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

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter by Adam Sherk on September 13, 2010 The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has published the results of its latest survey on news consumption and related topics.

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Survey: Twitter Less than 1% of Traffic to Newspapers and.

Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Survey: Twitter Less than 1% of Traffic to Newspapers and Magazines; Facebook 1% by Adam Sherk on March 2, 2010 For my presentation on Twitter Marketing Tactics at SMX West this week I wanted to get a sense of just how much traffic Twitter is driving to major news sites.

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

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Not surprisingly, social media gets the most attention with 80% of respondents indicating they plan to do more with it in 2010. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release

Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information by Adam Sherk on January 21, 2010 Yesterday Cision released the results of their Social Media and Online Usage Study, a survey of social media usage by print and Web journalists.

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

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

by Adam Sherk on February 23, 2010 There is an interesting article in BusinessWeek on how AOL is utilizing software and analytics data in an effort to match content with user interests and monetize it more successfully. But there is no reason not to use tools and data to help make smart business – and editorial – decisions.

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Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

SearchMonkey allows sites to use structured data to include additional information in their Yahoo search results such as addresses and phone numbers, review scores, pricing, etc. 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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Yahoo News Syndication Press Release

PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Related posts: Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter Where Do You Want Your Social Media Press Releases to Live? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Study News Press Release Report

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

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! So total natural search engine referral traffic is a more important measuring stick than what percentage of site traffic comes from natural search.

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report Press Release

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

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! So total natural search engine referral traffic is a more important measuring stick than what percentage of site traffic comes from natural search.

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report Press Release

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

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 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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How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Data like this is interesting to check out, and it can provide useful insights for marketers and content producers in getting a better understanding of user interest and activities in both search and social media. Last week Twitter gave us their Top Twitter Trends of 2009 for categories like news events, people, movies, etc.

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Trends How To Digg Press Release

Fortune 100 Need to Get More Creative with Twitter

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

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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Twitter Press Release Syndication Blogroll

Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

I don’t have any data on what kind of traffic the Tumblr site is getting, but either it is fairly low or visitors simply aren’t starting discussions there. 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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Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 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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Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication

Rich Snippets: Increase Google Visibility for Reviews through.

Adam Sherk

MAY 13, 2009

Initially Google is supporting data on reviews and people. You can follow Google’s guidelines for marking up structured data to learn how to do it, including the specific properties for reviews. 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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News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

The easiest thing to compare is reach based on Twitter followers and I’ve included that data below. The data point they make available without a subscription is called “Impact.” Please accept the usual caveats about the accuracy of the data, methodology of the tool, etc. 2,461,060 2 @cnnbrk 77.3% 3,139,883 3 @TIME 76.9%

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News Sites Twitter Digg

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! When it comes to interactive media buys it looks like Google and the other search engines still offer marketers the best opportunities online.

Social Media

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey

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

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 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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NewsPulse Gives CNN.com a New Way to Showcase Popular Content

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

CNN.com is soliciting user feedback by including a prominent survey link at the top of the page: It will be interesting to see how NewsPulse changes user behavior on the site over time. 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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Content Press Release Digg Survey

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

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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Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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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Sites News Engagement Facebook

NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

I’ll do a follow-up post when there is more data to report on. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Related posts: News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

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Digg Marketing News Press Release

Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch He Don't Like Search So Much

Adam Sherk

MARCH 12, 2010

Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends 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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Video Avatar Press Release Survey

NBA Playoff Teams Ranked by Facebook Page Engagement

Adam Sherk

MAY 4, 2010

Laura Hale May 4, 2010 at 10:01 pm Interesting data. But interesting read and I really appreciate how you laid out how you got this data and why you did the data collection method you chose. Great take on NBA/social media. Chicago Bulls were about where I’d expect them. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Team Engagement Facebook Press Release

5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Here are five ways to mitigate seasonal search traffic declines: Go after hot topics – Regularly monitor the top searches, topics and trend data published by search engines and social media sites for content ideas and opportunities. It’s not easy to chase search trends as there is a danger of always ending up one step behind.

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Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release

Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

That’s not an easy question to answer without having access to each site’s analytics data and knowing their goals and objectives. But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available. So which news sites are getting the most out of their social media efforts?

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Sites News Postrank Engagement

Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines

Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com Google News Now Recrawling Updated Articles Do People Search for “Breaking News”? So the highlights help to offset pages with more witty, print-style headlines.

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Engineering Press Release Survey Syndication

I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! – If You de-Index Will They Still Come? News Corp. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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News Google Hitwise Press Release

The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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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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% Even just a year ago the majority of news sites were barely dabbling with things like Twitter – now most have Twitter mania.

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Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey

10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

Tried and True Methods to Solicit Customer Feedback Industries are changing rapidly, and the need to conduct focus groups, surveys and gather feedback is too. It’s this team that businesses leans on to get hard data on what will happen. The CMO will also want to know the data. 3. “We’ve got data!&#

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Research Social Media Marketing Retail

Do Google's Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings?

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Conclusions It is important to note that everyone’s Google results are a bit different based on what data center they are hitting, when they do the search, the degree of personalization, etc. In fact even running the same queries 30 minutes later gave me different results in some cases than what is pictured above.

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News List Google Embedding

Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 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.

News

News Press Release Survey SEO

Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

Social Media

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing

Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

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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The Most Popular NFL Teams on Twitter and Facebook

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

Capturing data on only “official” accounts and pages was actually somewhat difficult (I welcome corrections if I’ve missed any). 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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Team Twitter Facebook Sports

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

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

SEO

SEO News Social Media Syndication

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

Adam Sherk

JULY 22, 2009

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.

Press Release

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Consultant

Google Buzz Has Potential for News Sites, Facebook Still the.

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 17, 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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Sites News Google Facebook

Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 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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Syndication URL Press Release SEO

Your Mom's Coming to Facebook, But She May Not Stick Around

Adam Sherk

MAY 29, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

Facebook

Facebook Press Release Syndication Blogroll

A Closer Look at Fan Engagement on the Fox News Facebook Page

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

News

News Engagement Facebook Press Release

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

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.

News

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

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.

News

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication

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

Survey: Twitter Less than 1% of Traffic to Newspapers and.

Trending Sources

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

Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

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

Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

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

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

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

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Fortune 100 Need to Get More Creative with Twitter

Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Rich Snippets: Increase Google Visibility for Reviews through.

News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

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

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

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch He Don't Like Search So Much

NBA Playoff Teams Ranked by Facebook Page Engagement

5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic

Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines

I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google

The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

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

10 Reasons Market Research is Critical to Social Media

Do Google's Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings?

Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com

The Most Popular NFL Teams on Twitter and Facebook

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

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

Google Buzz Has Potential for News Sites, Facebook Still the.

Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

Your Mom's Coming to Facebook, But She May Not Stick Around

A Closer Look at Fan Engagement on the Fox News Facebook Page

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

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