Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Granted, its a general tool, if for example, your audience are a specific subset, say Mom’s, you might know some other things about your audience and how they like to interact, but this is still a great place to start.While this information is not new, its still relevant, so go ahead and check it out. Probably not. Think about it.

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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. There are a handful of examples however that are worth pointing out. The short answer? Not so many. and found that the majority are making little or no use of Static FBML.

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Kikolani

JULY 4, 2010

I know that most of my readers are well aware of the reasons to love CommentLuv , including its great benefits to blog owners, readers, and especially commenters with the ability to promote blog posts and articles on article directories and networks such as HubPages, Squidoo, EzineArticles, & more. CommentLuv Enabled Blogs List.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 23, 2010

PR, social media, and news articles I’ve found interesting, for example. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Communication , Networking , Social Media , Twitter | Tags: lunch , personality , Social Media , Twitter | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings. link] (esp.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 23, 2011

While most the examples within the book are of enterprise-sized businesses, the mini-case studies of numerous different types of brands ranging from WD-40 to Lunapads (a feminine protection product) to the oft-cited Zappos, Wikibrands proves that no matter the product, engagement can happen with a strong and willing brand.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

For example: Let’s say you are searching for volunteer opportunities in Silver Spring, Md. I look forward to hearing from you in the comments. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Erica Holt , Guest Posts , Marketing | Tags: google instant , nonprofits , search engines , SEO | Comments (9) Site settings comment help?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

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? Very helpful as I only used a couple of these previously.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

The recent partnership between Foursquare and Canada’s Metro is a good early example of the potential that exists. While different from my archive idea, this is a great example of location-based opportunities for news sites. Check out The New York Times page on Foursquare to see it in action.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Examples of sites using Mobify include Boing Boing and A List Apart. I’d love to hear from you in the comments. Get notified of updates in this conversation "> Follow conversation Stop receiving notifications "> Following conversation people listening Followers Livefyre is in Offline Mode - you can still post comments.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 19, 2010

While some individuals do good deeds in the name of Kpop artists, others spread defamatory comments about them. Don’t stay silent Whether comments lodged against you, your company or your client are true or false, perceptions matter to people. Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Checking another example, the news listing in my results for “egg recall CNN” was for NECN.com not CNN.com, although it should be noted that “CNN” appears twice in that article. So a handful of examples from one individual does not make for a comprehensive sampling.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

CNN.com places a “Story Highlights” section with bullet points to the right of the headline, for example : While a great feature for users, article highlights are also an effective SEO technique. 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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Adam Sherk

JULY 30, 2009

Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I’d Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool { 3 comments… read them below or add one } Jamie Favreau July 31, 2009 at 1:29 am They sound too formal. Greg Jarboe July 31, 2009 at 6:03 pm Great example, Adam. And you are absolutely right.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I can go into other examples, but… you get the point. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Communication , Guest Posts , Narciso Tovar , Public Relations | Tags: crisis communications , crisis planning , value of a fire drill | Comments (9) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 9, 2009

For example at the bottom of this syndicated LiveScience.com article you’ll see the attribution link: ( 2010 Update: The syndicated article no longer appears on Yahoo News so I removed the link to it. 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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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 9, 2011

For example, I thought this week’s roundup might be a list of seven New Year-related posts I found useful. Do share via a comment, so that I can look them up. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Weekly Roundup | Tags: finding comfort , solace | Comment (0) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

For example, from SocialOomph, you can also schedule Tweets, even bulk upload them. Some are free, some are part of their paid service. I tried their paid service and I just felt that that overall, the services were clunky and in some cases, redundant to tools I like better.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The Huffington Post is a good high-profile example: Looking at recent posts they appear to have dialed tagging back a bit, but the average post still gets quite a few tags. 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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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

