Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Related posts: My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information Where Do You Want Your Social Media Press Releases to Live? Perhaps some of the respondents took the question to mean third-party online press room services.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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: Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Of the stories in Baltimore that week that contained new information, 95% came from traditional media and the majority of that from newspapers: So newspapers can pat themselves on the back for another day. You can get the details from the study itself but I wanted to point out a couple things that caught my attention.

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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! Thanks for sharing. 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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Optimization Tips by Adam Sherk on September 3, 2009 This week Google put out a video to give publishers more information on how Google News works and how best to optimize for it. To get your videos into Google News you need to create a YouTube channel.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Help Haiti: News Sites Promote Ways to Donate by Adam Sherk on January 14, 2010 As the devastation and human tragedy caused by the Haiti earthquake grows, people are flocking to the news media for information, and more importantly to learn ways that they can help.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 20, 2009

More importantly, in breaking news situations articles are often initially published with limited information and then later updated with further details. 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 17, 2009

I appreciate your effort in posting this kind of information. Thank you for keeping us informed. 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?

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Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

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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Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

Related posts: The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? Syndication Best Practices: Reduce the Risk of Being Outranked for Your Own Content Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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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. main profiles, personas, individual staff members, etc).

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Adam Sherk

MAY 13, 2009

For more information check out: Introducing Rich Snippets Google Search Now Supports Microformats and Adds “Rich Snippets&# to Search Results UPDATE: Since the initial introduction Google has added Rich Snippets support for video and events. Initially Google is supporting data on reviews and people.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 30, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Videos in Press Releases are Cool – If They Provide Meaningful Content by Adam Sherk on July 30, 2009 Executive quotes in press releases are notorious for lacking any kind of substantial information.

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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?

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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! That relevancy combined with the fact that the article is likely to be shared and linked to frequently strengthens its ability to compete for search engine visibility.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

This information can also be used to find the areas where editorial coverage and user interests most overlap, ultimately resulting in more traffic, pageviews and time on site. 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

JULY 28, 2009

The placement of keyword-focused, descriptive bullet points near the top of the page gives the engines useful information for determining the topical relevancy of the page. 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

JUNE 15, 2010

by Adam Sherk on June 15, 2010 I have done several posts on news organizations and Facebook recently so I thought it was time to switch things up and look at Twitter again. 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.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

While the most natural opportunities for publishers will be tied to current news and information, there are also some compelling things that could be done with historical content. 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 1, 2009

News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags Publishers: Solve Tracking Code, Duplicate Content Issues with the Canonical URL Tag Google JavaScript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored Link Guidelines Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? {

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Adam Sherk

MAY 15, 2009

But there is usually more to the story, and for a number of reasons companies aren’t always at liberty to share all the information. 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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

I’ve been through the book and it’s a good read; for more information check out GoogleyLessons.com. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! OK, maybe not dead. But dying a quick death.

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News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 20, 2010

There is additional information in the NYTco press release , and Jim Romenesko and others have published the staff memo. UPDATE: For those interested in more actual information, NYTco. We can probably say that Google and others will continue to provide information and news of events worldwide for those who search for it.

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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. These points are combined into a total engagement score (for more information see What is Engagement?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

It’s less important how many people click and much more important who is clicking and what they are doing with the information. Muck Rack and MicroPR are good examples of people using some creative thinking to get the right information to the right people using the online tools available.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

Google, Bing and Yahoo are all experimenting with various forms of real-time results now and making deals with Twitter, Facebook and other social sites. In its “Latest results” Google blends results from Google News and Google Blog Search with updates from Twitter and Facebook Pages, offering multiple paths in for news and content sites.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 7, 2009

Letting readers “behind the curtain” by sharing insights into the story development process, soliciting input and providing previews or exclusive tidbits (such as additional information that didn’t make it into a particular article) is a great way to build relationships and gain a loyal following.

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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. 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

JANUARY 28, 2010

Information design will be more important than ever. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Yet they will read 1,000-page novels on their Kindles. What will they be willing to read on their iPad?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

In cross checking against the news sites in my posts on Twitter impact and Facebook Page valuation I also did not see Digg profiles for Newsweek, ABC News, AP, NPR, PBS, The Financial Times or The Guardian. Its somewhat like twitter and facebook in a sense so whats the point really?

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

If you are not providing value to your followers (by being some combination of informative, interesting, engaging, insightful, valueable, 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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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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Adam Sherk

MARCH 24, 2010

Thus there isn’t any type of official Google profile for companies as there is with Facebook Pages or branded YouTube channels. I follow a number of different news sites (and other companies) on Twitter, Facebook and other social media, and each of those accounts is linked on my Google Profile.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Related posts: Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? 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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Social Media Press Release SEO News 146

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 8, 2009

For more information, see Principles of Living Stories and this video from Google: UPDATE: February 17, 2010 – Google News announced that the Living Stories code would be made open source to allow for more sites to experiment with the format. So I think it is a concept that is worth experimenting with.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Adam Sherk September 23, 2010 at 1:31 pm Thank you for all of this information everyone. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Do you recall any reaction from Time when it was published?

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Viper Chill

MARCH 4, 2010

Facebook lets you keep in touch with friends and family. Taking Part in Link Exchanges – If you want to add sites to your blogroll or resources page then add them, but don’t just do it because people are linking to you. I’ve been looking for more information on how to build backlinks. This is so key.

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