SocMed Sean

JULY 11, 2018

Are the back-links from other sites worth it? For those of you who don’t know what back-links are or what “back-link building” means, this concept refers to the proactive activity of searching out high-quality web sites and identifying ways to get the author to create a link to your site or article.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 16, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk JVC Facebook Page Sweepstakes a Big Success. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines? But does it violate Facebook’s promotions guidelines? Which part of the Facebook guidelines JVC USA is violating was not specified. Apparently it does.

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Saying It Social

JULY 13, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials How To Promote You Facebook Page URL on Your Personal Profile Facebook doesn’t make this easy. Now, Facebook says, “No more profile boxes for you!&# Come on Facebook make up your mind already! Now you are set.

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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 18, 2011

A Better Blogroll If you like highlighting other bloggers on your site via a blogroll, you will probably find that as you add more and more to them, it becomes a huuge list. Try the Better Blogroll plugin. Let’s get to it. Which means it’s very long. Regardless, thanks for visiting! pts Settings.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

In my post on news sites on the new Digg I noted that NBC has created a series of city-specific profiles to target local markets. Q: Is all content from the sites being automatically submitted or just select stories? Lauren: As of now, the content from the sites is automatically submitted using a feed from our front page.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk How to Identify Your Own Top Trends by Adam Sherk on December 22, 2009 Yesterday Facebook shared its Top Status Trends of 2009 , providing insight into what terms most commonly occurred in users’ status updates. What sections, special features, individual articles, etc.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

by Adam Sherk on October 29, 2009 This week Google unveiled Google Social Search , an opt-in feature that provides additional search results with content from a user’s “social circle” of friends and trusted sources. The same goes for the sites and blogs you follow via Google Reader. If not how do we get there?

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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. It has the potential to increase the number of stories read per visit, resulting in more page views and time on site.

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Saying It Social

JUNE 16, 2010

New Service #1: ‘How to Use LinkedIn: Setting up a Profile and Beyond’ Webinar At Saying It Social we acknowledge that LinkedIn is one of the most important social networking sites for business. However, it is not one of the sites that we manage for our clients. Let me explain.

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Saying It Social

APRIL 21, 2010

The Like Button When you click the Like button, a link to that page is added to your Facebook profile and a story is shared with your friends. Social plugins are simple and secure ways for third parties to include Facebook’s Like button and comment functionality on their websites. How Can I Identify Social Plugins on Sites?

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

by Adam Sherk on June 9, 2009 Among news sites “breaking news” is a sought-after keyword phrase; I see it prominently placed in home page title tags all the time: And it’s not just general news sites. Breaking news” is featured in the title tags of sites covering sports, entertainment and a wide range of topics.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

by Adam Sherk on June 9, 2009 Among news sites “breaking news” is a sought-after keyword phrase; I see it prominently placed in home page title tags all the time: And it’s not just general news sites. Breaking news” is featured in the title tags of sites covering sports, entertainment and a wide range of topics.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines by Adam Sherk on July 28, 2009 Yesterday Steve Rubel pointed out how the article highlights on sites like CNN.com and iMedia Connection are a good time saver for him.

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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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Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 24, 2011

Mobify Given the huge uptake in mobile web use , you know by now that if your site isn’t optimized for mobile devices, you are likely missing out on opportunities left and right to connect with your audiences. But creating a well-designed mobile version of your site from “scratch&# can cost you in expensive programming time.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

A tactic that some news and content sites employ is monitoring Google’s Hot Trends list in an effort to identify hot topics and then quickly produce matching content around them. Many search trends come and go quickly, so sites that cover a topic after its peak will likely miss out on the larger search engine visibility opportunity.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic by Adam Sherk on August 25, 2009 July and August are a time when many content sites see a seasonal dip in all forms of traffic, including search engine referrals.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 19, 2010

If web metrics from these local sites start showing less referral traffic from Google, then it’s surely possible that Google Instant is, at least in part, to blame. Bing offers an excellent guide on how to optimize sites (PDF) for its search engine. Of course, I am making some assumptions here. received 13 percent.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

But what about SEO for news sites, particularly Google News? Get Shareaholic test Filed under Erica Holt , Guest Posts , How To , Public Relations | Tags: google news , google search , optimize news release , SEO | Comments (4) Site settings comment help? What do you think is going on here? You likely want your story to be news, now.

