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10 Things That Expose Good Sites to Google Panda

Adam Sherk

Update: for more on this last point see the comment from Michael Cottam below). When we do Panda analysis for a site I always emphasize a couple things: The path to recovery cannot be definitively known. It is critical to maintain a substantial amount of editorial content above the fold.

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A Look at Muck Rack's Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later by Adam Sherk on October 20, 2009 I’m definitely a fan of Muck Rack – it offers an easy way to track major media journalists on Twitter and pick up on trending topics.

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NBA Playoff Teams Ranked by Facebook Page Engagement

Adam Sherk

So I checked the number of likes and comments for each team’s last 10 updates. I realize that counting likes and comments is a very limited measurement of engagement but it offers a simple way to compare user activity on each team’s Facebook Page. 2527 2 Denver Nuggets 151,165 784.3 3 Boston Celtics 592,509 632.6

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Google+ Engagement for News Sites: Top Performers and One-Year Growth Rates

Adam Sherk

As with my previous comparison, I used All my + to pull data on +1′s, shares and comments for every post on the official Google+ pages of a selection of news sites. The group includes a cross-section of print, broadcast and Web-only news organizations, and is not intended to be a definitive list. Per Post Comments.

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JVC Facebook Page Sweepstakes a Big Success. But Does it Violate.

Adam Sherk

Here is a screenshot of the signup tab from their page, in case it gets taken down: With valuable prizes like TVs, camcorders and stereo equipment the “Like it to Win it” promotion is definitely working. 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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Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Adam Sherk

PostRank counts “engagement events” which it defines as individual activities such as a tweet, like, comment, digg, RSS view, etc. 8 comments… read them below or add one } Jeff Domansky October 6, 2010 at 5:14 pm Adam, great analysis! So I ran 30+ news sites through the tool. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Paywalls, Media Coverage and User Access: What's a PR Pro to Do?

Adam Sherk

Has anyone ever framed a good comment thread from a company blog, or a collection of “likes” on a Facebook Page? My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media { 6 comments… read them below or add one } Sean Williams July 20, 2010 at 11:28 am Adam, very interesting post.