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The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is.

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? To me the real question is: when one site aggregates another’s content, how much attribution is enough? Personally I think aggregated stories should always include an inline attribution link.

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The Best Free Tools for Twitter Analytics

Adam Sherk

TweetStats provides a nice overview of overall activity including tweet volume and density plus aggregate daily and hourly tweets: It takes a little while for it to compile the data but it’s worth the wait. I like to see how a profile is stacking up against its competitors in terms of overall growth. TweetStats. TweetEffect.

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Media Relations Gone Wrong: How Not to Pitch a Journalist (Video)

Adam Sherk

It is called aggregation! –First you write an article about my press release. Then a bunch of other sites will take your article, barely change it and then publish it on their own sites. –Please. I’m begging you. My client thinks I have an actual relationship with journalists like you. I’m going to enjoy kicking your butt.

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PRFilter Shows Press Release Buzzword Abuse Still Prevalent

Adam Sherk

It aggregates press releases from 10 wire services and distribution services and pulls them in directly from 60+ technology and media companies. Press release search engine PRFilter came out of beta last week. Users can filter by specific industries, countries and time periods and create personalized accounts for further customization.

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Facebook and Twitter Offer News Organizations Much More than Just News Delivery

Adam Sherk

And a Facebook Page is a good place to aggregate and curate user-generated content to tell more of a story, particularly at the local level. Users regularly look to news organizations and reporters (as well as individuals) on Twitter for additional information particularly in breaking news situations.

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Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Adam Sherk

It sounds a lot like the practices of some industry blogs and news aggregators today. Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? What’s a news agency to do?

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Google News Not Always So Great at Favoring Original Sources

Adam Sherk

It is not usual to see a syndicated, aggregated or simply re-covered version of an article gain prominent visibility over the original. News publishers are all too familiar with the fact that Google News doesn’t always do such a great job of favoring original sources in its story clusters.

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