Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Is Using Facebook Comments Good for Publishers? Short, simple lists of tools and tips tend to get traction. I’m pretty sure the Kim Kardashian post made the list simply because it contains her name and photo. Beyond Facebook Insights: Useful Facebook Analytics Tools. Press Release Optimization Checklist and Tips.

SEO 119

SEO Publishing Press Release Social Media 119

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 9, 2013

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. I used the same news organizations as last time with a few changes and additions, bringing the list to 48. Per Post Comments. Comments Combined.

News 245

News Sites Engagement Google 245

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. The major engines all produce some form of hot topic/trend list, and several third-party and social media sites do as well. Does this work?

Trends 146

Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 12, 2010

While a number of smaller markets and weaker teams are at the bottom of the list, I didn’t expect to see the Miami Heat down there. The Lakers and Magic get to enjoy the fruits of being anointed to Twitter’s ‘Suggested User List,’ and thus the skewed standings. Great work, Adam.

Team 179

Team Twitter Facebook Press Release 179

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

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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Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

A limited number of listings will appear at the bottom of the main search result pages, or users can drill down to see more extensive listings: Currently a social circle is determined by the social media accounts linked from a user’s Google Profile , the feeds they subscribe to in Google Reader and their Google chat and Gmail contacts.

Google 109

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The Facebook analytics tools post is actually from December 2011 but since it was a top performer this year I’m letting it make the list. To everyone that sent a pageview, comment, link or social share my way this year, thank you, I appreciate it. Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down. Have a great 2013.

Press Release 119

Press Release SEO Digg Sports 119

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 7, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Diversified Twitter Strategies for News Sites by Adam Sherk on August 7, 2009 This week’s Sysomos study of the 5% most active users on Twitter includes a list of the top 25 users (with more than 50,000 followers) ranked by average tweets per day. tweets per day.

Sites 105

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. The Chile Earthquake list was shared quite a bit on Twitter, causing it to appear frequently in real-time search results.

Sites 143

Sites News Yahoo Engineering 143

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

And throughout December we’ve gotten top 2009 searches lists from Google , Yahoo , Bing and Ask. What generated the most “likes” and comments on your Facebook Page? 7 comments… read them below or add one } David Mathison December 22, 2009 at 1:46 pm Great points Adam, thanks for sharing! Best to you. Happy New Year.

Trends 167

Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Here is the reported data on 30 media profiles, ranked by number of followers (as of today): Profile Followers Following Diggs by Publisher Comments by Publisher 1 The New York Times 10,225 4 65 1 2 The Wall Street Journal 9,546 15 281 1 3 BBC News 9,222 0 5,423 0 4 Time 7,842 964 6,289 29 5 Telegraph.co.uk

Digg 134

Digg Sites News Activities 134

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

7 comments… read them below or add one } Marty November 19, 2009 at 6:48 am Great post. One question: Your grid lists the Patriots as having the most Twitter followers with 30k but the text claims the Chargers as No. Really interesting stuff, I wonder how these match up with franchise valuation? 1 with 28k so…which is it?

Team 209

Team Twitter Facebook Sports 209

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

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. But on the first page I saw a link to a “Where to Donate&# page, which I’ve added to the list above.

News 129

News Sites Digg Press Release 129

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 20, 2010

However my comedic talents are limited, so please bail me out by suggesting more reasons in the comments. Your list gives Letterman a run any day. Adam Sherk January 21, 2010 at 3:49 pm Thanks for your comment Charles. Most likely the result will fall somewhere in between. But I gave it a shot.

Press Release 126

Press Release Digg News SEO 126

Adam Sherk

JULY 17, 2009

So the question is, how do you get on the list? I also hear that Twitter is bombarded with requests to get on the list, so they don’t like people asking anymore. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Twitter 100

Twitter Press Release Syndication Blogroll 100

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Another post not listed that did pretty well was News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? I’d like to thank everyone who has engaged with my blog in some way this year be it a comment, link, tweet, Facebook like, LinkedIn or Google Reader share or just stopping by to read a post.

Sports 126

Sports News SEO Press Release 126

Adam Sherk

MAY 13, 2009

Through Rich Snippets you can draw greater attention to your listings in the search results, which helps to increase clickthroughs to your content. It’s important to note that marking up your pages doesn’t guarantee that your listings will get Rich Snippets, as Google says they will be rolling them out gradually.

Review 100

Review Google Embedding Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

As of today the Colts’ official Facebook page has 249,481 fans and their wall posts are getting a good amount of “likes” and comments. Twitter-athletes.com currently lists profiles for six Colts players and 15 Saints players. But from what I can see, and I searched with both Facebook and Google, the Saints do not have an official page.

