Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 8, 2009

xid=rss or ?cid=top-stories) Syndication. Syndicating content is a common practice and an important revenue stream for publishers. My post on syndication best practices covers ways to reduce the risk of being outranked for your own content. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Sites 105

Sites News Syndication Content 105

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Press Release 138

Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Most newspapers and magazines get a significant amount of natural search traffic from branded queries but queries that combine a specific topic plus a brand are much less common. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

News 113

News List Google Embedding 113

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

On newspaper and magazine sites, the main culprit is typically the practice of appending tracking codes to the end of URLs, for example: www.yoursite.com/article ?xid=rss xid=rss (or ?xid=topstories Syndication Best Practices: Reduce the Risk of Being Outranked for Your Own Content Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

Issues 100

Issues Publishing URL Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

News sites have a big advantage over other companies on Facebook because they regularly produce breaking news and other forms of quality content that can be featured on their pages and placed in user news feeds. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News 181

News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

So companies can increase the likelihood of their press releases being used by bloggers and local news sources by giving them a more news-like tone and dialing down the marketing hype. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Study 147

Study News Press Release Report 147

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Not sure what SearchMonkey is?

Yahoo 101

Yahoo News Syndication Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Thanks for sharing.

Syndication 117

Syndication URL Press Release SEO 117

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Content 116

Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication 116

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

In publishing that typically means additional page views and time on site, RSS and e-mail newsletter subscriptions, user account and on-site community sign-ups, etc. That’s a pretty good figure considering that direct navigation still represents the lion’s share of traffic to newspaper and magazine sites.

Hitwise 124

Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

SEO 101

SEO News Social Media Syndication 101

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? I tried to put together a representative sampling of major newspapers, news magazines and TV news sites. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Sites 118

Sites News Syndication Digg 118

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. Also surprised how well some magazines did. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? So I ran 30+ news sites through the tool. Thanks for your post.

Sites 176

Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 20, 2009

Google News Optimization Tips Google JavaScript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored Link Guidelines Yahoo News Syndication: Attribution Links Not SEO-Friendly Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

News 101

News Google Syndication Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. I’ll be sure to include Forbes in the next round.

Sites 238

Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Press Release 101

Press Release Syndication Blogroll iPad 101

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Corporate Social Media Marketing is about Two-Way Communication by Adam Sherk on April 14, 2009 It’s a simple concept, but one that many companies are still struggling with in terms of practical implementation. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Social Media 100

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing 100

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Tumblr 131

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Releases are posted on their press release page (and in its RSS feed) and tweeted via @muckrack , which currently has 5k+ followers. Based on their press release page and RSS feed, since the service launched in late July they’ve distributed 51 press releases, a small number being their own.

Press Release 145

Press Release Twitter URL RSS 145

Adam Sherk

JULY 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Smart Move from Condé Nast: GQ and DETAILS Should Have Their Own Websites by Adam Sherk on July 22, 2009 There’s been a lot of coverage this week of Condé Nast bringing in McKinsey & Company to help them restructure the business, which hopefully will work out for them.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Consultant 100

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. A similar difference exists for microblogging sites like Twitter.

Social Media 122

Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Adam Sherk

MAY 26, 2009

by Adam Sherk on May 26, 2009 The discussion about HubSpot’s post on the syndication of social media press releases vs. traditional press releases called my attention again to PitchEngine , a platform for creating and sharing social media releases (SMRs). What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Press Release 102

Press Release Social Media Syndication Hosting 102

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

I know a number of consumer magazines are publishing in multiple languages, usually in partnership with a local company that manages the presence. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. are changing.

Sites 182

Sites News YouTube Press Release 182

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MARCH 12, 2010

We’re a new media company in many many ways, look at Avatar, that’s new media.&# What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. So Avatar good, Google bad.

Video 111

Video Avatar Press Release Survey 111

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

But that’s no longer a significant opportunity, so blog tags are now more about on-site usability; directing users to additional content on a particular topic or allowing them to subscribe to topic-specific RSS feeds. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Sites 112

Sites News Press Release SEO 112

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Thank you for keeping us informed.

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Content 112

Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Trends 167

Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

For news and content sites the task is fairly straightforward as lots of users are already subscribed to their RSS feeds, Twitter accounts, Facebook Pages, etc. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Google 109

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

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.

Survey 193

Survey Twitter Digg Hitwise 193

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Examples 102

Examples News Press Release Embedding 102

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Hitwise 110

Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication 110

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Digg 166

Digg Marketing News Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

To help answer that question I used Twitalyzer to evaluate the main Twitter profile of 30+ major news organizations including a mix of newspapers, magazines, TV and online-only outlets. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

News 165

News Sites Twitter Digg 165