Data, Research, Startup and Syndication

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?

Syndication

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.

Syndication

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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Survey Social Networking Engineering Research

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. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Yahoo

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

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.

Social Media

Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey

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

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Vocus

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

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Press Release

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

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 8, 2009

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. From a SEO perspective, the best approach is to avoid this practice altogether.

Sites

Sites News Syndication Content

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. In fact even running the same queries 30 minutes later gave me different results in some cases than what is pictured above.

News

News List Google Embedding

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

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

SEO

SEO News Social Media Syndication

Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Thanks for sharing. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Syndication

Syndication URL Press Release SEO

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Content

Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication

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). Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Interesting numbers.

Sites

Sites News Engagement Facebook

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

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report Press Release

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

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Hitwise

Hitwise News Report 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. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Tumblr

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication

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?

News

News Google Syndication Press Release

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Press Release

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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. 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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Review Google Embedding Press Release

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! When it comes to interactive media buys it looks like Google and the other search engines still offer marketers the best opportunities online.

Social Media

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey

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. Last week Twitter gave us their Top Twitter Trends of 2009 for categories like news events, people, movies, etc.

Trends

Trends How To Digg Press Release

The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

Press Release

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare

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”? So the highlights help to offset pages with more witty, print-style headlines.

Engineering

Engineering Press Release Survey Syndication

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

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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%

News

News Sites Twitter Digg

I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! – If You de-Index Will They Still Come? News Corp. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News

News Google Hitwise Press Release

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.

Engineering

Engineering Hitwise Health Care 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. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Related posts: News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

Digg

Digg Marketing News Press Release

Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

Social Media

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing

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

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Content

Content Press Release Digg Survey

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

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

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? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Issues

Issues Publishing URL Syndication

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. Great take on NBA/social media. Chicago Bulls were about where I’d expect them. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Team Engagement Facebook Press Release

Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Examples

Examples News Press Release Embedding

Google javascript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored.

Adam Sherk

JUNE 5, 2009

Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! JVC Facebook Page Sweepstakes a Big Success. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines?

Publishing

Publishing Google NoFollow Guidelines

Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News

News Google Syndication Press Release

Smart Move from Condé Nast: GQ and DETAILS Should Have Their Own.

Adam Sherk

JULY 22, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Press Release

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Consultant

Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News

News Press Release Survey SEO

Your Mom's Coming to Facebook, But She May Not Stick Around

Adam Sherk

MAY 29, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

Facebook

Facebook Press Release Syndication Blogroll

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News

News Hitwise Press Release 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?

Sites

Sites News Postrank Engagement

A Closer Look at Fan Engagement on the Fox News Facebook Page

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! 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?

News

News Engagement Facebook 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.

Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

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?

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

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

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

Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

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

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

Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement

Google News Now Recrawling Updated Articles

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Rich Snippets: Increase Google Visibility for Reviews through.

Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets

How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

The Daily Show Visits The New York Times

Article Highlights: Good for Users, Good for Search Engines

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

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

I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google

5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic

NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Corporate social media marketing is about two-way communication

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

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

NBA Playoff Teams Ranked by Facebook Page Engagement

Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com

Google javascript Changes Put Publishers in Violation of Sponsored.

Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Smart Move from Condé Nast: GQ and DETAILS Should Have Their Own.

Why the News Business Isn't Profitable

Your Mom's Coming to Facebook, But She May Not Stick Around

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

A Closer Look at Fan Engagement on the Fox News Facebook Page

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