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NBC Targets Local Markets on the New Digg

Adam Sherk

This is particularly appealing for publishers with content that may be of interest to specific audiences as opposed to the wider Digg user base. In my post on news sites on the new Digg I noted that NBC has created a series of city-specific profiles to target local markets. Will it work with local news? NBC is trying to find out.

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The Most Buried News Sites on Digg

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Buried News Sites on Digg by Adam Sherk on July 23, 2009 It’s no secret that mainstream news sites are experiencing increased exposure on social news sites like Digg. Back in March Soshable noted that 46% of the Digg front page is controlled by 50 websites.

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Startups To Watch in 2011

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The most successful startups are able to stay a step ahead of their competition by analyzing the current trends to predict the next hot application that will captivate the public. Here are some examples of recent startups that stayed in touch with the average user to create exceptionally usable products: Easy Photo Sharing with Instagr.am.

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Startup Life: Diary of a First Generation Entrepreneur

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11 pm Startup Life: Diary of a First Generation Entrepreneur Jump to Comments ‘Oh shit.’ In our mind, we knew that was just one of those days when we as drivers of the startup car were being tested. Daksh said: Startup Life: Diary of a First Generation Entrepreneur [link] [.] I know one thing.

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News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? by Adam Sherk on August 4, 2010 The new Digg has gotten a lot of attention for the opportunities it creates for publishers (see ReadWriteWeb and BlueGlass for details).

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On Leadership, Courage. And Sucking

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Digg and now Google Ventures ) video podcast called, Foundation. It's the kind of thing that just sticks to your brain. I have mentioned this before, but I am a huge fan of Kevin Rose 's (ex. The problem with podcasts - in terms of consumption - is that I often find myself discovering something that is somewhat older. andreessen horowitz.

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Mark Zuckerberg on Oprah

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Mark created a foundation—Startup: Education—with an initial gift of $100 million to improve educational opportunities for young people in America. Tags: Facebook Ads Facebook Advertising facebook donation facebook oprah mark zuckerberg donates $100 million mark zuckerberg on oprah startup: education. Stumble upon something good?

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