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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:45:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Sphinn Zone - A Week's Worth of Sphinn]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/51266</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/51266</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:45:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/51266</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dave (the Gypsy) Harry trawls through the week's Sphinn submissions and sorts the wheat from the chaff, so the rest of us don't have to ;) Make this man a mod. Now!<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Announces Updates to Live Search]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/44974</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/44974</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 01:13:16 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Microsoft Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/44974</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates announces updates to Live Search but won't go into specifics. Question is: will this be enough to finally make us care?<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Web 2.0 is set for Spending Boom]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41930</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41930</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:11:32 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41930</guid>
<description><![CDATA[From the BBC: &quot;Web 2.0 is set to be embraced by Enterprise 2.0 as businesses prepare to spend nearly $5 billion by 2013 on social networking tools.&quot;<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Humanising the Search Engine Beast]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41500</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41500</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:48:39 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Google Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41500</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Changing Everything Changes Everything...Search engine behaviour brought back down to the human level. Ruud Hein begins a news series explaining why the algorithms, however complicated they may seem, can be understood a little clearer by linking them to human behaviour.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Price Social Networking?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40503</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40503</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:50:49 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40503</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are social networks becoming barren wastelands, ruled by the spammer and those looking to turn a quick shilling? Could the 'social interaction' in social media become redundant?<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Create Great Header Graphics for Linkbait Pieces]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39943</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39943</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:22:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39943</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The title says it all. A handy step-by-step guide to giving your linkbait a little more ooomphh!<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Search Really Works: Simple Query Optimization]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/36070</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/36070</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:49:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/36070</guid>
<description><![CDATA[More from Ruud at SEP's excellent (and a must-read for anyone serious about SEO) 'How Search Really Works' series. Once we understand the rudimentaries of how a search engine works (this time the basic query) we can use it to our advantage in the SEO process.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Burn 600 Calories a Day by Blogging]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34038</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34038</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:24:42 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34038</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You need never leave your computer screen again. Exercise and lose weight, whilst getting on with the more important tasks of blogging and social media participation. Great stuff!<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Determine a Good Online Directory]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/34022</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/34022</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 13:44:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/34022</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Nice all-in-one piece discussing the factors to take into account for directory submissions. Great tips for the uninitiated.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Brilliant Things Ia4ve Learnt About Search Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/33380</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/33380</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:06:55 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/33380</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dev Basu, SEO and social media maestro at Search Engine People moves on to pastures new, and leaves us with his 5 tips for maintaining search marketing and its future.<br/><br/>21 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Admits Next Step in World Domination]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31070</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31070</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:46:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31070</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After some speculation, Google finally comes clean over its latest plan to take over the world.<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You Know You Are a Geek If...]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29751</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29751</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:06:34 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29751</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Geek detection made easy in 39 steps, with SearchBuzz's amusing list. How many do you fall into?<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google: World's Largest Mashup]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28851</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28851</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:53:17 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28851</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The future is Mashed, and Google's leading the way!&quot;... They take 4000+ news sources, scan a4m, scrape a4m and then reassemble or mash them up into Google News. And you thought you had a mashup when you combined 3 rss feeds into one new blog!...&quot;<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Improve SEO with Google Webmaster Tools]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28482</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28482</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:37:01 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28482</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Quality tutorial on getting to grips with Google Webmaster Tools.<br/><br/>37 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You Dont Have to be Page 1 to be Successful]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27908</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27908</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:49:00 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27908</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Matt Rideout of SEO Unique explains why sometimes a 'page 1 ranking' just isn't necessary.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dude, I'm Phaaaaaat! - Search Marketing and the Generation Gap]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25896</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25896</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:13:30 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25896</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jenn Osbourne of Search Engine People discusses targeting young whippersnappers or the 'millennial' generation in your search marketing, and why it's a totally different kettle of fish to us old'uns.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keeping Up With the Joneses: Wrong (and the Right) Reasons for Online Marketing]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25891</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25891</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:08:48 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25891</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;... The same can be said of the SEO industry where there is lack of client understanding that we are providing a service that can't offer any guarantees with regards to what everybody seems to want, and that is a number one placing in Google...&quot;<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Write or Buy Paid Posts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25373</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25373</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:03:25 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25373</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Yack Yack SEO gives up the goods on the don'ts (and dos) of paid blogging.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will Super Bowl Advertisers get it Right in 2008?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/25367</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/25367</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 07:47:28 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/25367</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A fine article discussing advertiser's use of search marketing on SuperBowl Sunday.&quot;... More and more advertisers are realizing the importance of incorporating search into their overall marketing plan but many still have a long way to go...&quot;<br/><br/>31 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Jeff Quipp Hits the 100 Hot Submissions Mark]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/24386</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/24386</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:15:40 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/24386</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to Jeff Quipp from Search Engine People for becoming only the 4th Sphinner to make the century! Front page submissions, that is.It's usually Jeff that's first to point out other member's benchmarks, so a little recognition is due in return to who is an active and prolific member of the community, and always a source of quality content submissions. Well done, Jeff!<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Friday Funnies: Tony Jalapeno...Podcastor]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23901</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23901</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:44:14 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23901</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Takes a second to sink in, but make sure there's no liquid + keyboard situation when it does.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[20 Bookmarks you Shouldn't be Without!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23891</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23891</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:34:34 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23891</guid>
