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Avatar Went Hot: November 11, 2008 - 9:49 am
Posted By: zigojacko 20 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Is anyone working on reducing the spam that is submitted on Sphinn, looking at some of the user names, it seems that spam-bots are able to register and submit.

I get all Sphinn content fed to me via RSS and it takes me ages to filter out all the read more »
38 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: October 19, 2008 - 6:43 pm
Posted By: Skitzzo 42 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Recently Sphinn moderators decided to close comments on the most active discussion going on because the moderator thought the comments were "going in circles."

My question is should Sphinn close comments on threads?

If someone is being abusive read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: September 15, 2008 - 11:04 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 77 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://onlinemarketingbanter.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
It’s not long now until I approach my 1 year membership anniversary on my favourite social network - Sphinn. But rather than reflect on all the great things I’ve learned during that time, I thought it’d be much more fun to share what I’ve learned ab read more »
8 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: September 7, 2008 - 12:45 pm
Posted By: Lyndon 86 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seo-chicks.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
"What happened to being objective, being able to look at a situation and potentially judge it for the actions undertaken without calling the person performing those actions horrible names or likening them to Nazis or KKK members?" read more »
42 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: August 1, 2008 - 8:22 am
Posted By: SEOAly 122 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://cre8pc.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Proof positive that there are indeed women among the most successful search marketers in the industry. Perhaps they're just too busy working with a growing clientele to toot their own horns. read more »
19 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: July 31, 2008 - 1:02 pm
Posted By: toddmintz 124 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.scottfish.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Everyone on the SEMpdx Board is extremely excited that Danny Sullivan will be the keynote speaker for Searchfest 2009. read more »
Discuss     
Avatar Went Hot: July 21, 2008 - 7:10 pm
Posted By: kevgibbo 133 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seoconsultants.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
A very detailed and in-depth look at Sphinn from Edward Lewis of seoconsultants.com read more »
16 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: July 21, 2008 - 12:39 pm
Posted By: Wiep 133 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I don't know if this is here to stay, but I just noticed that all the external links from stories that haven't reached the front page yet are being nofollowed now. Great!

Hopefully this puts an end to the invasion of spam. I almost got RSI from c read more »
11 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: July 10, 2008 - 9:47 pm
Posted By: MattMcGee 144 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.smallbusinesssem.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Sphinn turns one year old tomorrow, July 11! This is a look at Sphinn's early days -- including some of the "firsts" that happened when we were all figuring out what Sphinn was, how to use it, and how to say the name. :-) read more »
17 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: July 8, 2008 - 3:07 am
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 146 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
The Sphinn team are happy to announce the launch of our very own blog! The blog will be used for announcements and discussions regarding Sphinn, keeping the frontpage clean from clutter. We'll also be launching a Sphinn Weekly post, giving a round-u read more »
11 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: July 6, 2008 - 8:04 pm
Posted By: DoshDosh 149 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.searchenginepeople.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
SEO’s, SEM’s and other abbreviated people within our industry love, love, numbers. Clickthrough rate, how many positions up in the rankings, number of estimated searches per month, links per minute. Heck, even Google is into it: -6, -30, -950, -what read more »
4 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: June 20, 2008 - 8:16 am
Posted By: MikeDammann 165 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Quite a few stories I feel like desphinning because of disagreeing with the post, just like agreeing with a post makes me sphinn it. But then I wonder if desphinning is being seen as a vicious attack here. read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: June 1, 2008 - 1:25 pm
Posted By: jeffquipp 184 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.northsouthmedia.co.uk)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Paul does it once again equating certain industry figures to action heros ... who would each be? Michael Gray, Dan Thies, Hamlet Batista, Joost de Valk, Lee Odden, and more.

Very comical! read more »
6 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 31, 2008 - 1:06 pm
Posted By: theGypsy 185 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man, a land of linkbait and drama unfolding. It is a dimension as vast as social spaces, brimming with enigmatic individuals and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle-ground between light read more »
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Avatar Went Hot: May 28, 2008 - 12:31 pm
Posted By: MattMcGee 187 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.mattmcgee.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Being a moderator at Sphinn is pretty time-consuming, but it's also fun! I've killed thousands of submissions and accounts from users spammers trying to game the site for exposure, a free and followed link, or whatever else they're trying to accompl read more »
14 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 22, 2008 - 3:35 am
Posted By: steaprok 195 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://learningseobasics.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
"I am a regular participant in Sphinn, but lately I have been extremely disappointed in Sphinn’s quality (or lack thereof).
With the exception of Jeff Quipp, I am beginning to lose faith in their concern for administrative control there." read more »
28 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 15, 2008 - 9:11 am
Posted By: theGypsy 201 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.huomah.com)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Yup..it's official... I am hooked up and in need of an intervention! read more »
5 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 13, 2008 - 3:10 pm
Posted By: UtahSEOpro 202 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.seoco.co.uk)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Glen Allsop wrote "Just been looking at my statistics tonight and I am pleased to report that according to Google Analytics Sphinn has sent 286 unique visitors to my last article Linking To The BBC Will Boost Your Google Ranking." read more »
4 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 6, 2008 - 8:46 pm
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 208 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I think that you'll all agree that spam prevention is getting better with our increased moderator team, despite the much steeper increase in member numbers.

We have however seen a number of instances where Sphinn has been referred to as an easy s read more »
38 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: May 2, 2008 - 11:24 am
Posted By: Gab 215 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
You've probably run into stuff like this crap in what's new: Bangladeshi thoughts on Salahuddin, Diesel Generators etc. Obviously, Sphinn's counter-spam measures aren't working, so I'm offering $100 for the best idea to fight spam on Sphinn.

It' read more »
23 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: April 20, 2008 - 2:55 am
Posted By: ciaran 227 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
Dear Danny,

I love Sphinn. And I really love Search Engine Land. But if the two are separate, why do you force me to submit something from SEL to Sphinn in order to comment on it?

There are times when I don't want to Sphinn a story (not becaus read more »
17 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: April 18, 2008 - 1:21 am
Posted By: patrickaltoft 228 days ago
Topic Type: News Story (Jump to http://www.blogstorm.co.uk)
Category: Sphinn Zone
Over the last few days I’ve noticed a couple of what I believe to be spam submissions to Sphinn with links to topgear.com, the official website of the BBC TV show fronted by Jeremy Clarkson. read more »
6 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: April 11, 2008 - 6:42 am
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 235 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I'm happy to announce that the next SphinnCon has now been confirmed for Friday 2nd May 2008, just a few weeks away. The event in Greensboro is designed for local Sphinn members and internet marketers, looking to share knowledge and network with pot read more »
11 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: April 8, 2008 - 2:08 pm
Posted By: evilgreenmonkey 237 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I'm pleased to announce that we've now taken on 2 new Sphinn moderators, helping us to manage the staggering growth of our site.

Brent Csutoras and Jeff Quipp have kindly volunteered to take up this challenge, and I hope that you all join me in w read more »
25 Comments     
Avatar Went Hot: April 1, 2008 - 1:08 pm
Posted By: bwelford 244 days ago
Topic Type: Discussion
Category: Sphinn Zone
I think there's nothing to lose and everything to gain by making Desphunn Comments just another way of making a regular Comment. If they're in the normal flow and appear in Latest Comments, then they will encourage discussion, which presumably is t read more »
14 Comments     


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