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?

Sites 118

Sites News Google Facebook 118

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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Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

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?

News 101

News Google Hitwise Press Release 101

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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News List Google Embedding 113

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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Review Google Embedding Press Release 100

Saying It Social

JULY 30, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How to Subscribe to Facebook Business/Fan Page Posts in Your Favorite Feed Reader Hint: You can also use these tactics to get the RSS Feed URL of your page if you wish to import your Facebook Page’s feed on your blog or other sites!

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Feed Reader scribd How To Facebook 128

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.

News 100

News Google Syndication Press Release 100

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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Publishing Google NoFollow Guidelines 100

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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News Publishing Google Press Release 104

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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Survey Social Networking Engineering Research 140

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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Team Social Media Digg Press Release 150

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Hitwise 124

Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release 166

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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Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

I looked at referral data for 2008, 2009 and 2010 to-date and for comparison also included Facebook and Digg. The highs for Facebook and Digg were 2% and 7.2% The Digg percentages varied the most with straight news sites faring best. It is interesting that Digg is trending down this year. Is Digg losing steam?

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Survey Twitter Digg Hitwise 193

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? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. What types of stories got the most retweets?

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Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

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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Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

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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Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication 116

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? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Study News Press Release Report 147

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Twitter 145

Twitter Press Release Syndication Blogroll 145

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

SEO 101

SEO News Social Media Syndication 101

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? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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News Sites Twitter Digg 165

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Press Release 101

Press Release Syndication Blogroll iPad 101

Adam Sherk

MARCH 12, 2010

Here’s what he said he had to say about search engines: “Search on the Internet, whether it be Bing or Google, whatever, is free. So Avatar good, Google bad. 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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Video Avatar Press Release Survey 111

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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News Sites Digg Press Release 129

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

In terms of search engine visibility, as of today the Tumblr site is #9 in my Google results for “Newsweek” so it’s working its way up. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Tumblr 131

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

i think aol is sending a pretty clear message that their new ceo is saying that google still wants tons and tons of content for the foreseeable future. too bad google doesn’t allow the sale of text link ads or aol could really clean up in a few years.

Hitwise 110

Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication 110

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

But that’s no longer a significant opportunity, so blog tags are now more about on-site usability; directing users to additional content on a particular topic or allowing them to subscribe to topic-specific RSS feeds. Related posts: Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

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Sites News Press Release SEO 112

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.

Sites 182

Sites News YouTube Press Release 182

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

News 181

News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Some of these news organizations might like to remember that Google actually holds them in high regard and sends a nice chunk of natural search traffic their way. G13 Media February 16, 2010 at 8:25 am Nice list Adam, you can see majority of these sites in Google News listings a lot proving their authority.

Sites 118

Sites News Syndication Digg 118

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

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

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Why the News Business Isn’t Profitable by Guest on September 10, 2010 This is a guest post from Aaron Goldman , author of Everything I Know about Marketing I Learned from Google. You just Google it, right? came over from Google. Or trying to find a handyman?

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 100

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! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Sites News Engagement Facebook 238