<description><![CDATA[19 essential bookmarks we should all have, and one cheeky one for the dads. Maniac Mansion anyone?<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Is This the End of Sphinn]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23769</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23769</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:27:44 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23769</guid>
<description><![CDATA[What is one of the most successful tactics for destroying a community or your opposition?<br/><br/>44 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Page Rank Discussion Never Ceases to Amaze Me]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23119</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23119</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:59:35 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23119</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A hearty debunking of the latest PR updates and perpetuated myths.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[4 Ways To Be a Proactive Linkedin User]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22627</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22627</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:49:28 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22627</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tips for what might be the most powerful networking tool out there... I must sort out my profile.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Find the Perfect Name for Your Website Business]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22438</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22438</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:26:53 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22438</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Gyutae takes us through the ins and outs of choosing the right name for your website.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Reasons why the Need to Blog Outweighs the Desire]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21403</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21403</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 12:36:29 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21403</guid>
<description><![CDATA[... The initial desire to blog came from a want to do something because I enjoyed it. The need comes from the feeling of having to do it because I enjoy it so much. Or am I just kidding myself with that last line? ...<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The SEO Magic Beans]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21150</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21150</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:23:28 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21150</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;SEO&quot; company games the rankings - hilarious conversation ensues.<br/><br/>43 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Keep the Conversation Flowing in your Comments Box]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20600</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20600</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:14:25 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20600</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A 'How to' on separating trackbacks from your comments on Wordpress blogs.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Friday Funnies: A Fitting End]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19853</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19853</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:24:43 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19853</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEP launch Friday Funnies - Woohoo!<br/><br/>32 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Design a Terrible Website]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19482</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19482</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:52:51 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19482</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Follow these handy tips and ensure your Google stats never hit double figures.<br/><br/>36 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Weblogs Rack up a Decade of Posts]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19123</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19123</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:23:48 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19123</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The word &quot;weblog&quot; celebrates the 10th anniversary of it being coined on 17 December 1997.<br/><br/>12 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twittle-Twattle]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18886</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18886</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 05:35:15 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18886</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bit of twitter-related fun for the weekend. (cartoon)<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Analytics Updates - Compare Data Points]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18532</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18532</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 05:18:17 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18532</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A heads-up on interesting new developments within Google Analytics.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO vs SEO 2.0: Top 15 Differences]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18153</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18153</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:23:21 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18153</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Tad gives us the 15 most important differences between SEO and SEO 2.0.&quot;They are 15 because 10 were just not enough...&quot;<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[256 terms that go with SEO, or not.]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17935</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17935</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:52:26 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17935</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEO is one of the most popular terms used in blogs these days, along with &quot;web 2.0a4, &quot;facebook&quot;, &quot;paris hilton&quot;, &quot;ron paul&quot; (actually, that's just on the social news sites and it's mainly wishful thinking), &quot;impeach bush&quot;, &quot;make money blogging&quot;, &quot;successful like john chow&quot;, &quot;apple/iphone/ipod/too cool&quot;, and &quot;google a4rules the world'&quot;.<br/><br/>26 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How John Lennon Imagined Social Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17860</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17860</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2007 10:19:32 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17860</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I think that had he been here today, he would've warmly embraced the entire social media phenomenon with the openness and relish he fired into his songwriting and other pursuits. Just imagine what a blog by John Lennon would've read like.<br/><br/>30 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Weather the Brain Storm Process For Your Website]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/17692</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/17692</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:30:55 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/17692</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Handy tips on generating ideas for blog posts or site content.<br/><br/>32 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[(Un)social Media - The Scourge of the Internet]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16612</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16612</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:27:56 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16612</guid>
<description><![CDATA[... Man alive! What is it about the internet that seems to attract the lowest forms of human (and I use that word in its loosest terms) debris imaginable? ...<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Open Letter to Kevin Rose - Please Fix These Problems!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16611</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16611</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:18:36 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16611</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Jeff follows up his post on Digg's functionality problems, with an open letter to the big cheese to get the damn thing fixed!<br/><br/>30 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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