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News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags

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. So use tags, but use them wisely.

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Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

It sounds a lot like the practices of some industry blogs and news aggregators today. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. We poached material constantly, from newspapers, from other publications — even from Time.

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25 Random Observations about #MozCon Speakers

Adam Sherk

JULY 15, 2013

Rather than getting into the specifics, I thought I’d share some random observations about the speakers and presentations that I enjoyed. You can find most of the presentations on the MozCon site or SlideShare. His presentation was loaded with specific, actionable tips and instructions. But still a strong presentation.

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Pro PR Tips: 100 Tips from Rafe Needleman Published in a Book

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 are some of your favorites?

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News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons by Adam Sherk on February 25, 2010 In working on my presentation for the Twitter Marketing Tactics session at SMX West next week I’ve been looking at the various types of share and retweet buttons used on news sites.

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An Early Look at Facebook Open Graph Protocol Integration on News.

Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

They have also added the Like button to their post template: At least to-date a prominent Share button is still present too. And interestingly when you click through on that story the Like button does not appear on the page: Since this is a blog post it is likely that Time just hasn’t rolled out integration across all editorial templates yet.

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Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. I’ve been through the book and it’s a good read; for more information check out GoogleyLessons.com.

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How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. were most (and least) popular?

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My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Also I’ve only been blogging here for about six months, so I’m still building up momentum. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. 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.

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Google News Optimization Tips

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.

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Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release

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

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Social Media Super Bowl: Which Team Has More Reach?

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I'd Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Social Media Visitors More Loyal But Still a Very Small Percentage.

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

For a social media presentation at the Publishing Business Conference earlier this year I surveyed 12 major magazine sites that Define works with, and found that in 2008 social media referrals ranged anywhere from 0.6% Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Help Haiti: News Sites Promote Ways to Donate

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Social media users are doing their part too.

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Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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8 Critical SEO and Digital Marketing Opportunities

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ve been enjoying a needed break from blogging this year but I thought it was time to pop my head up and share some thoughts. Check out his full presentation on SlideShare for more information and tips on making this actionable. One Final Thought.

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Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. During my seminars, I tweet than go live to show real time results.

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PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences' Social.

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The same goes for the sites and blogs you follow via Google Reader. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. 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.

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Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Paywalls, Media Coverage and User Access: What's a PR Pro to Do?

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?

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Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey

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

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Content Press Release Digg Survey

Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Yahoo News Syndication Press Release

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Syndication Best Practices: Reduce the Risk of Being Outranked for Your Own Content News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging 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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The Most Popular MLB Teams on Twitter and Facebook

Adam Sherk

APRIL 5, 2010

The number of social blogs in Boston providing real-time game updates is also plentiful. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. 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.

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Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report Press Release

Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report Press Release

Smart Move from Condé Nast: GQ and DETAILS Should Have Their Own.

Adam Sherk

JULY 22, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines

Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Engineering Press Release Survey Syndication

AOL Newsroom: A Model for the Future or Shades of 2001?

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Adam Sherk

News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Trending Sources

25 Random Observations about #MozCon Speakers

Pro PR Tips: 100 Tips from Rafe Needleman Published in a Book

News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages

Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

An Early Look at Facebook Open Graph Protocol Integration on News.

Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media

Google News Optimization Tips

Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

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

Social Media Super Bowl: Which Team Has More Reach?

Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends

Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I'd Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool

Social Media Visitors More Loyal But Still a Very Small Percentage.

Help Haiti: News Sites Promote Ways to Donate

Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com

Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

8 Critical SEO and Digital Marketing Opportunities

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites

PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences' Social.

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement

Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

Paywalls, Media Coverage and User Access: What's a PR Pro to Do?

Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

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

Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

The Most Popular MLB Teams on Twitter and Facebook

Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Smart Move from Condé Nast: GQ and DETAILS Should Have Their Own.

Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines

AOL Newsroom: A Model for the Future or Shades of 2001?

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