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<title>Sphinn / toddmintz / What's New</title>
<link>http://sphinn.com</link>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[How to Know When You Should Develop a Domain Name]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70155</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70155</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:30:00 -0700</pubDate>
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<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70155</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bill Hartzer's most excellent overview of when a domain name should be developed, parked, or redirected to an existing site.<br/><br/>2 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Glen Campbell SEO Songbook]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/70051</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/70051</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:25:33 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/70051</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Where I use the titles of Glen Campbell songs to offer SEO advice.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Linkbait 2.0: The Soul of Linkbait (Part 3)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65711</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65711</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:19:34 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65711</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Where I describe how the act of writing my Marvin Gaye National Anthem story has totally changed how I create, develop and present my output of search marketing articles / blog posts.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[3 Questions With Kevin Ryan]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/65490</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/65490</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:02:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/65490</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Kevin Ryan was gracious enough to break away from his busy pre-SES conference schedule to answer a few questions for me.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Google Street View And Home Office Addresses]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/60370</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/60370</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:38:52 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/60370</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Do you have your home address on your business website?  Does your home / neighborhood look like crap on Google Street View?  Might want to consider removing your home address from your site.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Twelve Step Plan That Should Help You Get a Reconsideration (or Out of the Sandbox) From Google]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/59975</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/59975</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:26:15 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/59975</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lisa Williams most excellent guest post at the SEMpdx blog where she talks about trying to get her Google de-indexed client back into Google's good graces.<br/><br/>15 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Doug Heil's Response To The Doug Heil Movement]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/58202</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/58202</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:15:11 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/58202</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I'm guessing most Sphinn readers have never actually visited Doug's forum before.  So, here's your opportunity:.)Actually, I think it's interesting reading his forum discussion as a companion piece to my blog post because much of Doug's discourse maps very well to the points I was making (original blog post here:  http://www.semportland.com/events/the-doug-heil-movement/).  Meanwhile, Doug has also joined the commment thread of the original story.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Sonics Fans Can Use Domaining To Exact Revenge On Clayton Bennett]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56812</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56812</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:23:16 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56812</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Are you an unhappy Sonics fan that just lost their basketball team?  Here's one way to get back at Clayton Bennett.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Beyond the Top 10 SEO Factors]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/56215</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/56215</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:18:29 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/56215</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scott Hendison writes about 10 important SEO factors that an intermediate level SEO needs to understand in order to do optimum work on his/her site.<br/><br/>5 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[10 Commandments of WordPress]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/55237</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/55237</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:37:43 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/55237</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scott Hendison writes an excellent WordPress reference article for a Wordpress novice user.  Great advice from true WordPress expert.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why Should I Invest In Internet Marketing?  The Heck If I Know...]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/54029</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/54029</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:08:58 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/54029</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ian Lurie's very blunt post which argues that many good things will happen to folks who invest in professional SEM services even though the results are hard to lay out precisely in advance of the campaign.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Why I Wona4t Fa4in Digg or Stumble That Page For You]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/52258</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/52258</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:24:09 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/52258</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A guest post on the ShoeMoney blog by anonymous female SEO who says...well, the title says it all.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Leaning Into the Blogging Dip]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/51427</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/51427</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 10:53:24 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/51427</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Guest-posting on Problogger, Mark Dykeman describes Seth Godin's &quot;blogging dip&quot; and relates his own experiences to Godin's ideas.  Very open and revealing, Mark hit a home run with this post.<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft & Wikipedia In Bed Together]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49839</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49839</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 15:16:19 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Microsoft Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49839</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Looks like Microsoft has openly acknowledged Wikipedia favoritism...&quot;We realize that often you just need to get a sense of what your query is about. Wikipedia is great for that - you can learn enough from the first paragraph of a Wikipedia article to start you out on the right path. &quot;Google favoritism for Wikipedia is obvious but I don't think they've ever said anything quite so blatant.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ask the SEO Guru - What Are the Important Indicators to Watch Early On?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49817</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49817</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 13:09:17 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49817</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Bob Massa's excellent post on a rarely talked about topic where he does an excellent job explaining what most SEO veterans know instinctively (when and how the campaign is making progress) but might find hard to quantify.