats]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21324</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21324</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 04:26:07 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21324</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Self-examination is an important part of self-improvement, and that's what this post is all about.<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Even a SEO Needs an Ethical Code(Even Blackhats)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20367</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20367</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 07:50:30 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20367</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I thought it was a good time of year to bring back up a long time discussion of SEO and Ethics.  SlightlyShady gives a good launching point- What is your stance on the topic?<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[And the Sphinny Goes To . . . Social Media Needs Self-Adulation]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19756</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19756</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:41:28 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19756</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A wonderful correlation on the Grammys and Social Marketing.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Do You Know the Value of Your Keywords?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19572</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19572</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 12:50:43 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19572</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A look into the keyword world and why keyword research tools aren't the end all solution.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yes, Mom, Search Marketing IS A Valid Career Choice]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19468</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19468</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:36:34 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19468</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It appears the blog posts &quot;A Career in SEO? Bad Move&quot; and &quot;A Career in SEO? Good Move&quot; have spawned a revolution.  This is why I love the world of Internet Marketing.  As you never know what a blog post will cause.  This is a great article on how to better yourself in a career of Search Marketing and advice on how to build a digital footprint.<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Superpages.com Adds E-commerce Solutions]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19465</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19465</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:05:53 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19465</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Superpages.com adds a new new feature to help out with online order fulfillment, shipping and email marketing.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Nielsen's Top 10 Social Sites]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19464</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19464</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:02:06 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19464</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apparently the Nielsen ratings system is no longer just for Televsion shows.  Here is their year in list of top Social Sites.  Unfortunately for Sphinn it is based on user volume.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What is more important, sphinning for comments or to be on the homepage?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19292</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19292</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:34:59 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19292</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There is a trend that many have hinted about in the world of Sphinn.  But I don't recall seeing a true discussion on the matter.  I pose the question...to any and all Sphinners out there...Which is more important to you having a post that spawns interest through comments/discussions or a post that goes hot?<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[9 Tips on Running a succesful SEO Business]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19168</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19168</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:52:19 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19168</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nine steps to becoming a better SEO analyst by understanding your customer.  This is explained through retention, humilitiy and professionalism...just to name a few.<br/><br/>50 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Competitors Response to Google Knol -Time To Limit The Aggregators?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19119</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19119</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:05:43 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19119</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is a great second article too last weeks &quot;Google Knol - Google's Play To Aggregate Knowledge Pages&quot;.  Danny Sullivan includes how the search engine results would look with a modified SERP.<br/><br/>29 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Optimization Best Practices Of A Local Business Profile]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19107</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19107</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:41:39 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Local &amp; Maps</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19107</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some insights into the realm of Local search.  I really liked the part on ways to ensure you are using the best address for your listings.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Social Media By The Numbers: Mixx]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19106</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19106</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:38:44 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19106</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is great look into Mixx, and if you like to take a look via the numbers, this is the article for you.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Introduction To Trusted Source Link Streams]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19087</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19087</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 05:14:41 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Link Building</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19087</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A simple introdcution to determining what a trusted source would be to ask for a link.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mind Changing Talks by the Worlda4s Greatest Thinkers and Doers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19081</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19081</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 04:34:19 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19081</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Some of the top minds from Technology, Entertainment and Design gathered in Monterrey and have supplied their thoughts on marketing. This is the first time this information has been released to the public.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web Content Pugilism a4 Smug SEO Techs vs. Hypersensitive Copywriters]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18541</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18541</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:50:19 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18541</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is from a copywriter prospective on working with keyword recommendations.  Brenton speak ups and bring to the table what it takes to please SEO specialists and the sometimes convoluted keyword suggestions for a site.  And how he keeps his sanity and yet right copy for the end user.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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