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Yahoo News Syndication: Attribution Links Not SEO-Friendly

Adam Sherk

JULY 9, 2009

In looking at syndicated content on Yahoo News, most of the syndicated articles do not include attribution links (each news source likely has to request or provide them), but among those that do exist there is a problem. Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals?

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Syndication Yahoo SEO News

Syndication Best Practices: Reduce the Risk of Being Outranked for.

Adam Sherk

JUNE 30, 2009

However from an SEO perspective there is a downside, as syndication creates duplicate content issues. Search engines don’t want to show users multiple versions of the same content, so when an article has been syndicated it’s likely that one version will be given prominence – and that may or may not be the original.

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Syndication Press Release SEO Publishing

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

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

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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15 of the Best Social Media Monitoring Tools to Save You Time

Hootsuite

MAY 21, 2020

Once you start collecting this valuable data, you can use it to look for trends and insights. Social media monitoring is about gathering information—collecting all the data and details you can. You analyze the data for actionable insights. Social listening uses the data you gather to improve your social media strategy.

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Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

SearchMonkey allows sites to use structured data to include additional information in their Yahoo search results such as addresses and phone numbers, review scores, pricing, etc. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. For technical details and instructions see the SearchMonkey News help page.

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Yahoo News Syndication Press Release

PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting by Adam Sherk on January 11, 2010 The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study today of the modern news ecosystem, examining a week of news activity in Baltimore, MD.

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Study News Press Release Report

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Sites News Syndication Content

How to Hire Your Social Media Marketing Partner

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 11, 2012

Strategy involves competitive research, benchmarking, messaging, audience identification, determining platforms for engagement, setting overall program and conversion goals, and setting up metrics. Content syndication involves the actual publishing and sharing of content on social media platforms. Pre-launch SMM Activities.

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Social Media How To Marketing Syndication

Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Conducted with Don Bates of George Washington University, the study measures the journalists’ use of and attitudes toward social media for researching and reporting stories. There is a lot more data in the Cision study , so I recommend downloading it to get the whole story. So I guess the takeaway there is go after the new folks.

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Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey

Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release

Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I'd Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll

AOL Newsroom: A Model for the Future or Shades of 2001?

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

by Adam Sherk on February 23, 2010 There is an interesting article in BusinessWeek on how AOL is utilizing software and analytics data in an effort to match content with user interests and monetize it more successfully. But there is no reason not to use tools and data to help make smart business – and editorial – decisions.

Hitwise

Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication

Do Google's Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings?

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Conclusions It is important to note that everyone’s Google results are a bit different based on what data center they are hitting, when they do the search, the degree of personalization, etc. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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News List Google Embedding

A Look at Muck Rack's Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later

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. Of those 51 releases, 28 included a bit.ly

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My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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SEO News Social Media Syndication

Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

I do feel compelled to mention that NPR would be #2 on your list in terms of fans, however (disclosure: I work there as an audience research analyst). Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Interesting numbers. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Sites News Engagement Facebook

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication

Publishers: Solve Tracking Code, Duplicate Content Issues with the.

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

xid=rss (or ?xid=topstories Related posts: The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? Syndication Best Practices: Reduce the Risk of Being Outranked for Your Own Content Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

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Issues Publishing URL Syndication

Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

That’s not an easy question to answer without having access to each site’s analytics data and knowing their goals and objectives. But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available. So which news sites are getting the most out of their social media efforts?

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Sites News Postrank Engagement

Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report Press Release

Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report Press Release

Google News Now Recrawling Updated Articles

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?

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News Google Syndication Press Release

Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

I don’t have any data on what kind of traffic the Tumblr site is getting, but either it is fairly low or visitors simply aren’t starting discussions there. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. I went back several months and it’s not easy to find items that have gotten comments.

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Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication

eLearning 2.0 Technologies and Concepts: Start Pages as Environments for Self-Organized Learners

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

At the conference EduMedia 2008, TENCompetence Special Technology Track "Technology Support for Self-Organized Learners" I presented my ideas and gained experience with Start pages and their possibilities for building the learning and research environments for Self-organized learners. Congratulations! June 24, 2008 11:24 AM. Oskar Casquero.

