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Old 04-22-2010
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Hi .. .With lot of changes each day .. spinning too has evolved .. Now more than word spinning .. sentence , paragraphs and also advanced methods to get unique variations apart from just the content .... SO I think spinning is useful when it's more than just word spinning .. What do yo say?

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I have seen some pretty disastrous results come from writers who spin articles but fail to check for grammar and context in the resulting articile.

Don't forget, the article spinner operates on algorithms and doesn't always piece together an article that's readable. I don't use article spinners but would advise anyone who does to use the results simply as a guideline for drafting new versions, rather than publishing exactly what the article spinner gives you.
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What's an article spinner? I don't think I've ever heard of them before. Or I might just know it by a different name.

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I'm with you Diana. Never heard of it. Sounds like it someone unable to come up with an original idea and just jumbling up an existing article and calling it their own. Not something I would be getting into.

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Run a search on Google for 'article spinner' and you'll see it's about what you would expect - spammy sites with spammy software for download or purchase

I think the idea is that you spin your OWN articles so that they don't register as duplicate content, but they are really a lazy/cheap way to avoid writing real, unique content that's worth reading.

Definitely not something I use or recommend (just want to say that again, LOL!)
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Hi

Oh my! Look at how many there are out there. I'm like TESS, RUN!!! This isn't something I'd recommend at all.

I have taken parts of articles and rewritten new articles going in a different direction. Sometimes that works. I find that I normally end up rewriting that paragraph that I use to make it flow better anyway.

Thanks Tess for clarifying that for me! Appreciate it!

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I personally haven't seen or used an article spinner that does a good job.

Usually you have to rewrite the entire article anyway so it's a lot faster to just come up with the unique content.

It can be kind of entertaining to read someone's article where they used a spinner and didn't proof read it. Makes you feel like you've slipped into the Twilight Zone where nothing makes sense.
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I agree Jayme! There are some real disasters out there. It's always incredible to me that people will A) choose to use something like this on their site and B) not bother to check the flow and grammar of the finished article. I always wonder if it's because people just don't really know HOW to spell, write, read correct English anymore.
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hmmm... Wondering what happened to just plain oh' good English
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Don't do it...thats my advice! Write it yourself..the results will be much better
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