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<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
<description>Sphinn</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:12:59 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[100 Awesome Webmaster Blogs by and for Women]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52857</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52857</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:12:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52857</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A very cool list, though there are more than 100 out there that I know of!  Still, with all the &quot;why aren't there women on SMX panels?&quot; and women-focused questions, it's nice to know that some people are being thought about! :)<br/><br/>60 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Love, Search and Bots: A Video Featuring Danny Sullivan]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52827</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52827</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:10:12 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52827</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This video cracked me up.  Love the cinematography, music, and old school effects.  Nice job guys :)<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kidnapped: The SMX West 2008 Trailer]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30444</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30444</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 13:31:52 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30444</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Michael McDonald of WebProNews gets kidnapped!<br/><br/>59 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Want Schwag?  Win a Google Fridge!]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21715</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21715</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:01:37 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21715</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Dan Perry is running a contest with me where he's giving out this really awesome Google fridge.  Seriously.  Watch the video and let your mouth water with excitement.  The rules are simple.  Just tell us why you want the fridge and the most creative answer will win.  Good luck!<br/><br/>40 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Best Internet Marketing Blog Posts of 2007]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/20252</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/20252</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 06:01:32 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/20252</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I spent a ridiculous amount of time collecting what I consider the best posts of the year for 2007 in just about every area: social media, SEO, viral marketing, link building, reputation management, domaining, affiliate sites, and more.  There are over 250 links. Enjoy!<br/><br/>116 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Nobody Should Buy Digg]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19774</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19774</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:21:38 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19774</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Another one of my rants: &quot;Digg, I think you forgot that you can't just ignore your community simply because you're ready to sell. In fact, that's exactly why I urge nobody to invest in Digg.&quot;<br/><br/>52 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The 10 Most Influential Dads in the Blogosphere]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19517</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19517</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:57:52 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19517</guid>
<description><![CDATA[It's interesting to know that some folks, like those who have parental obligations, still are very influential bloggers.  Wendy Piersall highlights 10 of these father bloggers (with pictures too... so cute!)<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 10 Most Influential Blog Posts for 2007]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19492</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19492</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:00:27 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Online Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19492</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Here's a look at 10 blog posts that I found to be incredibly valuable and influential for me professionally and personally.<br/><br/>39 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mixxing In, and Why Early Adoption is Important: A Review of the Newest Social News Network]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/16047</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/16047</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:50:47 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>News Sites</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/16047</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Mixx is a little island that is growing in its membership and each is contributing his/her unique flavor to the melting pot. Your voice can be heard now, and it should be.<br/><br/>59 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Guide To Advanced Searching Within Yahoo, Google And MSN]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12978</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12978</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:15:41 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Tips &amp; Tools</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12978</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Have you ever taken the time to think about a Search Engine's Query? Is there an easy way to monitor links to your site through these queries? How advanced can &quot;searching&quot; really get? Within this post I will show how Google, Yahoo and MSN have created &quot;shortcuts&quot; for their Search Engines.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[You Cana4t Own the Community Without Understanding Them]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12158</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12158</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:57:28 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12158</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Social media success is defined as being a community participant.  You have to be involved with it and understand the culture.<br/><br/>54 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[StumbleRank: The Top Stumblers Revealed]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/12008</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/12008</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:07:59 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/12008</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Muhammad Saleem has created StumbleRank, where we rank StumbleUpon users for fun and competition. Check out the list to see who the movers and shakers are on the best and most fun socially driven site around. And make new friends while you're at it! (Rankings updated every 12 hours)<br/><br/>54 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Cool Tool: Check the PageRank of your Internal Pages]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11854</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11854</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:44:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Tips &amp; Tools</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11854</guid>
<description><![CDATA[This tool looks at the PageRank of all your pages and then allows you to sort from high to low.  Pretty cool.<br/><br/>38 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 6 Ideas for Incredible Viral Content]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11468</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11468</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:58:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11468</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you've never traversed along the road to viral content, where can you get started? What is makes good viral content? I've talked briefly about great lists. I've talked about videos. I've talked about pictures. Now I'm going to talk a bit more about six solid foundations upon which you can build viral content and I'll illustrate how they're used in today's social media.<br/><br/>60 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Please Don't Ask Me to Sphinn Your Stories (and How to Use Sphinn and Similar Social News Websites)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/11229</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/11229</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:22:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/11229</guid>
<description><![CDATA[With all due respect to my friends in the industry, compared to the amount of Digg requests I get (and you'd think I get a lot of those) and the amount of stories submitted to Sphinn in a given day, Sphinn has spiraled out of control.<br/><br/>111 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Your Private Facebook Info Isna4t So Private]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6889</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6889</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:12:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6889</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa Barone writes: I chose to align myself with Facebook because of the promise that my information was closed off from people I didn&amp;rsquo;t want accessing it. Now that&amp;rsquo;s changing and it makes me more than a little concerned about what may end up in the SERPs next. If you&amp;rsquo;re a Facebook user, I&amp;rsquo;d caution you to pay close attention to what&amp;rsquo;s showing up for your name in the SERPs. You may be surprised.<br/><br/>54 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[4 Cool Features Reddit Has (That Digg Doesna4t)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/6870</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/6870</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:33:26 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/6870</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The top two social news website, Reddit and Digg have their differences. Even though Digg is more popular, Reddit might have the edge right now due to these four cool features (you might not have known were even there).<br/><br/>42 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Interview with Chris Sherman of Third Door Media]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/5805</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/5805</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:14:10 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM Industry</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/5805</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lee Odden interviews Chris Sherman, Executive Editor at Search Engine Land and long time observer/analyst/practitioner/advocate in the search engine marketing industry.  The discussion touches upon working with Danny, future conferences, search marketing tips, and more.<br/><br/>34 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEO Quick Reference Sheet]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2874</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2874</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:57:02 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2874</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Shimon Sandler provides a quick reference guide that should help you optimize your site.<br/><br/>35 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[11 Tips to Enhance Your Digg User Experience (and Hopefully Bring You Front Page Fame)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/2488</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/2488</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2007 06:40:22 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/2488</guid>
<description><![CDATA[After using Digg quite regularly lately, I 've gotten acclimated to the service and to the likes and dislikes of others. Granted, I don't know everything, but I feel that I've gotten a pretty solid feel for what works and what doesn't. Here are some tips that should help you get the most out of Digg too.<br/><br/>41 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to SEO Your Site in Less Than 60 Minutes]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/207</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/207</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:43:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/207</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I often get asked to review a web site and give quick feedback on the site's SEO. The issue: Is the site doing well, or in desperate need of SEO help? To answer those questions, I've developed a speedy system to go through a site and take a quick SEO snapshot. I'm going to give that system away here. On a smaller site, this should take about 20 minutes. Even on the biggest sites, it's never taken me more than an hour.<br/><br/>178 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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