Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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Survey 140

Survey Social Networking Engineering Research 140

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 28, 2010

Some people might subscribe to it all by itself.&# - Luke Hayman , Five Ways the iPad Will Change Magazine Design “One sticking point for publishers has been whether they will have direct access to customer data, which they would use to sell renewals or related magazines and to tell their advertisers about their audience.

iPad 129

iPad Apple News iPhone 129

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

That’s a pretty good figure considering that direct navigation still represents the lion’s share of traffic to newspaper and magazine sites. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? (Side note: Hitwise, you’re overdue for an updated version of that report!). to 18% of total site traffic, the average being between 1-3%.

Hitwise 124

Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

I have seen plenty of blog posts and conference presentations on how to utilize Static FBML but I rarely see news sites highlighted among the examples of good usage. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? So I thought I’d take a look at a selection of news organizations to see how many are taking advantage of FBML.

News 181

News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

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Vocus 166

Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

What were your top referrers/trends in Web search, news search, image search, blog search and video search? After reading, I know what to do to understand user behavior and how to improve my blog in 2010. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? What sections, special features, individual articles, etc.

Trends 167

Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Aaron is doing a blog tour in support of the book launch (covering 30 blogs in 10 days), which I thought was an interesting concept. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? I’ve been through the book and it’s a good read; for more information check out GoogleyLessons.com.

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Adam Sherk

JULY 13, 2010

The good news is that some of the models currently being considered include free access for users who come in from links in blogs and social media, so at least in some cases exposure will not be limited solely to paid subscribers. Has anyone ever framed a good comment thread from a company blog, or a collection of “likes” on a Facebook Page?

Press Release 141

Press Release SEO News Survey 141

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Another year has passed and that means it is time for marketing blogs to do their obligatory top posts of the year roundups. And on my own blog I’m certainly curious to know which posts brought in the most traffic this year. Survey: Twitter Less than 1% of Traffic to Newspapers and Magazines; Facebook 1%.

Sports 126

Sports News SEO Press Release 126

Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

To help answer that question I used Twitalyzer to evaluate the main Twitter profile of 30+ major news organizations including a mix of newspapers, magazines, TV and online-only outlets. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? But which news sites are making the most of their Twitter presence?

News 165

News Sites Twitter Digg 165

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Also I’ve only been blogging here for about six months, so I’m still building up momentum. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? But since all the cool kids have been sharing their top posts I wanted to join in, plus follow my own advice on identifying your top trends.

SEO 101

SEO News Social Media Syndication 101

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I wonder if some of the points laid out regarding News outlets are still relevant for blogs and all? The Google News optimization best practices apply to blogs as well. With your Google News sitemap you can also identify blog content using the genre tag in order to help it surface in blog-specific results within Google News.

News 158

News Google Tips Press Release 158

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? I’ve primarily stuck to aggregated trend/topic lists to keep the list manageable. News and updates happen in quickly which makes for a great social communication app. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Trends 146

Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Google News Optimization Tips A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Study 147

Study News Press Release Report 147

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? I’ll be sure to include Forbes in the next round. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Sites 238

Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

1st Quarter: Blog mentions Two days after the conference championships, which team is being blogged about more? Google Blog Search has 519,933 total results for “Indianapolis Colts” and 20,776 in the past week. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Team 150

Team Social Media Digg Press Release 150

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Most newspapers and magazines get a significant amount of natural search traffic from branded queries but queries that combine a specific topic plus a brand are much less common. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? As awareness of the Google change grows this may impact user behavior; time will tell.

News 113

News List Google Embedding 113

Adam Sherk

APRIL 13, 2010

The sites include a mix of major newspapers, news magazines and TV news sites. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? To get a basic idea I ran Page Speed , the open source Firefox/Firebug add-on that Google recommends, on the home page of 25 news sites. It is mostly US-focused but five UK sites have also been included.

Sites 161

Sites News Yahoo Journal 161

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

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Press Release 138

Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Word of mouth on Twitter, Facebook and other sites (including The White House blog ) has raised over $2 million to-date through mobile phone donations organized by mGive. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Social media users are doing their part too. The recent earthquake was a tragedy.

News 129

News Sites Digg Press Release 129

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? That relevancy combined with the fact that the article is likely to be shared and linked to frequently strengthens its ability to compete for search engine visibility. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Examples 102

Examples News Press Release Embedding 102

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? So Far so Good for Seattlepi.com Newsweek’s Tim Geithner Interview Live on Facebook: Don’t Forget to Link to the Video Afterwards Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Tumblr 131

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 20, 2010

Newspapers and magazines survive through advertising and newspaper sales. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? UPDATE: For those interested in more actual information, NYTco. Adam Sherk January 20, 2010 at 4:30 pm It’s hard to argue with that. The eyes don’t work correctly. It happens.

Press Release 126

Press Release Digg News SEO 126

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2009

I’d seen some of the tips previously via Twitter and on the Pro PR Tips blog , but the book presents them in a nice, clean format that makes for a good read. By the way, ITDatabase is giving away free copies of the book to tech PR professionals; you can fill out a form on their blog. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Tips 102

Tips Publishing Press Release Syndication 102

Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

News 100

News Google Syndication Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The same goes for the sites and blogs you follow via Google Reader. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? 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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Google 109

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Improve the site as a whole so when things pick up again you’ll be stronger than ever. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Engineering 102

Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release 102

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Thank you for keeping us informed. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

In its “Latest results” Google blends results from Google News and Google Blog Search with updates from Twitter and Facebook Pages, offering multiple paths in for news and content sites. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? But in this post I am focusing on real-time results in the major search engines.

Sites 143

Sites News Yahoo Engineering 143

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

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Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

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Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

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Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 100

Adam Sherk

APRIL 5, 2010

The number of social blogs in Boston providing real-time game updates is also plentiful. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? What was OMITTED from the story (likely overlooked entirely) is that the TV loss equates to 150,000 viewers and the radion equates to a loss of 22,000 listeners. Fans are NOT less enthusiastic.

Team 204

Team Twitter Facebook Comparison 204

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Blog content does get some extra exposure however. When a user clicks on the “all X news articles” link at the bottom of a story cluster, Blogs is the second section on the full coverage page: Two other new tags in Google News Sitemaps are and. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News 104

News Publishing Google Press Release 104

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

On newspaper and magazine sites, the main culprit is typically the practice of appending tracking codes to the end of URLs, for example: www.yoursite.com/article ?xid=rss It’s still early days for the tag, but based on results from some magazine sites we work with that have been experimenting with it, I’d say so far, so good.

Issues 100

Issues Publishing URL Syndication 100