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Saying It Social

AUGUST 27, 2010

Then on Wednesday, Facebook introduced Facebook Places, a new feature giving Facebook users the option to let their friends know where they are via “check-ins” on their mobile web enabled devices. Ironically enough, with the advent of Facebook Places, more people are jumping on the Foursquare bandwagon – so start there.

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Akamai Marketing

MARCH 31, 2011

My favorite tidbit of info: 68% of consumers who posted a complaint or negative review on a social networking or ratings/reviews site got a response. PS: I chose our featured image on this premise. I’ve always advised my clients that its better to have people complain in an open forum where it can be addressed. Holy SCHMOLY!

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Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

By taracoomans – April 4, 2011 Posted in: Content , Featured , social media Photo credit: BaronBrian 97 Million people use Twitter. 640 Million on Facebook. Now hear this: No one ever joined Facebook or Twitter so they could follow a brand or a company. I know I have a LOT of lurkers on my site. Probably not.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 17, 2009

Since new users aren’t always sure exactly how to use Twitter, this starter group can be quite helpful, so the profiles that are featured do end up getting a steady stream of new followers. 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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Adam Sherk

JULY 30, 2009

Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I’d Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool { 3 comments… read them below or add one } Jamie Favreau July 31, 2009 at 1:29 am They sound too formal. It’s the most common place to find fluff in a release, and they tend to be largely ignored. Great article!

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Saying It Social

AUGUST 27, 2010

Consider using a URL shortener with tracking features such as bit.ly – eventually you should be able to weed out the topics that folks aren’t interested in and share more about the topics that are getting the most views and interaction. Does anyone else share my same frustration or is it not really an issue for you?

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

If you have specific questions you’d like me to ask Olivier during the chat, do leave them via a comment below, or on the Facebook event page (you can RSVP there as well, if you’d like). And I hope we’ll see you. November 9, 12-1 pm ET, on Twitter – use #measurePR. Couldn’t be easier. Read All About It!

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Akamai Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

The ability to AutoFollow is perhaps my favorite feature of Social Oomph. But I use Hootsuite (affiliate link) for that; I’m in Hootsuite all the time, why would I leave to go schedule tweets at yet another site? If you are looking for a way to automate some features of Twitter, this is a good option.

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Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Comment as pts moderator Joe Hackman Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Great poem!

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Waxing UnLyrical

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: a case of the mondays , ode | Comments (3) Site settings comment help? Comment as pts moderator 3HatsComm Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Regardless, thanks for visiting! Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. |

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Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Here are two sites that will help you do this: KnowEm : KnowEm has the highest number of sites (over 350) available for checking username availability. namechk : Covering 72 major social networking sites, namechk is simple, fast, and easy to use. If you don’t have a presence, you appear as if you’re not very savvy.

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Bill Hartzer

OCTOBER 5, 2013

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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? Comment as pts moderator Amber Francis @defineamber Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Regardless, thanks for visiting! pts Settings.

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Waxing UnLyrical

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under MeasurePR , Measurement , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: don bartholomew , margaret brady , PR measurement , social media ROI | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Click here to try reconnecting the live stream. | pts Settings. Sign out Leave your comment here. Yes, that was me.

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 9, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Business , Networking , Personal | Tags: golden rule , social karma | Comments (2) Site settings comment help? Comment as pts moderator Tinu Getting info Pending approval share On Facebook On Twitter flag Delete Hide Unhide Ban user New! Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It!

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Waxing UnLyrical

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Personal | Tags: beauty , color , snowmageddon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? If you liked what you saw and read, Id love you to subscribe to my RSS feed or subscribe by email. Regardless, thanks for visiting! Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Get Shareaholic test Filed under Marketing , Philanthropy , Public Relations , Resources , Weekly Roundup | Tags: cause marketing , effect marketing , fundraising , pink ribbon | Comment (1) Site settings comment help? Read All About It! Greenbanana - Heather Yaxley Jon (Newman)'s PR 1.5

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Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 27, 2010

You can RSVP for #measurePR with Don Bartholomew on Facebook (might be handy as a reminder) … or just show up! Get Shareaholic test Filed under MeasurePR , Measurement , Public Relations , Social Media | Tags: #measurepr , child catcher , don bartholomew , social media ROI | Comment (0) Site settings comment help?

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