Adam Sherk

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Translation and Localization Tips for Publishers

Adam Sherk

For example, if you are publishing a magazine about human resources management it might seem odd to readers in Japan if all the images depict European workers. For example, some parts of the world prefer imperial weights and measures (e.g. pounds, ounces, feet and inches), whereas elsewhere the metric system (e.g.

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News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

Adam Sherk

It is also interesting that despite that low score the profile is still in the 99.4th percentile: Perhaps @ColonelTribune is more popular among industry professionals (as an example of a great Twitter persona ) than typical users and news consumers. This has an impact on the way the various metrics are calculated. What do you think?

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A Look at Muck Rack's Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later

Adam Sherk

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.