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Adam Sherk
OCTOBER 6, 2010
But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available. Since I’ve been comparing major news sites in variety of areas ( Facebook and Twitter impact; YouTube and new Digg activity; site speed and domain authority , among others) I thought I’d look at overall social media engagement too.
Adam Sherk
SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
Since it’s been over a month putting their current figures in the table won’t make for an accurate comparison, but I’ll include them in the next full update. Thanks for putting together this comparison. As of today GlobalPost has 1,892 fans and based on their last 10 updates, they are averaging 2.3
Adam Sherk
JUNE 15, 2010
But Twitter, Facebook in some cases Digg still represent the majority of social media referrals to many news sites, so they continue to be a priority. What I am most interested in is making a relative comparison between the various news sites. News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? 38,607 24 @FT 25.6%
Adam Sherk
APRIL 5, 2010
While the Tigers fan page has 248k+ fans, as of today the only page Facebook search shows for “Detroit Tigers” is an unofficial, outdated page with 841 fans: Even clicking “See More Results” doesn’t surface the real page – I had to use Google to find it. Adam Sherk July 28, 2010 at 1:29 pm Great points Brett, thanks for sharing.
Adam Sherk
AUGUST 31, 2010
In my ongoing look at mainstream media outlets and social media I have done multiple posts on news sites and Twitter, Facebook and Digg but I’ve yet to look at YouTube. The Most Buried News Sites on Digg News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? Hard to believe mainstream TV isn’t all over this.
Adam Sherk
APRIL 13, 2010
Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 25 Major News Sites Ranked by Page Speed by Adam Sherk on April 13, 2010 Now that site speed is officially a Google ranking factor, site performance and page load time are important for SEO as well as usability. So how well do major news sites perform in these areas?
Adam Sherk
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010
The usual caveats: Social media isn’t a popularity contest and reach does not equal influence, engagement or action These figures will quickly be out-of-date (they probably were before I could hit the “publish” button) But those things aside, it is interesting to take a snapshot at various times for the purposes of comparison.
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