Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Social Media Super Bowl: Which Team Has More Reach? But I’m here to look at what really matters – which team has more reach via social media? Hopefully we’ll see some creative use of social media by both the teams and some of the players.

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Team Social Media Digg Press Release 150

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Social Media Visitors More Loyal But Still a Very Small Percentage of Site Traffic by Adam Sherk on October 23, 2009 Yesterday posts from eMarketer and Marketing Pilgrim called my attention to some interesting social media statistics put out by advertising network Chitika.

Hitwise 124

Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 8, 2010

The results of the Vocus 2011 PR Planning Survey are out and the number of organizations that plan to focus more on SEO and social media has declined. There may also be a tendency for some PR pros to think that social media has reduced the need for SEO, as evidenced by the “SEO is Dead” memes that resurface from time to time.

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Vocus SEO Organization Social Media 136

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Corporate Social Media Marketing is about Two-Way Communication by Adam Sherk on April 14, 2009 It’s a simple concept, but one that many companies are still struggling with in terms of practical implementation.

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Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing 100

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 21, 2011

I used to do team comparison posts with some frequency but I scaled back, mainly because the figures become outdated so quickly (and since social media is more than a numbers game). But several of my sports posts continue to drive traffic so maybe I’ll look for new ways to examine sports and social.

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SEO Publishing Press Release Social Media 119

Adam Sherk

MAY 26, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Where Do You Want Your Social Media Press Releases to Live? Adam Sherk June 1, 2009 at 10:23 am Thanks for your input Maggie. I want to stress that this issue is not unique to PitchEngine, it applies to many third-party release hosting services.

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Press Release Social Media Syndication Hosting 102

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? I thought it was interesting that three of my top 10 were related to sports and social media because I write about that only occasionally as a side interest. Related posts: My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media.

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Sports News SEO Press Release 126

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement? by Adam Sherk on September 17, 2009 Now that the improved Facebook Pages have been around for a while I wanted to check the level of engagement that major news sites are achieving with them.

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Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Despite this, fans are passionately supporting and discussing their teams through a range of social media outlets, in particular Twitter and Facebook. The New Orleans Saints and New York Giants are currently at the bottom of the social media heap with no official presence on either Twitter or Facebook. Thanks for sharing.

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Team Twitter Facebook Sports 209

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 25, 2012

” I wanted to get a better idea of just how much of a shift has occurred with some of the publishers that we work with at Define Media Group. So I pulled the 2009-2011 Reddit and Digg referral figures for selection of 12 major magazine and Web-only content sites. million visits in 2009 to 22.7 million 2011.

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Digg Reddit Survey Publishing 149

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk An Early Look at News Media Twitter Lists: Not Much Traction by Adam Sherk on November 3, 2009 With all the buzz about Twitter Lists I thought I’d take a look at how some major news sites are doing so far with their own Lists. Nice roundup.

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News List Twitter Sites 136

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

The usual caveats: Social media isn’t a popularity contest and reach does not equal influence, engagement or action These figures will quickly be out-of-date (they probably were before I could hit the “publish” button) But those things aside, it is interesting to take a snapshot at various times for the purposes of comparison.

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Team Twitter Facebook Comparison 188

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The major engines all produce some form of hot topic/trend list, and several third-party and social media sites do as well. You can also use keyword and reputation monitoring tools, real-time search tools and popular/meme lists for articles, tweets, social media submissions, etc.

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Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 15, 2010

According to the Social Media Sharing Trends 2010 report from SocialTwist, Facebook dominates content sharing among social media sites but links shared on Twitter have a much higher click-through rate. SocialTwist examined content shared with its Tell-a-Friend widget from August 2009 to July 2010.

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Twitter Content Widget Facebook 138

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

5 Ways that Social Media Impacts SEO. Media Relations Gone Wrong: How Not to Pitch a Journalist (Video). 5 Good Ideas for News Media Facebook Pages. 8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves. Related posts: My Top Posts of 2011 on SEO, PR and Social Media for Publishers.

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Press Release SEO Digg Sports 119

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Perhaps a reference to one of my social media super bowl posts? I guess you have to admire the automated attempt to transition from enterprise social media strategies to buying NFL replica jerseys: And at least the advertisement was well targeted to me since I’m interested in press release optimization and I’m a fan of PRWeb.

