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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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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?

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NewsPulse Gives CNN.com a New Way to Showcase Popular Content

Adam Sherk

One aspect that CNN might want to rethink is the inclusion of “Total Comments” for each news item. Related posts: The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? How “popularity” is determined is not specifically defined, but it is likely a simple metric like page views.

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Pew Research Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks.

Adam Sherk

Yahoo and Google were among the most frequently mentioned websites for online news, indicating that users see them as sources for news (be it original reporting or aggregation) and not just search vehicles. Search Engines 34% of the public now use search engines to find news at least three days a week, up from 19% in 2008.

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PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Adam Sherk

But before we dismiss online and social media sources as nothing more than aggregators and promotion outlets, let’s remember that this study reflects the state of the news ecosystem today. Things are just now beginning to shift as the economic viability of the current model is beginning to fail.

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Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends

Adam Sherk

I’ve primarily stuck to aggregated trend/topic lists to keep the list manageable. 2 comments… read them below or add one } Gary Gregory October 9, 2009 at 4:51 pm Thank you for the list! 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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Google News Optimization Tips

Adam Sherk

Don’t break up the article body – Articles should have sequential paragraphs; don’t break them up with user comments or links to related posts. a group of articles on a particular topic) are ranked according to “aggregate editorial interest.” Three digit URLs are not required if you submit an XML news sitemap.

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