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Pew Research Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks.

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter by Adam Sherk on September 13, 2010 The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has published the results of its latest survey on news consumption and related topics.

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How Much is a PR Professional Worth to a Startup?

Adam Sherk

While watching the film The Social Network over the weekend one scene in particular caught my attention. Mark Zuckerberg and key members of the early Facebook team are meeting to discuss roles and ownership stakes in the company. Eduardo is CFO and owns 30% of the company. Any questions?”.

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PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Adam Sherk

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

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Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Adam Sherk

Related posts: Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting Does Social Media Increase a Journalist’s Value? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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

Adam Sherk

But from a media relations perspective this reminds me of the “if a tree falls in the forest” saying: If an article about your company or client is behind a paywall and no one is around to read it, does it make an impact? Has anyone ever framed a good comment thread from a company blog, or a collection of “likes” on a Facebook Page?

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Foursquare and The New York Times Archive Would Be a Great Match

Adam Sherk

Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. The recent partnership between Foursquare and Canada’s Metro is a good early example of the potential that exists. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

Adam Sherk

It’s simply no longer profitable for companies to report “news.” The company has remade itself into a new era media firm by eliminating a lot of the overhead associated with producing content — via Seed.com — and focusing on topics that are more commercial in nature — travel, finance, auto, etc — rather than news.

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