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Avatar Went Hot: June 11, 2008 - 11:46 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 42 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blog.friendfeed.com)
Category: Networking
Good news -- now you can have your activity on Intense Debate, brightkite.com, Diigo, Mister Wong, and tipjoy as part of your FriendFeed. Bad news. Despite asking twice and being told FriendFeed is just too busy, Sphinn still hasn't been added. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 11, 2008 - 3:17 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 103 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://daggle.com)
Category: Blogging
Wonder how you're growing Twitter followers compared to others? Here's a rundown I wrote on tools that will help you chart progress and see how you stand. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: April 9, 2008 - 11:00 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 108 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Searching
I'm interviewing Google's Marissa Mayer at our SMX Sydney show later this week. Marissa oversees search products and user experience. I'm looking for questions people would like to see asked. Thinking caps on! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 19, 2008 - 4:29 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 156 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: SEM Industry
I've no doubt many Sphinn and Search Engine Land readers will be at SES London today. We certainly exposed enough of them to the show, which is backed by competitor Search Engine Watch. But in light of how much activity SEW staffers have been doing read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 16, 2008 - 12:49 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 161 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Look, I drive a Volvo (and a Mini, so don't mock me!). That doesn't mean I want some idiot spamming Sphinn for Volvo dealers. And Toyota dealers. And Mazda. And Hummers. And.... You get the point. We repeatedly kill this person, but he keeps coming read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 15, 2008 - 5:53 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 160 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
Category: Google AdWords
Yep, finally -- AdWords gets video. The New York Times covers how Google is testing new video ads you see using a + box under some AdWords listings. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 11, 2008 - 1:42 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 163 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Now that the Desphinn feature has gone live, I wanted to talk about some next developments we have in mind for Sphinn. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 11, 2008 - 9:40 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 164 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
A story from Rae's site got submitted twice today, and it was the first submit (that she did) which was allowed to live, while Dosh Dosh's was killed. But Dosh's had 9 sphinns to Rae's 6. Should that with the most Sphinns win? Thoughts and comments, read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 11, 2008 - 6:08 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 166 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://youtube.com)
Category: Paid Search
Paid search. In rap video. Seriously. And good. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: February 1, 2008 - 6:07 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 174 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Microsoft
Microsoft is aiming to buy Yahoo. Seriously. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 26, 2008 - 8:39 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 180 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.guardian.co.uk)
Category: Link Building
Skip the confusion that it was ALT text driving up traffic. Interesting look at how an apparently popular blog readability testing site handed out graphics with code that put links driving anchor text to a payday loans place. Not a new tactic, thoug read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 21, 2008 - 5:15 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 184 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.johnon.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
John Andrews call for Sphinns in return for a link -- while jokingly done -- still raised a serious issue. Should a post get pulled if Sphinns are bartered or pulled? Can search marketers figure out the right way to treat the issue, which in turn mi read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 17, 2008 - 11:49 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 188 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://blogoscoped.com)
Category: Blogging
This rocks. I've long wanted an automatic way for Google Analytics to show my most popular posts. This article gives a roundabout way to do just that. I'll have to try it. But I wish Google Analytics just had a widget that did it. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: January 3, 2008 - 7:42 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 203 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seomoz.org)
Category: SEM Industry
Forget Digg. The traffic's nice, but Rand says his stats review for 2007 says focus on focusing on improving free and premium content for those already coming. Plus, why publicly reported stats show guestimates from Compete, Quantcast and Alexa are, read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: December 31, 2007 - 9:13 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 206 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google Other
I thought it would be interesting to picture how Google might look if a combination of new and existing anti-trust laws forced the company to breakup. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: December 25, 2007 - 7:23 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 212 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Water Cooler
I'm a long time Santa tracker using the NORAD web site. This year, Google's an official partner. I kind of wish they'd kept their nose out of it, as my article explains how some of the changes make it harder to know where Santa is. But there is a lo read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: December 18, 2007 - 6:44 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 218 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.nytimes.com)
Category: Affiliate Marketing
I found this fascinating. The World Trade Organization found the US ban on online gambling was against international trade rules because online horse and dog gambling were still allowed. As a result, the US has to effectively pay off other countries read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: December 13, 2007 - 7:49 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 224 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I'm super pleased to announce that we've got a new networking event series designed for Sphinners and anyone interested in internet marketing -- SphinnCon! Where should be hold our events? Let us know below, plus find more details and info about our read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: November 20, 2007 - 4:15 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 246 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Behind the scenes, we've been working on some new features to reduce spam and encourage quality posts. Here's a rundown on what's coming. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: October 7, 2007 - 6:00 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 290 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google SEO
We've had several threads here on Sphinn debating whether Google will hurt a site for selling links. Now an official answer: yes. If you sell links, Google says it might drop your PR score, penalize you in the rankings or potentially ban your site a read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 28, 2007 - 12:02 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 300 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
What features would you like to see added to Sphinn? Let us know in this thread! read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 21, 2007 - 8:35 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 307 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.bruceclay.com)
Category: Ask.com
Lisa Barone breaks up with Bloglines. Why does it sound like she's so experienced in breaking hearts? She lets Bloglines down easy, explaining that well, she's gotta go with The Other Guy. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 17, 2007 - 3:02 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 313 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.forbes.com)
Category: Google AdWords
Shuman Ghosemajumder, Google's click fraud czar, talks about not trusting third party estimates of click fraud rates, says that Google is considering some legal actions of its own against fraudsters and covers other topics. Much search marketers ha read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 14, 2007 - 10:04 am
Posted By: dannysullivan 314 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://searchengineland.com)
Category: Google SEO
Want to know how many people read your feeds from iGoogle and Google Reader? Now you can get those stats from Google Webmaster Central. However, it doesn't work right if you use FeedBurner or another tracking tool. I look at the problem plus slice a read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 10, 2007 - 3:33 pm
Posted By: dannysullivan 317 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Welcome to Rob Kerry, who takes over as our new Sphinn editor. read more »
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