The Way of the Web

OCTOBER 21, 2011

Google has announced it will make a number of changes to Google Reader ‘in the next week’, and by the looks of it, they’re going to break a great existing product and tool which is used by a lot of professionals to be able to shoehorn some extra interaction into Google+. No following?

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Tweet It may seem like a foregone conclusion to making sure your blog has social media friendly elements baked into it to enable your readers to easily share your content, and become a regular follower of your contributions to the digital world. What steps have you taken to make your blog social media friendly? Tweet This!

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Kikolani

JANUARY 9, 2013

Reader-oriented blog content writing is simple once you are familiar with the basic building blocks required to draw the reader in and keep them reading. 1) Know Your Reader. You can get to know your readers by creating surveys and polls designed to gather data. 3) Writing According to the Reader’s Needs.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Optimization Tips by Adam Sherk on September 3, 2009 This week Google put out a video to give publishers more information on how Google News works and how best to optimize for it. This is data driven and not an “arbitrary decision.”

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Harp Interactive

JANUARY 12, 2010

This blog post is the second in the 2 part series on brand monitoring. In case you missed the first blog post, here is the link: Monitor Your Brand Online. Here are some RSS aggregation services : Google Reader , Bloglines , Fastladder. Monitoring Tools For: Blogs. Google Blog search. Google News.

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Justin Levy

JULY 27, 2009

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Google News Should Integrate Twitter Search Written on July 27, 2009 by Justin Levy in google , social media , twitter 3 Comments - Leave a comment! Recently Google added the ability to view YouTube videos for news stories.

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Kikolani

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

This morning, when I popped onto HootSuite, I saw this tweet from Brankica of How to Blog Like a Star. Naturally, being the statistics geek that I am, I wondered if I could match up the stats that Triberr gives you for visits from everyone’s unique Triberr URL of your post to the number of visits you see in Google Analytics.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 12, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Reply to Facebook Comments via Email Written on January 12, 2010 by Justin Levy in facebook , social media 15 Comments - Leave a comment! This reminds me a lot of Posterous when you get a comment.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles? So if you link to your Twitter account on your Google profile the people you’re following on Twitter become part of your social circle. If not how do we get there?

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Kikolani

JUNE 25, 2013

PostRank was a social analytics platform that scored blogs based on their engagement (comments and social shares). I wrote about PostRank regularly as a way to discover the most engaging content on blogs for inspiration, guest post pitches, and competitor research. Google Reader. Google Reader Alternatives.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 15, 2010

Social Media Consultant and Tech Geek at Heart Home About Press Consulting Contact Sitemap Home > Blogging , Marketing > 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins 7 Deadly Blog Writing Sins by Tamar Weinberg on July 15, 2010 Share This is a guest post by Frank Lee. These days, many people have started a blog for hobby or business.

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Justin Levy

JANUARY 21, 2010

Justin Levy Marketing and Social Media Home About Archives Contact Disclosures Newsletter Speaking Sharing Content in Another Stream Written on January 21, 2010 by Justin Levy in google , social media , twitter 21 Comments - Leave a comment! If youre new here or just an old friend, Id love it if you subscribed via RSS feed.

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Kikolani

JUNE 20, 2011

So here are a few simple steps that anyone can follow in order to ensure that their guest post has a higher chance of getting published on their target blog. Research your target blog. You will want to know what topics the blog owner posts, and what topics are popular. Get to know the blog owner. Have great timing.

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Saying It Social

MARCH 25, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Google To Introduce Opt Out Browser Plug In For Analytics Up until just a few minutes ago when I started reading some reports about what I’m about to tell you, I’ve been a huge Google “junkie&#. What are your feelings?

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Kikolani

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Thanks to an idea from Michele McGraw on ways to prep your blog before an event, I decided to do two lists for newer readers as well as people I meet at Blog World Expo later this week. Without further ado, here are the posts readers have engaged with the most. Blogging Tips. Blogging Tips. Blog Marketing.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 10, 2011

Commenting on other blogs is an integrated part of blogging, and it’s vital. You need people for successful blogging and blog commenting is one of the coolest ways to build loyal relationships. Effective blog commenting. This guest post is by Jane Sheeba of Find All Answers.

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Almost Savvy

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Here Comes Google Buzz Posted by Irene Koehler in Facebook , Networking , Social Media , Twitter on February 9, 2010 | one response Are you ready for a new social platform? Here comes Google Buzz , which brings social elements right into you? More accessible than other networks, but less geeky and intimidating than Google Wave.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

It sounds a lot like the practices of some industry blogs and news aggregators today. Shifting from poaching content to paying for it, it really is no wonder that the AP seems so threatened by Google. Copying from Time was a fact-checker’s dream, because we knew they took accuracy very seriously over there.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers? by Adam Sherk on December 1, 2009 In November Google announced a new format for Google News Sitemaps with several changes including new tags that provide additional detail on each submitted article.