Team 150

Team Social Media Digg Press Release 150

Adam Sherk

APRIL 5, 2010

I believe that playing in the World Series got the Yankees and Phillies added to the previous version of Twitter’s Suggested Users list, which is likely why their numbers are so much higher. Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Team 204

Team Twitter Facebook Comparison 204

Adam Sherk

APRIL 13, 2010

UPDATE: After Mike’s comment below I added Yahoo! Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to SearchMonkey { 3 comments… read them below or add one } Mike April 13, 2010 at 11:16 pm Any reason you’re ignoring the leader of the pack? 80 5 aolnews.com 77 guardian.co.uk 77 7 huffingtonpost.com 76 telegraph.co.uk

Sites 161

Sites News Yahoo Journal 161

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

An Early Look at News Media Twitter Lists: Not Much Traction Your Mom’s Coming to Facebook, But She May Not Stick Around News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Sites 118

Sites News Google Facebook 118

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2009

Tip #21: Guest List People I want to hear a pitch from, in descending order: CEO, CTO, VP Product Development, Janitor, Brand Marketing Manager. Tip #25: Black list Yes, I really do have a list of PR people I won’t talk to. Tip #16: Not BFFs Dear PR Person, We didn’t “work together” back in 1999. You pitched me.

Tips 102

Tips Publishing Press Release Syndication 102

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

in the comments below, today I corresponded with Greg Galant , CEO of Sawhorse Media, the company behind Muck Rack. Given the rapid advancement of online communication we should be moving away from mass distribution systems like email lists and towards smaller, far more targeted distribution.

Press Release 145

Press Release Twitter URL RSS 145

Adam Sherk

JULY 23, 2009

net’s list of the top sources in Digg in the past 30 days , I pulled out 22 general news sites from the top 100 or so sources. net list of top Digg sources, out of the 22 news sites I pulled out, CNN was the 10th most popular source and Yahoo News was 9th. Using di66.net’s 403 21421 1.88% 18 independent.co.uk

Digg 119

Digg Sites News Yahoo 119

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

As of today the article is #1 (after some embedded news results) for the query “michael vick eagles”: Related posts: Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings?

Examples 102

Examples News Press Release Embedding 102

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Related posts: How to Identify Your Own Top Trends Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in the Mix Social Media Super Bowl: Which Team Has More Reach?

SEO 101

SEO News Social Media Syndication 101

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

However, according to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool , some people do: Currently CNN.com and MSNBC.com are the top two listings in Google for “breaking news.” But I don’t think I’d ever simply type “breaking news” into a search engine. It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term.

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

However, according to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool , some people do: Currently CNN.com and MSNBC.com are the top two listings in Google for “breaking news.” But I don’t think I’d ever simply type “breaking news” into a search engine. It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term.

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 18, 2009

UPDATE: Last night Newsweek added a wrap-up article to the page where the video was posted on their site, and linked to it in a wall post on their Facebook page: The wall post will quickly move down the list, but in the short-term it will help people who come looking for the video. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines?

Facebook 100

Facebook Press Release Syndication Blogroll 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 18, 2009

UPDATE: Last night Newsweek added a wrap-up article to the page where the video was posted on their site, and linked to it in a wall post on their Facebook page: The wall post will quickly move down the list, but in the short-term it will help people who come looking for the video. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines?

Facebook 100

Facebook Press Release Syndication Blogroll 100

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 28, 2010

Related posts: Why the News Business Isn’t Profitable Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings? Paywalls, Media Coverage and User Access: What’s a PR Pro to Do?

iPad 129

iPad Apple News iPhone 129

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

94 89 17 huffingtonpost.com 94 87 npr.org 94 87 19 cbsnews.com 93 89 csmonitor.com 93 89 21 chicagotribune.com 92 89 22 newsweek.com 91 89 In the table home page authority is used to break any ties; if both scores are equal the sites are listed in alphabetical order. Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings? {

Sites 118

Sites News Syndication Digg 118

Adam Sherk

MARCH 24, 2010

At least to-date the only one that frequently pops up in my social results is Sports Illustrated, but it is nearly always just a link to their SI_24Seven Twitter profile, or one of its Twitter Lists, as seen in these results for “nba”: (By the way…go Bulls!) Google Living Stories – Just Snazzy Topic Pages or is Google onto Something?

Google 129

Google Brands Google Reader Digg 129

Adam Sherk

MARCH 12, 2010

Related posts: Newsweek’s Tim Geithner Interview Live on Facebook: Don’t Forget to Link to the Video Afterwards Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings?

Video 111

Video Avatar Press Release Survey 111

Adam Sherk

JUNE 29, 2010

To come up with the list of buzzwords I started with the usual suspects then got some more ideas from Wikipedia and TechCrunch. My list of terms could have gone on endlessly but I decided to cap it at 75 100 (the list is growing based on suggestions in the comments). Your Gobbledygook Manifesto is a great resource.

Press Release 279

Press Release Marketing Class List 279