Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

Here’s how the video appears on the sign-up form (watch it here ): (click on the image to enlarge) I have no idea what kind of following she’s built up, but this direct, multimedia approach is certainly increasing the conversion rate on the form. Users who sign up see a second video with a thank you message from Keys.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Some news sites are supplementing content links with direct questions and comments to users, but this does not appear to be happening in any significant volume. To judge user engagement and activity, I also calculated the average number of “likes” and comments that the last 10 updates/links to each page received. NPR 489,413 513.5

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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. To get your videos into Google News you need to create a YouTube channel.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Be warned, the video is very shaky. Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: beauty , color , snowmageddon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Later that afternoon, the DC area received its first snowfall of 2010. pts Settings.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

In looking through the site though one thing stands out – nearly every item has no comments or reactions: That seems odd, but it’s not just a holiday season slowdown. I went back several months and it’s not easy to find items that have gotten comments. I didn’t find any shared newsweek.tumblr.com URLs through Bit.ly

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

After reviewing several days’ worth of activity, I have to say that nearly anything Fox News posts to its page ends up getting a decent amount of likes and comments from fans. Even more mundane news items still manage to spark a round of commenting. Which News Sites Have the Most Valuable Facebook Pages?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

News organizations want to drive video impressions to their own sites but since YouTube dominates the online video world they need to have a presence there. So I thought I’d investigate how well news sites are doing at building channel subscribers and video views. that does include some news videos.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Blogging for Grasshoppers , How To , Writing | Tags: ann wylie , poynter institute , writing with visual appeal | Comments (11) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment Hey Shonali - Thx for this.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com by Adam Sherk on August 14, 2009 Recently I wrote about the importance of including meaningful content in videos embedded in press releases.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

What were your top referrers/trends in Web search, news search, image search, blog search and video search? What generated the most “likes” and comments on your Facebook Page? 7 comments… read them below or add one } David Mathison December 22, 2009 at 1:46 pm Great points Adam, thanks for sharing! Best to you.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Daily Show Visits The New York Times by Adam Sherk on June 12, 2009 I couldn’t resist sharing this great video from The Daily Show of Jason Jones visiting The New York Times. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

One aspect that CNN might want to rethink is the inclusion of “Total Comments” for each news item. The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites The Most Buried News Sites on Digg 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 Way of the Web

MARCH 10, 2010

Web Strategy Wikinomics Rankings ← How the ‘traditional’ world punishes social networking Report recommending ‘Google Tax’ seems rather confused → Great video with Leo LaPorte and Twit.tv March 10th, 2010 · View Comments I’ve beena big fan of Twit.tv

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Events | Tags: christmas spirit , flashmob , scrooge | Comments (11) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. Sign out Leave your comment here. Mark as read Approve comment I will be UStreaming the caroling as we stop at each station. pts Settings.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

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? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Fun Fact She has a “porno music/comment time&# at the end of every video where she interacts with her supporters by responding to their comments. Besides that, Justine is high-energy and loves making music videos and parodies; she is an individual who I picture would never be at a loss for words. Yes she does!

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Why: I know I mentioned this in my post a couple of days ago, but how can anyone ignore a video like this? Get Shareaholic test Filed under Public Relations , Social Media , Weekly Roundup | Tags: boxing day , christmas | Comments (5) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here. pts Settings. Great post!

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 3, 2010

The power of online video (and presentation) to change the world , from Presentation Zen. Get Shareaholic test Filed under How To , Speaking , Weekly Roundup | Tags: ignitedc , jill foster , lady gaga , presentation skills , shaun dakin | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Sign out Leave your comment here.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 9, 2009

Share and Enjoy: Tags: event marketing , events No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article! By taracoomans – March 9, 2009 Posted in: economy Jack Welch supports events and their business uses. What’s your social currency?

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much Does Social Media Increase a Journalist’s Value? Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Think about it – when you go to a Facebook page or a blog, do you always comment? Share and Enjoy: Tags: small business , social media , strategy No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article! Probably not. I know I have a LOT of lurkers on my site. I also know THEY ARE WATCHING.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 4, 2010

So I checked the number of likes and comments for each team’s last 10 updates. I realize that counting likes and comments is a very limited measurement of engagement but it offers a simple way to compare user activity on each team’s Facebook Page. 2527 2 Denver Nuggets 151,165 784.3 3 Boston Celtics 592,509 632.6

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

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? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

3 comments… read them below or add one } Jeff Lancaster - Outrider December 17, 2009 at 3:02 pm It is indeed interesting to see that search is holding its own. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Thank you for keeping us informed.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

Share and Enjoy: Tags: customer service , social media , suggestions No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this article! If you have a story about customer service and social media, please feel free to share it. I’ll be tweeting the best responses. What’s your social currency?

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? 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

JANUARY 7, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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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

AUGUST 31, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

If you are looking for a way to automate some features of Twitter, this is a good option. Social Media Complainers – your new BFF’s Successful Blogging for Small and Medium Businesses A Thousand Little Cuts of Social Media – A Kaizen Approach I recommend.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 24, 2008

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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. People don’t always paint a nice picture, though.

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Saying It Social

AUGUST 13, 2010

via The BrandBuilder Blog) Hope everyone who is currently running a social media marketing program or has someone doing it on their behalf watches this video! Comment by Seopressor | August 13, 2010 | Reply [.] The rest is here: Back by popular demand: The Basics of Social Media R.O.I. via The BrandBuilder Blog) [.] Great Website.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 12, 2010

2 comments… read them below or add one } Peter Robert Casey January 16, 2010 at 2:14 am I like how you summed up the misperception of social media being a popularity contest: “While building up followers is great, it’s what you do with that following that really matters.&# Great work, Adam.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

A Closer Look at Fan Engagement on the Fox News Facebook Page An Early Look at Facebook Open Graph Protocol Integration on News Sites Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

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