Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

When users click a retweet button, they expect to see something along the lines of: RT @[brand] [headline] [URL] That exact format does not need to be followed, but you want to minimize the work that users need to do before sending out the tweet. Related posts: Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? Thanks for sharing.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 7, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Firebellys Top 9 Blog Posts of 2009 | Main | We Interrupt This Lifecast: Syndication Overload (Part 1) » January 07, 2010 Social Search: Tempur-Pedic "Ask Me" Commercial People trust their friends more than Googles algorithm. I thought this approach was ingenious.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 27, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « Youtube Tuesday: Lost Generation | Main | 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read » January 27, 2010 Dentyne "Friend Request" Commercial: 60 Connections In Every Bottle Many companies now include a Facebook or Twitter URL in their television commercials.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 15, 2009

I detailed a few ways that companies used to track lead generation such as: a unique 800 number in their white papers or a unique hotlink or email address embedded in their white papers. These would be only accessible via the various social media outposts they use to share their story like on RSS, syndicated Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

I didn’t find any shared newsweek.tumblr.com URLs through Bit.ly I didn’t find any shared newsweek.tumblr.com URLs through Bit.ly Some visitors are likely clicking through to the full articles on Newsweek.com and then commenting there and/or sharing the newsweek.com URLs, which is also a good thing.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

URL, so I tried using bit.ly search to get click data on each of those shortened URLs. URLs in Muck Rack releases. reports from its search page are not very complete or accurate (you get better data on URLs you’ve personally shortened in your history when signed into bit.ly). Of those 51 releases, 28 included a bit.ly

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « 5 Social Marketing Stories You Need To Read | Main | Teens & Young Adults Prefer Facebook Over Blogs » February 02, 2010 Social Media & The Super Bowl Companies love to entertain us with their 30 second spots during the Super Bowl. Having trouble reading this image?

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Fun idea and I had a few laughs, but (see update at the end of post) Toyota really should have included the YouTube URL at the end of the ads! That URL should have been included in the first place. Update (3/1/10): I have now seen the commercial with the youtube.com/Sienna URL at the end. I know there are multiple commercials.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 23, 2009

Similar to the.com land grab that happened in the late 90’s, you should secure your company name on as many social sites as you can. With the new Facebook Fan page design, you can send them directly to a tab of your Fan page since each tab has a unique URL. There are a variety of ways to syndicate content on your Fan page.

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

In today’s competitive environment, it takes a fierce marketing strategy to position your company and communities ahead of the competition; and this session will equip you to make-over your existing marketing plan into a Super Model of success. We look forward to seeing you in Dallas! This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 20, 2009

Previously the only way to get the more comprehensive version into Google News was to republish the article on a new URL, which was not the best experience for either on-site or search engine users. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Buffer Social

JULY 29, 2019

or you can plug a URL into a new tool and have it tell you what it thinks. Enter your blog’s URL and your email address, and press go. Woorank will tell you all these things about your social profiles: Engagement rates Profile descriptions Profile cover photos URLs and contact info. The more feedback, the better.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Publishers: Solve Tracking Code, Duplicate Content Issues with the Canonical URL Tag So Far so Good for Seattlepi.com Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

35% (173) of the Fortune 500 have active Twitter accounts (a post within the past thirty days); and nearly 50% of the top 100 companies (47) have a Twitter account. The number one ranked company, Exxon Mobil, does not have a Twitter account. This represents a six percent increase over the 2008 study. Having trouble reading this image?

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Firebelly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

It comes down to fundamentals and I suppose the following Four pieces of the Social Search Engine Optimization puzzle can help companies of any size get started in a more meaningful way on their journey towards becoming productive on the social web. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Firebelly

DECEMBER 17, 2009

As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.

