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8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves

Adam Sherk

For most publishers social media has earned itself a prominent seat at the audience development table. To provide a strategic overview and set a framework for the discussion I came up with a list of questions that summarizes the types of issues we frequently encounter in helping publishers with social media.

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Is Using Facebook Comments Good for Publishers?

Adam Sherk

So is the system good for publishers? There are certainly downsides like the lack of backup, ceding control and giving Facebook access to valuable data for free, weakening your own on-site community, etc. And the reality is that not every site is able to build up a strong, active on-site community of its own. I think it is.

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Google javascript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored.

Adam Sherk

While it’s good news that Google is continuing to improve its ability to deal with JavaScript, this change also impacts the way that many publishers display sponsored links on their sites. I can’t imagine they would, especially when virtually no one outside of the developer and SEO communities is even aware that this change has taken place.

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NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Adam Sherk

This is particularly appealing for publishers with content that may be of interest to specific audiences as opposed to the wider Digg user base. Will it work with local news? NBC is trying to find out. 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.

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Press Release Optimization Checklist and Tips

Adam Sherk

Press release optimization doesn’t get the attention it once did, at least within the SEO community. I hadn’t published this previously because there already a number of other good resources out there. Why wouldn’t you try to increase the search engine visibility of your press materials?

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5 Good Ideas for News Media Facebook Pages

Adam Sherk

Geotargeting isn’t a natural fit for every news organization, but for those with content that will appeal to specific areas and those that publish in multiple languages it is worth experimenting with. Print publishers, particularly magazines, have a powerful draw that they can use to their advantage: people love to see their name in print.

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25 Random Observations about #MozCon Speakers

Adam Sherk

She did an excellent job with her community building tips too. He cares about the attendees and their success, the industry as a whole, his company and employees, the larger community (and that’s just the work related stuff). Related posts: Pro PR Tips: 100 PR Tips from Rafe Needleman Published as a Book.

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