Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Survey: Twitter Less than 1% of Traffic to Newspapers and Magazines; Facebook 1% by Adam Sherk on March 2, 2010 For my presentation on Twitter Marketing Tactics at SMX West this week I wanted to get a sense of just how much traffic Twitter is driving to major news sites.

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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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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 30, 2009

Does anyone else think its interesting that Twitter, the hottest social media network today, is generating events? Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. Everyone is doing it. Social media has reached the masses.

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SocMed Sean

JULY 11, 2018

Great question came to me yesterday regarding the activity of link-building through guest blogging. Thought this answer might help those out there who are wondering whether back-link building is even a worthwhile activity anymore. Historically, it has been a pretty fundamental activity with regards to search engine optimization (SEO).

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Adam Cohen

JULY 19, 2010

You can also find me on Twitter before during and after. This post was mentioned on Twitter by prblogs, twitips MV. twitips MV said: Social Media Chat Tuesday, July 21st: There are regular chats on Twitter, and then there’s hashtagsocialmedia.com… [link] [.]

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 1, 2011

That is to say, you feel like things are going great, you’re having engaging conversations regularly and feel as though you even have some “friends&# in Twitter. This simple to use and free (for basic) service alerts you everyday to your latest Twitter Unfollows. Its easy to get lulled into a false sense of success.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

To judge user engagement and activity, I also calculated the average number of “likes” and comments that the last 10 updates/links to each page received. Fox News is strongly ahead in terms of fan engagement and activity – their like and comment numbers are significantly greater than any of the other sites. NPR 489,413 513.5

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. 640 Million on Facebook. Million users on YouTube. Ever ask yourself why they are there?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting by Adam Sherk on January 11, 2010 The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study today of the modern news ecosystem, examining a week of news activity in Baltimore, MD.

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Bill Hartzer

MARCH 27, 2013

AuthorLinks, which only concentrates on links from web sites whose owners are active socially, is 2017 linking at its finest. AuthorLinks works with bloggers and web site owners who are totally transparent (they have verified their Google Authorship) and they are active on social media (they have a certain Klout score).

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

Since the new Digg is so, well, new, we’re still figuring out the best way to stay active. As for user activity, in going through all of the NBC Local profiles most of the automatically submitted articles have not attracted a high volume of diggs. Related posts: News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Last week Twitter gave us their Top Twitter Trends of 2009 for categories like news events, people, movies, etc. Data like this is interesting to check out, and it can provide useful insights for marketers and content producers in getting a better understanding of user interest and activities in both search and social media.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

All of these are things you can set on autopilot with the help of a 3rd party, but you can not do it directly from Twitter. All of these are things you can set on autopilot with the help of a 3rd party, but you can not do it directly from Twitter. Welcome Direct Messages are both a useful tool and the bane of the Twitter existence.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

But 57% also indicated that they plan to increase their focus on SEO: That’s good news, because even just 2-3 years ago many companies’ efforts to integrate SEO and PR activities did not extend much beyond press release optimization. That’s certainly important but it’s just one tactic; there are a lot more opportunities to explore.

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Twist Image

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Chapman , Arjun Basu , Joseph Jaffe , Tom Peters , Jeff Jarvis , Jay Rosen and countless other (just look at my Blogroll on the left for more or who I follow on Twitter or Facebook :) I have coffee with all of these people each and every morning - whether they know it or not. Tags: active media. Writing (and reading) as art.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

To investigate further I did a quick check for Twitter activity. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! I didn’t find any shared newsweek.tumblr.com URLs through Bit.ly

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Since I’ve been comparing major news sites in variety of areas ( Facebook and Twitter impact; YouTube and new Digg activity; site speed and domain authority , among others) I thought I’d look at overall social media engagement too. So I ran 30+ news sites through the tool. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Cohen

