Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Here are my top 10 posts of 2012 by pageviews: The Best Free Tools for Twitter Analytics. 5 Ways that Social Media Impacts SEO. The Fastest and Slowest News Sites in 2012. Media Relations Gone Wrong: How Not to Pitch a Journalist (Video). 5 Good Ideas for News Media Facebook Pages. Have a great 2013.

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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. In this year’s survey 51% of the respondents indicated that they would focus more on SEO in 2011, down from 57% in 2011. Does Social Media Increase a Journalist’s Value?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 23, 2013

The news of layoffs at StumbleUpon reminded me that in compiling some year-end social media referral data I’d noticed that a number of sites had experienced declines in StumbleUpon traffic. Declines in StumbleUpon Traffic: 2012 vs. 2011. One thing to point out is that not every site experienced a decline in 2012.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 19, 2012

The Pew Research Center’s The State of the News Media 2012 is out and the section on What Facebook and Twitter Mean for News makes for an interesting read. A diversified social strategy incorporates a wide range of methods for growing audience and making meaningful connections with users.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 3, 2012

So the difference is partially attributable to some of the sites in other categories catching up in Q1 2012. In Q1 2012 it was 400K+. In Q1 2012 it was 5%. In Q1 2012 this rose to 9 out of 25. See Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down ). Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down.

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