Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Releases are posted on their press release page (and in its RSS feed) and tweeted via @muckrack , which currently has 5k+ followers. Based on their press release page and RSS feed, since the service launched in late July they’ve distributed 51 press releases, a small number being their own.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

First and foremost is the ability to create official profiles and automatically submit content, which publishers are hoping will turn Digg into a friendlier place for mainstream media. Some additional notes: 1) It is not clear yet how well using an RSS feed to automatically submit articles is working.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 7, 2009

With this in mind, it is beneficial for news and content sites to take a diversified approach to Twitter, offering a range options for users to subscribe to. While the variations are limitless, the main opportunities include: Content Broadcasting – this is essentially RSS feeds on Twitter, used for simply pushing out links to new content.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 5, 2010

BTW, I’m not saying seeing a Facebook feed and watching an entire game broadcast on TV are equal impressions. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! That too is a migration – not a decline as a whole!

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Adam Sherk

MAY 26, 2009

Whether it is individual releases or your entire newsroom, hosting on PitchEngine means that the content is not on your site, so your domain loses the SEO benefit of the links pointing to that content. But what caught my eye were the options for archiving releases and creating a custom newsroom. However there is also a downside.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 24, 2010

Despite these challenges companies are experimenting with Social Search and the launch of Google Buzz has increased the number of brands setting up Google profiles , particularly news and content sites. I’m also subscribed to 368 feeds in Google Reader including a wide range of blogs and news sites.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

In developing social media strategies for news sites, marketing typically takes the lead on the audience development and content promotion aspects, while the editorial staff focuses more on using social media for sourcing, identifying trends, coming up with story ideas, etc. Take content promotion. Thanks Winston.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 1, 2009

But it seems like there are much better ways to monitor daily news feeds. 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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Adam Sherk

MAY 1, 2009

But it seems like there are much better ways to monitor daily news feeds. 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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