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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). Specific to the SEO implications, I believe that is still the best approach.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 3, 2010

This situation serves as a fantastic call to action for companies who have yet to develop a social media disaster plan. Chad Richards is the Social Program Manager at Firebelly Marketing. Given the topic, I'm left to wonder if any response would have doused the fire? This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Three digit URLs are not required if you submit an XML news sitemap. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Don’t break up the article body – Articles should have sequential paragraphs; don’t break them up with user comments or links to related posts.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 8, 2010

It is another to mass-aggregate content from a specific publication and then package it on a hub page, even customizing the URL and title tag for SEO: For what it is worth, Google does not seem to be assigning much value to the page. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Firebelly

AUGUST 18, 2010

Youll learn how to identify your content assets, use a push and pull approach, the social platforms that can work for you, a review of the monitoring tools, and see case studies of companies doing it right. Firebelly Vice President Chantelle Flannery will also be at the conference signing copies of her book Corporate Blogging for Dummies.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags Publishers: Solve Tracking Code, Duplicate Content Issues with the Canonical URL Tag Google JavaScript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored Link Guidelines Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? {

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Firebelly

JULY 22, 2010

Find him on Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn Posted | Permalink Reblog (0) | | Digg This | Save to del.icio.us | TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference How One Unhappy Customer Multiplies Across Social Media : Comments Great story Chad.and not too surprising to me. View an alternate.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Related posts: New York Times Plans to Implement Permanent Redirects on IHT.com URLs Top 10 Reasons The New York Times is Really Putting up a Paywall The Daily Show Visits The New York Times Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? Check out The New York Times page on Foursquare to see it in action.

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Firebelly

MAY 27, 2010

  Specialized computer programs can track everything being said about a company through websites like Twitter and Facebook. Many companies are hiring people specifically to track these comments and respond appropriately.It When companies actually put the effort in to interacting with their audience, definitely.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 28, 2008

3rd party services are usually owned by the individual not the company. a companys success in content management is inversely proportional to the amount of information that is exchanged over email.â?? TrackBack URL: [link]. If logged in, URL will only be used. Syndicate this category. Print Article. -->.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

The fact that Bing identifies the source of any shortened URL helps credible news sources to stand out, particularly in the top links section where the domain for each link is referenced four times. Tracking data from URL shorteners like Bit.ly What are you doing to increase the real-time search visibility of your content?

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Firebelly

JUNE 11, 2010

Twitter to Change Links and How They Are Displayed By Ben Parr In an effort to bypass the obscurity of shortened links and to prevent malware and phishing attacks, Twitter has begun the rollout of t.co, its official URL shortener, along with some major changes to how the microblogging platform handles links. Having trouble reading this image?

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Firebelly

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The 10 Social Media Metrics Your Company Should Monitor By Nick ONeill While companies are starting to adopt Social Media for online marketing campaigns, and even letting employees participate, the question of ROI (Return on Investment) arises, along with doubts about what metrics to measure. But now what? View an alternate.

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Firebelly

MARCH 11, 2010

An out of theclassroom experience to learn about their thoughts and goals that varied fromrunning their own record labels, music studios, and production companies tobeing a rapper, a performer, or a video game designer. And, who knows, maybesome of these talented new media students will be my successors or futurecollaborators at Firebelly.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Does social media marketing fit your company's approach to business? So social media marketing may be right for your company. Here's the highlights. Do you have a responsive way about you? Are you committed to deep and sustained marketing efforts? Is your leadership behind you? Are you customers deeply engaged in your brand?

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Firebelly

JUNE 3, 2010

If a logo is recognizable, then completelychanging it often works against the company. Sure, it makes me want to support my local Red Cross, but that shouldn't be the feeling that a coffee company leaves me with. Some of the most profitablecompanies have stuck to the same logo for the past decade, if not even longer.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

This Inside Facebook post has the details: With the Open Graph Protocol, Any URL Can Be Treated Just Like a Facebook Page Related posts: News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Firebelly

OCTOBER 27, 2009

It can certainly be funny in the theater during a play or a film (in terms of actors not audience). But lets face it, as much as we'd all like to think we're actors - we're not. As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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Firebelly

JANUARY 15, 2010

Social Media vs. SEO By Erik Qualman SEO is still a vital part of any product/companies health (especially in the here and now), but as we look down the road, the simple fact is that I trust more what my friends and peers think than an algorithm. Have a great weekend everyone! This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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