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<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:37:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Get Started In Social Media | A Beginners Guide]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69067</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69067</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:37:52 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69067</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Getting involved in Social Media can be intimidating. So much so that you might not know where to even begin. There is Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Plurk, Mixx, Digg. There are blogs, forums, wikis, photo sharing, vlogging (video blogging), and others. They are all different, so which do you devote your time to? In this post I'm going to get back to the very beginninga4.I'm going to explain the very basics of how to get Started with Social Media.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Find Statistics on Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69059</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69059</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:55:47 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69059</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Selling management on the value of investing time and resources into building an online community using social media is a challenge, and you need all of the support you can get. One way to convey the value of corporate social media participation is to leverage published statistics about who's using social media platforms and how they are using it. There have been a host of new studies published recently that you can use to help make the case for your own company's involvement.<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Best Things Learned as SES San Jose]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69037</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69037</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:23:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69037</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SES San Jose 2008, was my first SEO conference and it was an incredible learning experience for a lowly, little ninja like myself.On the night of Webmaster Radio's Search Bash, Jim Hedger, asked me a question, &quot;What did you learn at SES?&quot; Well, I didn't get to answer him that night, but I wanted to. Bearing in mind that we didn't attend any sessions, but networked pretty hard at night.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[First, YouTube, Now McCain Trumps Obama On SEO]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/69010</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/69010</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:47:41 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/69010</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As we've noted, John McCain's campaign has indeed figured out YouTube, and he leads Barack Obama in total video views on his YouTube channel over the past month. Now, we're told by the WSJ, the McCain camp has trumped Obama in search engine marketing.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[YouTube Finally Figures Out How To Make Money: Big Ads On Its Homepage]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68977</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68977</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:35:36 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68977</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Take a good, long look at YouTube's (GOOG) homepage. You may not recognize it soon: The video site is trying out new ad format that will turn over a good chunk of the page to sponsors<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Testing Two Videos On One Web Search Result]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68969</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68969</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:01:57 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68969</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ever since the launch of Google Universal Search Google has been showing videos in the web search results. But sometimes, there are more than one video shown in the web search results and, in many cases, those multiple videos will take up the space of 2 or more of the ten results shown.Philipp Lenssen reports that Google is now testing showing a second video result, on the same search result as the first video result.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is Google Moving Towards Becoming a Social Search Engine]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68393</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68393</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:59:53 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68393</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If the series of tests that Google engineers are doing on their search portal is any indication of what may soon become of the Google Search, then we might be looking at Social-powered Google search engine in the near future. According to Ben Gomes in a post at the Official Google Blog, they are conducting &quot;little experiments&quot; and testing of everything from the barely visible to the glaringly obvious.&quot;<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Explains Experiments with New UI :]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/68296</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/68296</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:49:46 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/68296</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In my previous post, I described the components of your web search experience and the principles behind creating a great search experience. There are complex algorithms underlying simple features such as spelling correction and the two line snippets that describe each search result. We figure out what works by running experiments - tiny tests for a small number of users which help us determine whether that feature helps or hurts.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Whata4s Really Black Hat Anyway?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/67769</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/67769</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:51:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/67769</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Last week at SES, I sat in on the Black Hat, White Hat session. The panelists gave their definitions of &quot;white hat&quot; and &quot;black hat&quot;, and then talked about particular techniques, such as paid links, and whether they thought they were OK or not. The panelists talked about shades of gray and the lack of rules and the need for experimentation.<br/><br/>48 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Knol Deathwatch Day 3: Splog Invasion]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/62331</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/62331</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:23:10 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/62331</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The time for speculation as to when this will occur, though, is past. A while back I somehow got subscribed to a list belonging to a maker of splog automation software by the name of Peter Drew. He's since moved to the semi-legitimate world of automated article creation software, but relies on very suspect methods of revenue, affiliate marketing and SEO generation to promote his software.This morning I received the URGENT ALERT that a mere three days after the launch of Google's Knol, he's already created an automated Knol article generator.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Advantages of Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/61972</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/61972</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:56:05 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/61972</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I've already written multiple times on the branding benefits of social media, and social networking. But what about Internet Marketers looking for a bump in Search Engine Results. I've put together a guide explaining how each Social Media site can be used for Search Engine Optimization<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google PR Update Today, Sure, But Also Old Penalties Dropped]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/61674</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/61674</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:14:07 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/61674</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Cutts mentioned that we'd be seeing a toolbar PR update within a few days, and sure enough, I see it today, as do others. *Everyone yawns*. But that's not the most interesting aspect of the day. Matt also said, &quot;we'll be expiring some older penalties on websites.&quot; And sure enough, he was telling the truth on that one too!