In other cases no headline or descriptive text is provided, as in this example from Time : On this Silicon Alley Insider article, clicking the Twitter link in the share toolbar brings up nothing but the full length URL, which is interesting because a shortened bit.ly Thanks for sharing.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Using Jimi Hendrix as an example would get ME revved up. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Guest Posts , Narciso Tovar , Social Media , Speaking | Tags: jimi hendrix , narciso tovar , presentation preparation | Comments (8) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 5, 2010

As I wrote yesterday’s post, and then read through the comments, I re-learned a lesson I thought I’d already learned: that the community you are trying to build is great; but the community you have is even more important. This post is a great example of a charitable endeavor that is also concrete, as opposed to cosmetic.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 13, 2011

Someone sitting in Brazil, for example, likely won’t randomly search out our institution. Control Guidelines and comment moderation can keep your blog from descending into chaos. Even with contentious issues , commenters have been respectful with each other. Sign out Leave your comment here. Perfect example of that.

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Noting that there were quite a few comments about how KPIs need both context, strategy and relevance , Seth continued to say that the need should be framed in terms of awareness, knowledge and actual behavior. As an example, Seth said that “share of voice&# is a good KPI, but it says more about awareness than business outcomes.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

For news sites, the publication date and a photo can be added to Yahoo search results for articles and opinion pieces, as shown in this example: To take advantage of the enhanced news results, publishers can either use RDFa markup to embed the news data in their content, or use a NewsML feed to send the data privately to Yahoo.

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Saying It Social

APRIL 8, 2010

Leave a comment Click here to cancel reply. Consider, creating a flier, postcard, or business card with the web addresses to the Senior Helpers social networking sites and then leave these pieces behind when you are out on your Influence Center visits.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Another good example from Australia was a journalist called Tom Cowie , who mounted a full social media campaign called Tom Wants A Job, complete with a transparent blog (with all the applications and rejection letters), Twitter handle and Facebook fan page. Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Blogging for Grasshoppers , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: blogging , bryce keane , herwin icasiano , kami huyse | Comments (20) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Reply Rate Up div.livefyre-comment).removeClass(livefyre-hidden)"

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 22, 2010

What about real-life examples? Get Shareaholic test Filed under MeasurePR , Measurement , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: council for responsible nutrition , crt/tanaka , Measurement , priya ramesh , Public Relations , Social Media | Comments (4) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

For example, if your error page reads, “Sorry, you were looking for something that’s not here,&# look for those exact words and select them. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Blogging for Grasshoppers , How To , Resources | Tags: 404 error page , blogging , blogging for newbies | Comments (19) Site settings comment help?

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

For example the Charlotte Observer is likely to be given more weight on stories about North Carolina. 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. Google News uses “Citation Rank” to try to determine the original source (i.e.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

For example as news was breaking on the Chile earthquake a couple weeks ago, The New York Times created a Twitter List to pull together the latest information from a variety of sources. Last week in Wichita KS I did some examples using Twitter and YouTube+twitter and showed how that worked.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 16, 2010

In looking at recent posts of the day, most are getting more than 2,000 “likes” and a considerable number of comments: If there are 10,000 active fans daily you would think they’d all be “liking” the post of the day since that is primarily what is driving the repeat visits. But 2,000+ likes per wall post is impressive. Apparently it does.

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

7 comments… read them below or add one } Craig Kanalley November 3, 2009 at 8:55 pm Interesting, and kind of sad that @BreakingTweets, even with just three lists, is doing more than many of these news organizations. For example making a List for the entire editorial staff is a popular first step right now.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 18, 2009

This is a good example of how publishers are attempting to add more value to their official pages on social media sites, which is certainly needed as many of the pages are still fairly one-dimensional. 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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Adam Sherk

MAY 18, 2009

This is a good example of how publishers are attempting to add more value to their official pages on social media sites, which is certainly needed as many of the pages are still fairly one-dimensional. 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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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

If I’m looking for breaking news on a particular topic I’ll search with queries using that topic, for example “Air France crash” or “Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court.” Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

If I’m looking for breaking news on a particular topic I’ll search with queries using that topic, for example “Air France crash” or “Sonia Sotomayor Supreme Court.” Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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