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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News Google Tips Press Release 158

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.

News 129

News Sites Digg Press Release 129

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?

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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! Adrian Berry January 12, 2010 at 12:55 pm This is good news Jeff.

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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

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. Greg Jarboe July 31, 2009 at 6:03 pm Great example, Adam.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

For more information on using Static FBML check out: How to Customize Your Facebook Page Using Static FBML How To Create the Perfect Facebook Fan Page Facebook Static FBML FAQ / Tutorial Related posts: Which News Sites Have the Most Valuable Facebook Pages?

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News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Adam Sherk December 18, 2009 at 10:56 am Thanks for the information Carl. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! The interaction level is from two to six likes and comments on recent posts.

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Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

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?

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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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Examples News Press Release Embedding 102

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

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

DECEMBER 22, 2009

alexbeevers December 31, 2009 at 6:59 pm I agree that information like this 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. Best to you. Adam Sherk December 29, 2009 at 11:32 am Thanks Julian, and David and Syed too!

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Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

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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URL Syndication SEO Press Release 100

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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News Publishing Google Press Release 104

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

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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Press Release Digg News SEO 126

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 16, 2010

And if anyone has any additional information, please let me know. UPDATE: I contacted Dennis Yu , who gave me this information: Facebook requires that brands get approval in advance and spend at least $10k, which is what JVC did. So what gives? I’ll update this post if anything changes on the JVC Facebook page or I learn more.

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RFI Guidelines Facebook Press Release 156

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

JUNE 15, 2010

UPDATE: Jeff Katz , Twitalyzer’s Product Lead, gave me some more information on how Impact scores are calculated and how this would factor into @ColonelTribune’s 23%: “As you pointed in your post, the Impact score is calculated (and weighted) based on a few variables. Or maybe Twitalyzer missed the boat on that one. What do you think?

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News Sites Twitter Digg 165

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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Press Release Twitter URL RSS 145

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

I offered a model of an environment with six channels for: authoring, syndicating information, communication, collaboration and networking, researching, and evaluation. Informal Learning Blog. The comparative analysis of fourteen start pages is performed according to a proposed methodology. June 5, 2008 1:41 PM. Congratulations!

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 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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News Module Widget Facebook 149

Adam Sherk

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

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Team Twitter Facebook Press Release 179

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

These points are combined into a total engagement score (for more information see What is Engagement? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! on their site).

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Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

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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Sites News Strategy Twitter 105

Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

For example as news was breaking on the Chile earthquake a couple weeks ago, The New York Times created a Twitter List to pull together the latest information from a variety of sources. 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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Sites News Yahoo Engineering 143

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

I compiled the figures by looking at the profile boxes on channel pages and from YouTube’s search results, for example: Not every site shares the same information in its profile but I pulled as much data as I could. So I thought I’d investigate how well news sites are doing at building channel subscribers and video views.

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Sites News YouTube Press Release 182

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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iPad Apple News iPhone 129

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

UPDATE: I got more information on NBC Local’s efforts from their Social Media Editor: NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg Related posts: NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg The Most Buried News Sites on Digg News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

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Digg Sites News Activities 134

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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Twitter Press Release Syndication Blogroll 145

Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

So I conducted an informal poll of 10 US newspaper and magazine sites that Define works with or I am friendly with. 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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Survey Twitter Digg Hitwise 193

Adam Sherk

MARCH 24, 2010

This information is available by clicking the “My social circle” link above your social results or going directly to this page while signed into your Google account). 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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Google Brands Google Reader Digg 129

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!

Social Media 146

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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Google Health Care Press Release News 112

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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Press Release Issues News Wikipedia 131