<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nine Ways to Enlarge the Social Media Audience]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60994</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60994</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:23:32 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60994</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Let's take a moment to pause from our normal pontifications about A-Lists, aggregators, egoism, elitism, monetization, commercialization, capitalization, and such and talk about something bigger. This is something that would ultimately benefit the overall audience that we all share today and something that would act like the fabled tide that lifts all boats.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Better Business Bureaus Rates Google As Unsatisfactory]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60958</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60958</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:51:30 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60958</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google, the superbrand and top global brand is also listed on the Better Business Bureaus (BBB) list of businesses as having an &quot;unsatisfactory record<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Yahoo shuts down Yahoo Search Ambassador Program]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60896</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60896</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:50:23 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Yahoo Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60896</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After a thorough evaluation of the program, we have decided to discontinue the program. The new program terms are below...<br/><br/>1 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Confirms NewsDay.com Received PageRank Penalty for Selling Links]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58499</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58499</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:44:51 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58499</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The incredibly popular NewsDay.com was at a PageRank of five recently, and Google specifically confirmed that NewsDay received this PageRank penalty due to &quot;selling links that pass PageRank.&quot; But when I look at the Google Toolbar now at www.newsday.com, it shows a PageRank of 8, not a PageRank of 5.<br/><br/>54 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why I Dona4t Like Sphinn]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56449</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56449</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:03:56 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56449</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This is pefect example of why I don't use Sphinn anymore. And yes, I realize the irony of writing that statement and then posting a screen shot of Sphinn. I was curious to see if a comic we wrote (which has a gravestone with Sphinn on it) had be &quot;sphunn&quot;. I scrolled down the front page and saw the following item had been sphunn 44 times. Unbelievable.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exclusive Look: Digg Recommendation Engine Private Beta]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56433</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56433</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:32:40 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56433</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After months of promises (and third party tools), Digg finally announced this week that their recommendation engine is to be released. Today, Digg has delivered the goods to private beta testers. Here are the first screenshots of the new digg recommendation engine features, along with a video guide.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Free search engine optimization tips for beginners from Matt Cutts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56021</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56021</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:41:48 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56021</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jefferson Graham didn't just write an article of free SEO tips - he also brought his video camera along. The result is a five minute video interview with more easy, free search engine optimization tips. Again, this is targeted at beginner SEO and small business SEO instead of advanced marketers. You can watch the video below..<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Larry Chase, Founder Of Web Digest For Marketers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/55629</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/55629</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:02:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/55629</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Web Digest for Marketers has been in existence online for 13 years. At first Larry Chase, founder and editor of the newsletter, had just one topic to cover - online marketing - but as the industry went forth and multiplied, online marketing expanded to cover 52 different niches. Chase's staying power comes from his ability to explore these niches and create great content for his subscribers. Here he tells us everything there is to know about creating longevity through long tail content for newsletters<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Secrets to Good Community Conversation on Your Blog]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/54497</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/54497</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:48:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/54497</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As a blog grows it can be difficult to give personal attention to every reader that comments on your blog - however if you can create a culture on your blog where readers talk to each other, help each other, ask and answer each other's questions - you can create a community that doesn't centre just around you.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Coming Tuesday, June 17th: Firefox 3]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52370</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52370</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:58:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52370</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, we're proud to announce that we're ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Trends Adds Cool New Statistical Weighting Features]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52106</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52106</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:28:35 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52106</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google Trends announced a cool new feature for determining the relative search volume between keywordsHow can you use this data to build your business?Predict seasonal trends, as mentioned above.Better understand the relative volume of keywords to  help guide SEO campaigns - especially useful for looking at longtail keyword modifiers given that this keyword data is broad matched.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twitter Working on Launching Groups]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/51114</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/51114</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:20:48 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/51114</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Twitter is working on adding the ability for users to separate their contacts into groups, support for sending and receiving messages by e-mail, and adding new instant-message and Internet channels for the service, said CEO Jack Dorsey in a one-on-one interview<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is the Goal of Your Copy To Rank or to Convert?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50794</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50794</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:11:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50794</guid>
