Come on people - has everyone become so used to sensationalist tabloid bullshit that they can't use their own judgement anymore?

The idea that it should include a line at the end the say it isn't true is absurd - How many clues that it's a joke could someone need? A minor being named for a crime? Hookers that take credit cards? People of restricted growth working with a travelling circus? The 'Ralph wants to be a politician' line?

People have to take responsibility for what features on their own websites. You can blame Lyndon as much as you like but Money.co.uk took the decision that they were happy with publishing the story for what it was - a piece of satire.

If a serious news site then republished this as fact without checking its authenticity it's them who have lost my respect, not Lyndon for writing it. Verifying a story is correct before you publish it should be standard journalistic practice, no?

It's almost impossible for me not to look at a Sphinn URL I see on Twitter.

I know the term 'hilarious' is subjective, but this is surely stretching it.

Unfortunately the "Sphinn Live" data is frequently used to make judgements on people's voting patterns.

Like vangogh says, a lot of people have already read the posts in their readers before seeing them on Sphinn.

Personally, I tend to open up several articles at once, read them all and then do all the voting together - which could give the false impression that I'm either the world's fastest reader (I'm not) or that I just vote for articles without reading them (I don't).

It's not only amazing that anyone would do this, but that they thought it was such a good idea that it was a worthy use of their time.

Some people are in desperate need of a hobby and a moral compass.

Articles like this are great for getting people thinking about usability and improving conversion rates but don't really have much meat to them.

For anyone with more than a passing interest in the field I'd recommend picking up a copy of 'Call to Action' by the Eisenbergs or spending a day digesting Uncle Jakob's wisdom at Useit.com.

Fruit loops are always good for a laugh.

I particularly like how Jason uses inverted commas when referring to "Doug Heil" and "Danny Sullivan", as if questioning whether these are their real names.

Nice. It complements sponsoring .edu bloggers to drop you links so well.

"Behind that spending shift is the recognition that, even though many people are willing to click on relevant paid search ads, they prefer organic listings,"