Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Sharing and discussing content is a key component of Google Buzz, so it’s a natural fit for article promotion and audience development. To what degree that happens depends on how well Google does at improving the interface and functionality. Related posts: Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles?

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Believe it or not, being indexed in Google and Google News is actually good for news sites. Google-less? 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?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings? But CNN did get two embedded video listings on the page, beating out YouTube: Finally, for the query “mosque near ground zero ABC” NPR and AP got the Google News listings, not ABC.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 13, 2009

Initially Google is supporting data on reviews and people. 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. But now is a good time to begin experimenting with it.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles? 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. If not how do we get there?

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Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? So it appears this tip is intended to make it easier for Google News to understand the correct title for articles, as opposed to being a “must do&# to prevent an issue.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers? by Adam Sherk on December 1, 2009 In November Google announced a new format for Google News Sitemaps with several changes including new tags that provide additional detail on each submitted article.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 5, 2009

While it’s good news that Google is continuing to improve its ability to deal with JavaScript, this change also impacts the way that many publishers display sponsored links on their sites. Is Google going to run out and start penalizing sites with sponsored links in JavaScript? Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

Google Blog Search has 519,933 total results for “Indianapolis Colts” and 20,776 in the past week. Advantage: SAINTS __ 2nd Quarter: Digg Ok, which team has seen the most activity on Digg? That compares with 1,645 articles submitted, 11 promoted and two with 500+ diggs for the Saints.

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

link] FriendFeed [link] LinkedIn [link] MySpace [link] Twitter [link] Digg [link] Seesmic [link] Stumbleupon [link] Ning – Create Your Own Social Network [link] Squidoo [link] Social Tools & Apps Hootsuite – Our Fav!!

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I personally found that Google Trends tends to be a little more sensationalistic than the others. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Very helpful as I only used a couple of these previously.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Yahoo and Google were among the most frequently mentioned websites for online news, indicating that users see them as sources for news (be it original reporting or aggregation) and not just search vehicles. Related posts: Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles?

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Saying It Social

MARCH 18, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit Possibly related posts: (automatically generated) When I click an Icon on my desktop I always want to open a window. Make sure you measure how many friends/fans/followers/subscribers, etc. Happy networking! How do … Q/A Friday: How do I customize my email signature? .&# if yes, please explain.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

And throughout December we’ve gotten top 2009 searches lists from Google , Yahoo , Bing and Ask. What types of stories gained traction (or were buried) on social news sites like Digg and Reddit? Last week Twitter gave us their Top Twitter Trends of 2009 for categories like news events, people, movies, etc.

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Saying It Social

JULY 30, 2010

View this document on Scribd Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit July 30, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Facebook | Facebook , facebook page rss feed url , facebook business page feed , facebook fan page rss feed , feed reader 1 Comment » [.] .&# if yes, please explain.

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Saying It Social

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

I promptly pulled out my smart phone, went to Google and typed merely “Italian deli&# – not having to add a geographic modifier because the GPS on my phone was enabled and would automatically pull local business listings based on my current location. First an anecdote, then the facts. And just who is seeing these listings?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube Google Living Stories – Just Snazzy Topic Pages or is Google onto Something? 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

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

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Saying It Social

JULY 22, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit July 22, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Uncategorized | contest , social media advice , social media marketing One blogger likes this post No comments yet. In order to get what you want you have to be good and play nice; sharing is good, too. Leave a comment Click here to cancel reply. .&#

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

But Twitter, Facebook in some cases Digg still represent the majority of social media referrals to many news sites, so they continue to be a priority. News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? There is of course much more to the social media universe than just The Bobbsey Twins.

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Saying It Social

JULY 22, 2010

It's also perfect for any retailer, restaurant, car dealer, or other multi-unit compan … Read More via PR Workbench Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit July 22, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Social Media Marketing , Social Networking 2 bloggers like this post No comments yet. Leave a comment Click here to cancel reply. .&#

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Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Shifting from poaching content to paying for it, it really is no wonder that the AP seems so threatened by Google. 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?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

First, a study of 33 million unique users from Chitika’s network in September showed that visitors coming from Facebook and Digg were more loyal than those coming from the three major search engines and Twitter. 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

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! 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 31, 2010

In my ongoing look at mainstream media outlets and social media I have done multiple posts on news sites and Twitter, Facebook and Digg but I’ve yet to look at YouTube. The Most Buried News Sites on Digg News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? Hard to believe mainstream TV isn’t all over this.

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Saying It Social

AUGUST 13, 2010

After almost a year of teachi … Read More via The BrandBuilder Blog Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit August 13, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Uncategorized One blogger likes this post 4 Comments » [.] (Return on Investment) is, and b) applying that basic knowledge to Social Media endeavors. if yes, please explain.

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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! So belatedly here are my 10 most popular posts of 2009, by pageviews: Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

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Saying It Social

APRIL 8, 2010

2 days ago Blogroll Constant Commentary Mashable Social Media Examiner Techipedia NetworkedBlogs Blog: Saying It Social Topics: social media marketing , search engine optimization , social networking Follow my blog Facebook Page Feed Do you use social media to obtain customer retention/loyalty or are you primarily focused on customer acquisition?

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Saying It Social

MARCH 11, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit March 11, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Uncategorized | search engine optimization , seo , seo tools , social medai marketing , social media , social media tools , social networking 1 Comment » Thank you for the list, it is extremely helpful! .&# if yes, please explain.

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Saying It Social

APRIL 6, 2010

2 days ago Blogroll Constant Commentary Mashable Social Media Examiner Techipedia NetworkedBlogs Blog: Saying It Social Topics: social media marketing , search engine optimization , social networking Follow my blog Facebook Page Feed Do you use social media to obtain customer retention/loyalty or are you primarily focused on customer acquisition?

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit February 25, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Uncategorized | organic search marketing organic vs ppc , organic search results , pay per click , ppc One blogger likes this post No comments yet. .&# Has your company adopted a social media strategy because you felt you were "forced" to do so?

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

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Saying It Social

APRIL 23, 2010

2 days ago Blogroll Constant Commentary Mashable Social Media Examiner Techipedia NetworkedBlogs Blog: Saying It Social Topics: social media marketing , search engine optimization , social networking Follow my blog Facebook Page Feed Do you use social media to obtain customer retention/loyalty or are you primarily focused on customer acquisition?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Since I’ve been comparing major news sites in variety of areas ( Facebook and Twitter impact; YouTube and new Digg activity; site speed and domain authority , among others) I thought I’d look at overall social media engagement too. But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

The Red Cross and Google also have tools for this purpose. The Most Buried News Sites on Digg { 3 comments… read them below or add one } jack van antwerp January 18, 2010 at 10:14 am [link] also: [link] Adam Sherk January 19, 2010 at 5:29 pm Thanks Jack.

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

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Saying It Social

MARCH 29, 2010

2 days ago Blogroll Constant Commentary Mashable Social Media Examiner Techipedia NetworkedBlogs Blog: Saying It Social Topics: social media marketing , search engine optimization , social networking Follow my blog Facebook Page Feed Do you use social media to obtain customer retention/loyalty or are you primarily focused on customer acquisition?

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