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Your Google Portrait]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/49327</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/49327</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 11:50:27 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Google Other</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/49327</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Where I argue that online reputation management isn't just about beating down negative information but creating a fully realized multi-dimensional portrait within Google's SERPS that would impress a diverse group of people who might be checking up on you. (Resubmitted due to a server crash after 1st submission)<br/><br/>10 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Social Media Trip]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/46148</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/46148</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 06:16:54 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/46148</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Where I make the argument that Social Media is &quot;the New Communication&quot; and make analogies between embracing the social media medium / lifestyle and taking the type of trip that Dr. Albert Hoffman (R.I.P.) invented.<br/><br/>20 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lifestyle Marketing and the Online Shopping Experience]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/45994</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/45994</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 13:32:38 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/45994</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Can a lifestyle brand create a total shopping experience within the confines of the web?Alex Hughart argues that online retailers need to &quot;lifestyle&quot; via images &amp; words in order to capture consumer attention. She definitely offers a smart viewpoint that I have yet to see expressed in quite this way before.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[SEMpdx Launches Search Webinar Series w/ Stoney DeGeyter]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/43913</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/43913</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:15:23 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Sphinn Zone</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/43913</guid>
<description><![CDATA[SEMpdx, along with Corvent LLC, will begin hosting monthly search webinars. Our first webinar will feature Stoney DeGeyter who will talk about &quot;Secrets to Creating a Search Engine Friendly Website&quot;. It will take place on 5/22/08 at 1 EDT/ 10 PDT. Read Stoney's post on the subject &amp; click thru to register.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Neuro Linguistic Programming Applied To SEO (and Life)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/42814</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/42814</comments>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 07:27:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Water Cooler</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/42814</guid>
<description><![CDATA[&quot;NLP seemed to go well beyond SEO for me. It has become more a philosophy that has helped to structure my way of life in being more solution oriented than problem oriented.&quot;  We can all do worse than follow the examples of the smartest folks in our industry.  Todd Malicoat gives us an outline of a book he's read that's influenced not only his approach to his craft but his life beyond his work.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How to be as famous as a porn star (Without taking off your clothes)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/41241</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/41241</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:08:50 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/41241</guid>
<description><![CDATA[C'mon folks, do I really need to tell you what this is about?  Another brilliant post by Neil.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[My Twitter Constituencies And How I Communicate With Each Of Them]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40873</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40873</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:43:37 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Networking</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40873</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A quick post that makes the argument that if you can categorize your Twitter followers into distinct groups and do some &quot;strategic tweeting&quot; towards each group, you can increase the volume and value of your Twitter conversations.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Internet Marketing and the Limitations of Language]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/40102</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/40102</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:02:47 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/40102</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Adam Audette argues that many of the problems faced in our industry are because of the limitations in our language to describe what we do for a living.  He believes that we're &quot;internet marketers&quot; and that SEO is only a portion of what we do (and it's that portion that's getting all the bad press).Dude, 2 blog posts and you've totally nailed both of them.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[5 Things You Can Do With Jott + Twitter (Jitter)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/39645</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/39645</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:53:14 -0700</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/39645</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A guest post from SEMpdx member Amber Case, describing Jott, a voice to text service that now allows direct posting to Twitter.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[7 Types of Advertising To Drive Sales]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/33077</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/33077</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:15:00 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Display Advertising</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/33077</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scott Fish describes 7 different types of ads that businesses can use to drive sales...and some of the choices aren't obvious and are ones I wouldn't have thought about.<br/><br/>11 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Brian Provost:  The E-Interview]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/33002</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/33002</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:50:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/33002</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Brian has always been one of my favorite bloggers and I'm glad he too the time to answer some of my questions.<br/><br/>18 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Seattle SuperSonics Dona4t Need SEM, They Need A #$#$%#$% Clue]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31900</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31900</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:32:57 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEM</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31900</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Seattle SuperSonics have hired an SEM firm to help sell more tickets (after telling the community they're moving to Oklahoma City ASAP, abandoning 41 years of basketball history).  This might be my first &quot;rant&quot;...<br/><br/>17 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Is Value? (In Domaining, In Life, In ...)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/31181</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/31181</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:56:38 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/31181</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Sahir Sahid's blog post where he attempts to explain the concept of &quot;value&quot; simply and then basically says that &quot;value&quot; is defined differently by different people.The blog post is interesting...the level and quality of comments to this blog post is absolutely extraordinary and many of the top domainers chime in and share their ideas in a quite uninhibited fashion.  