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	<description>Dustin Woodard&#039;s thoughts on search, social media, web analytics and the web in general.</description>
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		<title>Making LinkedIn Links Count</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/seo/making-linkedin-links-count/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEOs have long been preaching the importance of anchor text in links and have long pointed out LinkedIn as a great place to gain keyword-rich links. Hundreds of thousands of LinkedIn users have followed this great advice, but something changed late last year that no one else seemed to notice.
Note from Dustin: This SEO tip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Link Summary Snippets</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/facebook-link-summary-snippets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/facebook-link-summary-snippets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:53:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you share a link on Facebook the summary text (or snippet) is usually displayed with the link. Sometimes they work well, other times they are completely random. Learn how to control exactly what shows up when a Facebook user shares a link.
Here&#8217;s an example of a link I recently shared that didn&#8217;t have ideal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking at Pubcon</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/seo/speaking-at-pubcon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[User Generated Content]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pubcon is always a great conference and tends to attract more practitioners then some of the other major search conferences, which is something I highly value. I&#8217;ll be speaking at Pubcon next week on UGC SEO (optimizing user-generated content to drive large volumes of natural search traffic). Surprisingly, this is my first time speaking at [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Little Known Twitter Search Commands</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/seo/little-known-twitter-search-commands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/seo/little-known-twitter-search-commands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Search]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/?p=195</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Twitter search seems fairly basic, which often leads to people using 3rd party Twitter tools for searching. Most people don&#8217;t realize it, but Twitter some handy search command abilities:
Basic Twitter Search Commands (no surprises here):

Multi-word queries: if you search multiple words, Twitter&#8217;s default search will search tweets containing both (or all words).
Example:  big doggy [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>LinkedIn Benefits from Unemployment</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/general/linkedin-benefits-from-unemployment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/general/linkedin-benefits-from-unemployment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 02:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reputation Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/?p=163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you think about it, LinkedIn is a natural beneficiary from massive layoffs. Upon being laid off, here are some user activities LinkedIn might not see otherwise:

Status updates to let others know about layoff
Recommendation requests to co-workers
Recommendations for co-workers
Profile updates and employment history updates
Status updates about job seeking
LinkedIn personal network job searches
Contact info lookups to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>NYT Sets Low Bar for Social Media Expert</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/nyt-sets-low-bar-for-social-media-expert/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/nyt-sets-low-bar-for-social-media-expert/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 19:11:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Read this piece on Valleywag today about the New York Times hiring their first-ever Social Media Editor. 
Here&#8217;s the NYT description of their social media editor: 
One of the bracing things about this topsy-turvy media landscape is that you can wake up one morning and find yourself actually doing something you never thought you&#8217;d even [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>How to Make Money Using Twitter</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/how-to-make-money-using-twitter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/how-to-make-money-using-twitter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/?p=140</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Can&#8217;t believe how many people scratch their heads trying to figure out how to make money using twitter when the formula is so incredibly simple. If you fall into this camp, let me share a little secret with you&#8230;
How to Make $$$ Using Twitter:
Follow these simple steps. 
1. Open up your twitter account
2. Click on [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>71</slash:comments>
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		<title>What Twitter Users Want</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/what-twitter-users-want/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/social-networking/what-twitter-users-want/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when I use Twitter, I feel like I&#8217;m Mel Gibson in the movie What Women Want. Sounds random, but stay with me here&#8230;
In What Women Want, Mel Gibson&#8217;s character can hear the thoughts of all the women around him. Sometimes the chatter is information overload and it drives Mel crazy, other times he can [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>25 Things</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/25-things/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/25-things/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Reputation Management]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/?p=109</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are on Facebook and haven&#8217;t had the pleasure of reading a 25 Random Things About Me note about one of your friends yet, you are missing out. Normally not a fan of chain letters or tagging memes, I will admit the 25 Things activity on Facebook is fascinating.
History of Facebook 25 Things Notes
Facebook [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Mashable Open Awards Voting</title>
		<link>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/mashable-open-awards-voting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.webconnoisseur.com/blog/uncategorized/mashable-open-awards-voting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dustin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve had the pleasure of judging the Webby Awards, the Web 2.0 awards, an international pageant, and now the Mashable Open Awards.
Like many awards, there is the judges choice and the people&#8217;s choice (both an honor to win for any website). Below is the form you can use to submit your choice (cast your vote [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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