Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The Most Popular and Active News Brands on Instagram. For those of you that stopped by, left a comment or shared a post this year, thank you, I appreciate it! A Simple Workflow for Keyword Research for Content Planning. The Google News Standout Tag: Does it Work?

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

What are news organizations doing to increase user activity and engagement on their Facebook pages? I won’t rehash all the details but their testing helped to set traffic records for member station KPLU, increased engagement and changed the nature of the comment discussions since more users were personally connected to the content.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 10, 2011

It has been a year since I took at look at the followers and activity of News Sites on the New Digg so I thought I would see how those official profiles are faring today. The number of diggs by each profile is up quite a bit but there has been little commenting activity: Profile Diggs by Publisher. 8/10/11 Diggs by Publisher.

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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. 8 comments… read them below or add one } Jeff Domansky October 6, 2010 at 5:14 pm Adam, great analysis!

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Adam Sherk

MAY 4, 2010

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. So I checked the number of likes and comments for each team’s last 10 updates. 2527 2 Denver Nuggets 151,165 784.3 3 Boston Celtics 592,509 632.6 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 282,234 647.2

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

In looking through the site though one thing stands out – nearly every item has no comments or reactions: That seems odd, but it’s not just a holiday season slowdown. I went back several months and it’s not easy to find items that have gotten comments. To investigate further I did a quick check for Twitter activity.

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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. Even more mundane news items still manage to spark a round of commenting. Which News Sites Have the Most Valuable Facebook Pages?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 28, 2012

As a marketer I appreciate the use of a call to action to increase activity and engagement. The counterpoint is that most of these posts are getting a lot of likes, comments and shares. Lately I’ve been noticing a lot of Facebook posts in my news feed with a specific request to “LIKE” the post.

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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. In the comments of the All Facebook post two people involved in the promotion (author Dennis Yu of BlitzLocal and Ruder Finn’s Andy Pray) have insisted that the sweepstakes was implemented with Facebook’s knowledge and approval.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

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. What generated the most “likes” and comments on your Facebook Page? What types of stories got the most retweets?

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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. tweets per day.

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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

OCTOBER 20, 2009

To see how Muck Rack stacks up against the competition I checked the volume of activity on some other Twitter press release services, but there aren’t a lot of apples-to-apples comparisons to be made. The answer lies in how much additional value the services can provide in terms of exposure and activity.

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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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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

One aspect that CNN might want to rethink is the inclusion of “Total Comments” for each news item. 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?

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Another post not listed that did pretty well was News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? I’d like to thank everyone who has engaged with my blog in some way this year be it a comment, link, tweet, Facebook like, LinkedIn or Google Reader share or just stopping by to read a post.

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Sports News SEO Press Release 126

Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

Related posts: Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends How to Identify Your Own Top Trends Google News Optimization Tips News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags Diversified Twitter Strategies for News Sites { 2 comments… read them below or add one } Jason Hyman April 13, 2010 at 12:47 pm thanks for all the great info.

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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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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

Advantage: SAINTS __ 2nd Quarter: Digg Ok, which team has seen the most activity on Digg? As of today the Colts’ official Facebook page has 249,481 fans and their wall posts are getting a good amount of “likes” and comments. On Icerocket the Colts have 24,526 total / 2,466 past week, and the Saints have 29,603 total / 3,666 past week.

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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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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 12, 2010

2 comments… read them below or add one } Peter Robert Casey January 16, 2010 at 2:14 am I like how you summed up the misperception of social media being a popularity contest: “While building up followers is great, it’s what you do with that following that really matters.&# Great work, Adam.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 13, 2010

Has anyone ever framed a good comment thread from a company blog, or a collection of “likes” on a Facebook Page? My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media { 6 comments… read them below or add one } Sean Williams July 20, 2010 at 11:28 am Adam, very interesting post.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

Google Buzz and News Sites: Good Potential But Facebook Still the Better Play 20+ Major News Sites Ranked by Domain Authority 25 Major News Sites Ranked by Page Speed 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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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

7 comments… read them below or add one } Marty November 19, 2009 at 6:48 am Great post. I was curious to know the activity of all o the franchises and you’ve summed it up here. 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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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

The flip side to that is that not everything gleaned from monitoring social media activity is accurate or reliable. So it’s not surprising that 84% of the journalists indicated that news and information delivered via social media was “slightly less” or “much less” reliable/vetted than news delivered via traditional media.

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Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

The Most Buried News Sites on Digg News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? It just goes to show how times (and fashion, literally!) are changing.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Reach out – You’ve been meaning to get more involved in brand and content awareness building activities such as social media marketing; now’s the time. There are lots of good approaches to “link bait” – find the topics and hooks that work for you. Special promotions like contests and giveaways can also be effective.

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Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release 102

Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? Twitter Suggested Users – Today’s Studio 54 Velvet Rope Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

JULY 23, 2009

Related posts: News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube 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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Adam Sherk

MAY 18, 2009

Glad to see this was addressed, and hopefully they didn’t lose too many visitors during the critical early period when people were actively seeking out the interview. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Fox News Not so Much.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 18, 2009

Glad to see this was addressed, and hopefully they didn’t lose too many visitors during the critical early period when people were actively seeking out the interview. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Fox News Not so Much.

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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

MARCH 30, 2011

A lot of social activity around editorial content is focused on sharing something simply because the person likes the content or finds it useful or interesting. And even when a user adds a personal comment (e.g. But can the same approach be successfully applied to social media?

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

One journalist has a large following and active presence on several social media sites. Journalists who are active in social media bring more value to their news organizations and strengthen their own job security. Adam Sherk February 11, 2010 at 8:54 pm Wow, that’s quite the comment. The other does not. Thanks Winston.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

Alternatively if anyone is willing to share their figures publicly please leave a comment below. Thanks for your comments. Large organizations with large natural traffic(regular users) generally have about 1% come from social media, if they are active on them. You can contact me via this form or direct message me on Twitter.

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t ask users to create an account just to comment – many publishers make the mistake of forcing a visitor to create an account to do even basic activities on site like rating an article or commenting. It’s a great way to make sure visitor notices it.

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