JULY 16, 2010

a thousand cuts :: adam cohen's blog About Blogroll Contact a thousand cuts conversations about social media and interactive marketing by adam cohen 16 JUL I Will Not Write About Old Spice Posted by: adam / Tags: Advertising , Isaiah Mustafa , Old Spice , Social Media , Television , YouTube / Comments: View Comments I will resist the urge.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 4, 2011

As privacy and choice gained momentum, permission-based Internet activity has led to what we now describe as the social web. Comment as pts moderator Howie at Sky Pulse Media Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! This post was mentioned on Twitter by Pink Fans.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 4, 2010

In my post on the most popular NBA teams on Twitter and Facebook (and the more recent one on MLB teams ) I looked strictly at the following each team has built up. With the second round of the playoffs recently under way I thought now was a good time to pull the numbers since all 16 teams were still recently active.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 17, 2010

The Social Page Evaluator (SPE) provides an estimated “Annual Page Value” for any single Facebook Page based on the last 30 days of activity. According to its disclaimer the SPE factors in fan count, user activity, brand activity and “a proprietary engagement multiplier” and then calculates an “Earned Media Value” using a default CPM of $5.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 16, 2010

According to Ruder Finn the page currently has a daily active user base of over 10,000 fans. This likely explains why the sweepstakes is still active on the JVC Facebook page. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Since many stories do not appear to allow comments this results in quite a few “popular” stories with zero comments, which sends a mixed message to users: NewsPulse is still in beta so there’s likely to be some changes based on user activity and input. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

The flip side to that is that not everything gleaned from monitoring social media activity is accurate or reliable. A similar difference exists for microblogging sites like Twitter. Newspaper journalists were the most likely to report using no social media tools (21%). What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

It also breaks down where engagement events are occurring for the time period (comments, Digg, Twitter). While most of this isn’t a surprise if you are monitoring your social media efforts, it is helpful to see it so cleanly laid out and including other sources besides Twitter. Removing one’s own activities (e.g.

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Saying It Social

APRIL 21, 2010

Your Friends Find out what your friends have liked, shared, and commented on through the Activity Feed and Recommendations social plugins. These features enable you to share the things you care about on Facebook and with other visitors to that website through the activity feed and recommendations plugins. What are Social Plugins?

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

An Early Look at News Media Twitter Lists: Not Much Traction Your Mom’s Coming to Facebook, But She May Not Stick Around News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages 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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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 9, 2009

By taracoomans – March 9, 2009 Posted in: economy Jack Welch supports events and their business uses. Share and Enjoy: Tags: event marketing , events No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article!

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

After reviewing several days’ worth of activity, I have to say that nearly anything Fox News posts to its page ends up getting a decent amount of likes and comments from fans. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

Google, Bing and Yahoo are all experimenting with various forms of real-time results now and making deals with Twitter, Facebook and other social sites. It should be noted that there many forms of real-time search, including Twitter Search itself and sites like OneRiot , Collecta and Topsy , among others.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

Advantage: SAINTS __ 2nd Quarter: Digg Ok, which team has seen the most activity on Digg? Advantage: COLTS __ 4th Quarter: Twitter It gets worse on Twitter – from what I can see neither team has an official profile. Too bad the teams aren’t choosing to directly engage their fans via Twitter. How about the players?

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Facebook & Twitter Uses Change Users in the 55+ demographic increased their usage of Facebook and Twitter. Meanwhile users in the coveted 35-54 demographic decreased on both Facebook and Twitter, but only slightly and in practically statistically insignificant numbers. jump in this age group, while Twitter saw a 8% decline.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

9 actionable tips for link prospecting – learn how advanced search queries, Twitter tools, blogrolls, and other sources can help you find new links. 12 of our best tips for getting attention on Twitter – detailed tips that should help your Twitter strategy more successful. Photo of the Week.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Seth: “KPIs can refer to any part of a communication campaign: they could be PR activities, media results, or behavior. Seth mentioned using web analytics, and acknowledged that correlating PR activities to offline business outcomes is more difficult. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Shonali Burke, Matt Kelly.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 29, 2011

Social Media Complainers – your new BFF’s Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach I recommend.

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