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Who will blink first in Canadian community newspaper staredown?

Sherrilynne Starkie

Canadians love their community newspapers; it’s where they turn for local news and information about sports, entertainment and events. Community papers are now largely filled with generic, syndicated content and semi-advertorial stories and columns. They even like to see the local advertisements. But there’s the rub.

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Survey: Pinterest a Great Source of Links for Publishers. What Types of Sites Get the Most Links?

Adam Sherk

Sports 6,687 1,500. Sports 22,905 5,087. Lifestyle content is the big winner but there are good opportunities for publishers in nearly any topical area. However links from Pinterest still have considerable indirect SEO value as users discover content through them which leads to links and social shares in other places.

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The Most Popular NFL Teams on Twitter and Facebook

Adam Sherk

There is also @patriotsdotcom with 6K+ followers that includes content from patriots.com. Sports Star Pro Mary July 16, 2010 at 10:07 pm I think, once the teams that are in the bottom list know about this, launching their official twitter pages will make a turn-around tide in favor of them.

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Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Adam Sherk

It’s an interesting project and it is good to see publishers trying new things, however slow to move they may have been to-date. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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The Most Popular MLB Teams on Twitter and Facebook

Adam Sherk

Brett Rudy July 28, 2010 at 1:26 pm I just read today’s Sports Business Journal blasting the Red Sox for 36% loss in TV and 17% loss in radio viewership. But my point is really that people absorb sports differently now than they used to. Too funny, thanks for pointing that out Markus. Clearly they are not.

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Social Media Super Bowl: Which Team Has More Reach?

Adam Sherk

NFL analysts and sports writers now have two weeks to dissect the matchup, talk about players and schemes and come up with good storylines. Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Social Media Super Bowl: Which Team Has More Reach?

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Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

Adam Sherk

Of course, Google is also the first place people turn when they’re looking for the latest news, sports, weather or other categories traditionally served by the “news” media. When they’re already consuming content, it’s too late. Over 40% is spent with content. Looking for the closest copy shop? Or trying to find a handyman?

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