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SocMed Sean

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

If not kept in check, writing articles, playing online games and surfing blogs, tweets, posts and photos can easily suck away hours from your day. Have you written a blog post on managing time effectively? Have you written a blog post on managing time effectively? I’d love to see a link in the comments.

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Jason Yormark

JANUARY 6, 2011

continue to use my personal blog to share my experiences in these. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Add this to Google Bookmarks. Add this to Google Bookmarks. Post on Google Buzz. Add this to Google Reader. new exciting times as much as time permits. here , href="[link]. href="[link].

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Sharing and discussing content is a key component of Google Buzz, so it’s a natural fit for article promotion and audience development. To what degree that happens depends on how well Google does at improving the interface and functionality. Related posts: Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 20, 2009

Google employee “Inbal” later provided a more specific time window, indicating “the rate at which we recrawl may vary, but we try to go back and check for changes in article content within the first 12 hours after we first find it.” I went looking for an updated story in Google News today and was able to find an example.

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Kikolani

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Writing is my number one source of income that has been a result of my blogging activities. Guest blogging isn’t just about getting exposure – there are plenty of sites that will pay you to contribute an article to their site. The following are my tips for getting a paid contributor spot on a great blog.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

OCTOBER 4, 2008

The Bamboo Project Blog. The Power of Blogging ISNT Just in Reading Them. In a few weeks were going to be looking at blogs in the Work Literacy course. In fact, I have to go on record right now as saying that reading blogs is only a small part of what makes blogs powerful for learning. Comments (2). |.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags by Adam Sherk on February 19, 2010 Ever notice all the tags that some blogs add to their posts? To be clear, I’m not saying that blog tags have no SEO purpose or value. Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

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Jason Yormark

JANUARY 28, 2011

Some other exciting news is my blog is currently being redesigned and I look forward to having a brand new look and feel in the next few weeks. With all the newness going on, I felt it was time for a change on the blog front. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Add this to Google Bookmarks. Post on Google Buzz.

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Stay N' Alive

JUNE 28, 2011

It's that which has had Google scared and hinging employee bonuses on the success of their social program this year. However, it seems in one fell swoop Google just beat Facebook to their own game. Google+ is that good, and it immediately puts them ahead of Facebook. Google has a few things Facebook does not yet have.

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Twist Image

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The other week, I celebrated 12 years of blogging (not a typo). I have posted anywhere from four to seven items a week, over on my Six Pixels of Separation blog , every week. To know me, is to know that I am still deeply passionate about my blog, writing and the digital publishing experience. for over twelve years. It is true.

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Jason Yormark

OCTOBER 20, 2010

If you are an up and coming blogger, it’s always a good idea to to consider distributing your content to relevant channels and guest blogging to build your awareness and influence. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Add this to Google Bookmarks. Post on Google Buzz. Add this to Google Reader.

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Kikolani

MAY 25, 2011

In the last few weeks, I have been changing up my strategies quite a bit, from taking the time to comment on blogs to turning off my Twitterfeed and other social media automation services. Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to read every article that all of the blogs I follow write. Changing My Approach. Related Posts.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? So it appears this tip is intended to make it easier for Google News to understand the correct title for articles, as opposed to being a “must do&# to prevent an issue.

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Viper Chill

MARCH 21, 2013

Some of the biggest news in the blogging world over the last week was without a doubt Google’s announcement that on June 1st, they’re closing Google Reader. Paraphrasing their own words, the usage of Reader is smaller than ever, and Google want to focus on fewer products. ProBlogger: 94,647.

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Jason Yormark

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

For most that do not know me or anyone in the video, this probably won’t bring much entertainment value, but I felt I needed to throw it up on my blog and share with all those involved for a reminder of how great we had it for awhile. If you were one of the lucky few who were part of this amazing team leave a comment and say hi!

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Harp Interactive

JANUARY 27, 2010

Pro-active engagement is when you use monitoring and searches for industry specific posts, comments or tweets that you can either re-tweet, lets say on Twitter, or answer or make a comment on. Use a good blog searching tool like Technorati or Google Blog Search to find industry specific blogs.

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Believe it or not, being indexed in Google and Google News is actually good for news sites. Google-less? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! – If You de-Index Will They Still Come?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings? But CNN did get two embedded video listings on the page, beating out YouTube: Finally, for the query “mosque near ground zero ABC” NPR and AP got the Google News listings, not ABC.

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