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Press Release Sports SEO Buy 111

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles? So if you link to your Twitter account on your Google profile the people you’re following on Twitter become part of your social circle.

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Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

Adam Sherk

JULY 30, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Videos in Press Releases are Cool – If They Provide Meaningful Content by Adam Sherk on July 30, 2009 Executive quotes in press releases are notorious for lacking any kind of substantial information. And you are absolutely right.

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Press Release Video Yahoo Microsoft 102

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later by Adam Sherk on October 20, 2009 I’m definitely a fan of Muck Rack – it offers an easy way to track major media journalists on Twitter and pick up on trending topics.

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Press Release Twitter URL RSS 145

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Optimization Tips by Adam Sherk on September 3, 2009 This week Google put out a video to give publishers more information on how Google News works and how best to optimize for it. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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News Google Tips Press Release 158

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter by Adam Sherk on September 13, 2010 The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has published the results of its latest survey on news consumption and related topics.

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Survey Social Networking Engineering Research 140

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk So Far so Good for Seattlepi.com by Adam Sherk on May 19, 2009 Hearst released some numbers this week on how things are going with seattlepi.com two months after moving to an online-only model. Total page views for those days were 1.5 million, 1.4

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Hitwise Press Release Syndication Blogroll 100

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I’d Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool { 1 comment… read it below or add one } David Mathison September 25, 2009 at 7:13 pm Hmmm. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

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News Engagement Facebook Press Release 104

Adam Sherk

JULY 23, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Buried News Sites on Digg by Adam Sherk on July 23, 2009 It’s no secret that mainstream news sites are experiencing increased exposure on social news sites like Digg. Using di66.net’s What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Digg Sites News Yahoo 119

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic by Adam Sherk on August 25, 2009 July and August are a time when many content sites see a seasonal dip in all forms of traffic, including search engine referrals.

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Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release 102

Adam Sherk

JUNE 30, 2009

UPDATE: In December 2009 Google began supporting the rel=&# canonical&# tag across different domains, giving publishers another tool to use in mitigating duplicate content issues caused by syndication. 4 comments… read them below or add one } Rahul July 16, 2009 at 6:53 am Hi Adam, Great post ! What you say?

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Syndication Press Release SEO Publishing 111

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites The Most Buried News Sites on Digg Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Content 112

Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Daily Show Visits The New York Times by Adam Sherk on June 12, 2009 I couldn’t resist sharing this great video from The Daily Show of Jason Jones visiting The New York Times. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 100

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Publishers: Solve Tracking Code, Duplicate Content Issues with the Canonical URL Tag by Adam Sherk on April 30, 2009 Really you shouldn’t need it. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Issues Publishing URL Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

JULY 13, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Paywalls, Media Coverage and User Access: What’s a PR Pro to Do? by Adam Sherk on July 13, 2010 Being the savvy, well-connected PR pro that you are, you just helped bring about a great piece of editorial coverage in a major media outlet.

Press Release 141

Press Release SEO News Survey 141

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com by Adam Sherk on August 14, 2009 Recently I wrote about the importance of including meaningful content in videos embedded in press releases. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Examples News Press Release Embedding 102

Adam Sherk

JULY 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Smart Move from Condé Nast: GQ and DETAILS Should Have Their Own Websites by Adam Sherk on July 22, 2009 There’s been a lot of coverage this week of Condé Nast bringing in McKinsey & Company to help them restructure the business, which hopefully will work out for them.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Consultant 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to SearchMonkey by Adam Sherk on August 31, 2009 On Friday Yahoo announced new additions to its SearchMonkey enhanced results, including options for news content. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Yahoo 101

Yahoo News Syndication Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

25 Major News Sites Ranked by Page Speed Videos in Press Releases are Cool – If They Provide Meaningful Content The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

News 101

News Google Hitwise Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 7, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Diversified Twitter Strategies for News Sites by Adam Sherk on August 7, 2009 This week’s Sysomos study of the 5% most active users on Twitter includes a list of the top 25 users (with more than 50,000 followers) ranked by average tweets per day.

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Sites News Strategy Twitter 105