Plenty of nuggets here that will make you think about concepts and ideas well beyond domaining.<br/><br/>8 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Class Action Suit Against Network Solutions and ICANN Underway]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/30931</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/30931</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:46:42 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/30931</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A while back, people (including me) did Sphinn posts criticizing Network Solutions and some of its policies.  Well, there is now a class action suit against Network Solutions for their actions plus ICANN was also named in the suit for allowing Network Solutions to continue its practices.<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Did Network Solutions Poach VickiIseman.com?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29990</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29990</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:36:16 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29990</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The behavior of Network Solutions today in regards to this domain name is far fishier than John McCain's &quot;alleged&quot; behavior...I'd like to hear their explanation of what happened here.<br/><br/>3 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CNN Fires Blogger For Off Hours Blogging]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/29591</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/29591</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:55:47 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Blogging</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/29591</guid>
<description><![CDATA[You would think an organization like CNN would know the reprecussions of their actions (and at least attempt to consider how the blogosphere would react to such a sudden termination), but apparently not.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dumbchuck SEO Article Of The Week]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/28841</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/28841</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:47:41 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Search Marketing</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/28841</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Allegedly, this guy is an SEO (http://www.domainnews.com/editors-bios/matt-robson/) yet he writes the following:&quot;Your homepage probably isn't worth a link...&quot;&quot;Know your competition, and you will know how many links you need to gain.&quot;...and other gems.  There are enough knowledgeable SEO's around for Domain Name News not to print this sort of garbage.<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Use Your Tax Rebate To Purchase A Premium Domain Name]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/27493</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/27493</comments>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:34:40 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/27493</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Where I argue that the best way to stimulate the American Economy &amp; your personal economy is to buy a premium domain name with your tax refund check.<br/><br/>13 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Will The Kindle Lead To A New Type Of Content Creation?]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/26628</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/26628</comments>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:57:33 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Other Social Media</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/26628</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pondering whether traditional writing will evolve to include a rich media dimension when devices like the Kindle become more widely adapted.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Viewing Business Through The SEO Kaleidoscope]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/23497</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/23497</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:19:04 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>SEO</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/23497</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A wonderful companion post to what John Andrews wrote yesterday, Hugo Guzman further emphasizes that true SEO success aligns itself with business and entrepreneurship, not with the minutiae of optimization.<br/><br/>14 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Domain Prices Are Going Up and Down (and up and down and...)]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/22456</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/22456</comments>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:36:13 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/22456</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scott Fish gives an excellent comprehensive post where he breaks out different segments of the Domain Market and gives his opinion on the price trends in each segment.  Good job Scott!<br/><br/>9 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Domain Registrar Network Solutions Front Running On Whois Searches  Domain Name News]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/21994</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/21994</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:14:05 -0800</pubDate>
<dc:creator></dc:creator>
<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/21994</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Apparently, if somebody does a Whois search at Network Solutions, Network Solutions is &quot;purchasing&quot; the domains and holding them so that that particular name is only available for purchase at Network Solutions (at their very high prices).I plugged the following Domain into the Network Solutions Whois:  google-yahoo-msn-ask-facebook-digg.com (and didn't purchase it).  I checked the domain availability at 2 other registrars and it's being shown as not available (and I encourage you to do the same).Apparently this is legal...and it's also F***ed up (and I hope they will now get nailed for cybersquatting).<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[MSN / Live / Microsoft (Whatever) Showing Backlinks Again]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19271</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19271</comments>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:48:10 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Microsoft Searching</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19271</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Scott Hendison tells us that for the first time since March, Microsoft is showing backlinks again.  It went off-line due to &quot;too much automatic querying&quot; but 9 months later, it's back though you need to use different syntax than before.<br/><br/>6 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[From Slash to Cash: An Interview with Domain Consultant Stephen Douglas]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/19159</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/19159</comments>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:43:35 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Domaining</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/19159</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In my e-interview with Stephen, I ask him reasonably basic domaining questions...the stuff that an SEO who wants to find out more about the domaining field might want to ask a domain expert (if they ever got the opportunity).  Hope you all like the interview.<br/><br/>16 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[$50 Free For New AdWords Customers]]></title>
<link>http://sphinn.com/story/18351</link>
<comments>http://sphinn.com/story/18351</comments>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:42:19 -0800</pubDate>
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<category>Google AdWords</category>
<guid>http://sphinn.com/story/18351</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Most folks at Sphinn likely already have an AdWords account, but for the few that don't, here's a great offer for you...<br/><br/>7 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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