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Netvibes Organization Web 2.0 Widget

Rich Snippets: Increase Google Visibility for Reviews through.

Adam Sherk

MAY 13, 2009

Initially Google is supporting data on reviews and people. You can follow Google’s guidelines for marking up structured data to learn how to do it, including the specific properties for reviews. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Review Google Embedding Press Release

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Data like this is interesting to check out, and it can provide useful insights for marketers and content producers in getting a better understanding of user interest and activities in both search and social media. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Trends How To Digg Press Release

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

Social Media

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Press Release Syndication Blogroll iPad

Where Do You Want Your Social Media Press Releases to Live?

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). Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Press Release Social Media Syndication Hosting

Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences' Social.

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. If not how do we get there? Related posts: Does Google Want Brands in Your Social Circle?

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Google Google Reader Press Release Survey

Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines

Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com Google News Now Recrawling Updated Articles Do People Search for “Breaking News”? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Engineering Press Release Survey Syndication

The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare

News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

News

News Sites Yahoo Facebook

News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

The easiest thing to compare is reach based on Twitter followers and I’ve included that data below. The data point they make available without a subscription is called “Impact.” Please accept the usual caveats about the accuracy of the data, methodology of the tool, etc. 2,461,060 2 @cnnbrk 77.3% 3,139,883 3 @TIME 76.9%

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News Sites Twitter Digg

5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Here are five ways to mitigate seasonal search traffic declines: Go after hot topics – Regularly monitor the top searches, topics and trend data published by search engines and social media sites for content ideas and opportunities. Research the opportunities and come up with an effective social media strategy.

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Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release

I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients. News Corp.

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News Google Hitwise Press Release

NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

I’ll do a follow-up post when there is more data to report on. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Once the new Digg moves out of alpha and has some time to gain traction we’ll get a better sense of how interested users are in drilling down on specific sources, topics and locations.

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Digg Marketing News Press Release

News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags

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. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Sites News Press Release SEO

Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

Social Media

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing

NewsPulse Gives CNN.com a New Way to Showcase Popular Content

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

Content

Content Press Release Digg Survey

NBA Playoff Teams Ranked by Facebook Page Engagement

Adam Sherk

MAY 4, 2010

Laura Hale May 4, 2010 at 10:01 pm Interesting data. But interesting read and I really appreciate how you laid out how you got this data and why you did the data collection method you chose. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Great take on NBA/social media.

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Team Engagement Facebook Press Release

Google javascript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored.

Adam Sherk

JUNE 5, 2009

Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. JVC Facebook Page Sweepstakes a Big Success. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines? Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Publishing Google NoFollow Guidelines

Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

News

News Google Syndication Press Release

Yahoo News Syndication: Attribution Links Not SEO-Friendly

Syndication Best Practices: Reduce the Risk of Being Outranked for.

Trending Sources

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

15 of the Best Social Media Monitoring Tools to Save You Time

Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

How to Hire Your Social Media Marketing Partner

Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I'd Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool

AOL Newsroom: A Model for the Future or Shades of 2001?

Do Google's Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings?

A Look at Muck Rack's Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later

My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media

Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Publishers: Solve Tracking Code, Duplicate Content Issues with the.

Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Hitwise Reports News and Media's Share of Search-Referred Traffic.

Google News Now Recrawling Updated Articles

Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement

eLearning 2.0 Technologies and Concepts: Start Pages as Environments for Self-Organized Learners

Rich Snippets: Increase Google Visibility for Reviews through.

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Where Do You Want Your Social Media Press Releases to Live?

Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences' Social.

Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines

The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages

News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact?

5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic

I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google

NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags

Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

NewsPulse Gives CNN.com a New Way to Showcase Popular Content

NBA Playoff Teams Ranked by Facebook Page Engagement

Google javascript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored.

Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

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