<description><![CDATA[obviously the goal of your copy is to do a little bit of both, but when it comes right down to it, which ones is more important? We all know you need to consider your rankings because they can be a fantastic source of traffic, but it's also true that traffic that doesn't (or won't) convert means almost nothing to the average site owner. Karon Thackston does a great job of tackling this question in a post over at her Marketing Words Copywriting blog this week.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SMX Advanced '08 - Day One Recap]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50563</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50563</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:46:39 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50563</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am waiting for the You &amp; A With Matt Cutts at SMX Advanced 2008 in Seattle. I figured I should post the conference coverage thus far and then add in the links to the coverage of this session. Here is today's SMX Advanced coverage:<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft announces adCenter Desktop Beta during SMX Advanced Keynote]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/50519</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/50519</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:55:40 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Microsoft adCenter</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/50519</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Johnson, President of Microsoft's Platform &amp; Services Division announced the release of the adCenter Desktop Beta during an SMX Advanced keynote speech today. The software application allows advertisers to create, optimize and manage online campaigns with Microsoft. Previously advertisers were required to manage their campaigns through a web interface, a relatively less efficient means, especially for large or complex campaigns.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Making Your Site Social Media Friendly]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49957</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49957</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 14:10:08 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49957</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you are active in social media marketing, you have probably come to understand that it is a whole lot more complicated than you thought it was going to be. Even as involved as I am in social media every day, I still learn new tricks and tactics daily.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Launches Google Merchant Search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49844</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49844</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 15:49:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49844</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google Merchant Search has quietly launched as a test program to compare products and services in shopping comparison engine fashion. Google Merchant Search is a test feature, apparently in the UK, and is not available for every search. You may see it when conducting some searches but not others.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Developing Tactical Knowledge on Social Media Websites: A Three-Part Strategy for DIY Marketers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49819</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49819</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 13:10:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49819</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ou're interested in promoting your website and brand through social media but don't know where to start. You don't want to spend money hiring a marketing company and want to do-it-yourself. How do you get started?<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Citysearch Sued For Click Fraud]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49171</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49171</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 21:39:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Paid Search</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49171</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Los Angeles based law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP has filed a class action lawsuit against Citysearch, accusing it of promoting click fraud.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FriendFeed Launches Rooms!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/48153</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/48153</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 15:58:08 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/48153</guid>
<description><![CDATA[started when we wanted a better way to share feature ideas and product plans with each other here at FriendFeed, but not the rest of the world -- a mini FriendFeed of our own. We could have set this up on its own machine in the office, but we knew that we weren't alone in our desire and that the right way to go was to extend FriendFeed's capabilities for everyone. And so FriendFeed rooms were born.<br/><br/>4 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Neil Patel - Internet Marketing Guru]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/47846</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/47846</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 18:41:37 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/47846</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Best known for his marketing advice on Pronet Advertising, Neil Patel continues to work on an array of projects, including Crazy Egg, ACS, Kissmetrics. His niche is Internet Marketing. With the amount of knowledge he already has, he shows he still wants more. He's still going to college at Stanford University<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Sphinn's Sock Puppets Take Post to Frontpage]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/47392</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/47392</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:16:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/47392</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;I am a regular participant in Sphinn, but lately I have been extremely disappointed in Sphinn's quality (or lack thereof).With the exception of Jeff Quipp, I am beginning to lose faith in their concern for administrative control there.&quot;<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Digg Users Revolt, The Digg Controversy, and The Responses]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46854</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46854</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 May 2008 13:36:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46854</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A great write up on the controversy with Digg and Mr Babyman.For months, a small but outspoken number of Digg's millions of other users have complained about seeing as many as three or four MrBabyMan submissions on the front page at one time. As we write this he has two front page stories. Those successes are outshined, however, by the most popular story on Digg Friday night: a cartoon accusing MrBabyMan of stealing stories from smaller Digg users.<br/><br/>47 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Be a Social Media Provocateur]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46265</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46265</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 16:38:21 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46265</guid>
<description><![CDATA[But you can succeed. Here are our best tips, taken right from the pages of Groundswell, which could have been called, &quot;How to be a social provocateur and still succeed within a company.&quot;<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shopping for a Viral Video at YouTube]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46261</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46261</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 16:07:28 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46261</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's no secret consumer generated content is hot. Both McDonald's an Apple have bought the rights to content found on YouTube and turned them into commercials in recent months. Consumer generated content has a &quot;real&quot; feeling to it and can often be purchased for far less than the cost of custom created ads. So I'm wondering, why haven't more small businesses thought of exploring this option?<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Adding Google Friend Connect To Your Website]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45851</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45851</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 22:23:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45851</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Google Friend Connect lets you grow traffic by easily adding social features to your website. In this video, Google Product Manager Mussie Shore walks through the steps required to add Google Friend Connect<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ten Ways to Write a Digg-worthy a4Top Tena4a4 post]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45840</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45840</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 20:44:24 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45840</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The title quickly tells you what you are going to expect (such as &quot;ten ways to do something&quot;) and usually, they deliver. So how can you write your own top ten type of post that gets significant traffic or even a front page of Digg? Here is what you need to do to make the best top ten post ever.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 40 Free Downloadable Open Source Social Networking Software]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45493</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45493</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 18:44:06 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45493</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A list of  free, downloadable, open source social networking software (kinda hard to say all these words :) Unlike some other lists you may find on the net, this one contains only really downloadable and functional software.Note: listed in no particular order.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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