The Marketing Blog

APRIL 7, 2010

Sector wise trends : If we look at vertical searches, all is not lost for Google as they continue to rise in Automotive, Shopping and travel verticals. Interesting times, would be equally insightful to see how the search trends for Google shape up in India. Whereas, for February 2010, it stood at 70.95%. Reference Links 1. searches 2.

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The Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2009

trends and the variety of issues companies face during adoption. Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 5 Comments Filed under Web 2.0 The focus of the blog has shifted from that of a startup-centric one when it originally started in 2007. I guess, it's an entrepreneur/ blogger fav topic to blog when starts a startup.

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The Marketing Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

The screen below shows that the bulk of the interaction happens in 25 – 34 age groups and the trend holds true for both the males and females category. Fan Geography Since this is basic data, you might want to dig a little deeper and find out more about the geographic trends like where your fans are coming from. Theme: Pressrow.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

But since all the cool kids have been sharing their top posts I wanted to join in, plus follow my own advice on identifying your top trends. Related posts: How to Identify Your Own Top Trends Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in the Mix Social Media Super Bowl: Which Team Has More Reach?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

Advantage: SAINTS __ 2nd Quarter: Digg Ok, which team has seen the most activity on Digg? According to Digg’s search tool 1,549 Colts articles have been submitted, with only eight being promoted to the front page and three receiving more than 500 diggs.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

First, a study of 33 million unique users from Chitika’s network in September showed that visitors coming from Facebook and Digg were more loyal than those coming from the three major search engines and Twitter. For many news sites (especially poorly optimized ones) search engine referrals are still considerably below 20% of total traffic.

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Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

Idaconcpts

JANUARY 25, 2011

Group buying is a trend that had incredibly growth throughout 2010. based startup’s core strength was its ability to create a strong network of referal sites and until this date it was able to have more referral traffic than the leader of this industry, Groupon. Until October 2010, the Washington, D.C. Share this on Facebook.

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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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release 166

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. News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? There is of course much more to the social media universe than just The Bobbsey Twins.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites The Most Buried News Sites on Digg 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?

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Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

The Marketing Blog

JULY 14, 2008

The trend appears to have changed now and today’s development-teams have to consider the compatibility of their website/blog with mobile phones. The focus of the blog has shifted from that of a startup-centric one when it originally started in 2007. Marketing, Social Media & Branding Blogs in India July 14, 2008.8:16

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

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. But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available.

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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?

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Sites News YouTube Press Release 182

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication 116

The Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Jump to Comments Image via Wikipedia It is that time of the year when some of the brightest minds gather to discuss about technology, business, startups and much more. Be it Web Technologies, technology related trends, Mobiles, Hacking, Blogging, Vlogs, Social Media etc. Yeah we are talking about BarCamp ! that interests the people.

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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! With all the (justifiable) industry focus on social media this year it’s interesting to note that search marketing is still getting the lion’s share of spending.

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Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Study News Press Release Report 147

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

The Most Buried News Sites on Digg { 3 comments… read them below or add one } jack van antwerp January 18, 2010 at 10:14 am [link] also: [link] Adam Sherk January 19, 2010 at 5:29 pm Thanks Jack. Related posts: 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

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News Sites Digg Press Release 129

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Press Release Syndication Blogroll iPad 101

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! It’s also worth noting that a lot of major publishers still get a huge portion of their traffic from direct navigation.

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Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

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! It’s also worth noting that a lot of major publishers still get a huge portion of their traffic from direct navigation.

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Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

As I’ve covered in past posts on monitoring hot search trends and dealing with seasonal dips in search traffic , news sites can leverage tools and data to gain powerful insights into what’s working and not working on their sites. Are you sure you want to write that article, Dave? Is this a good thing? Done right, I say absolutely.

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Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication 110

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! The flip side to that is that not everything gleaned from monitoring social media activity is accurate or reliable.

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Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

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! However, according to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool , some people do: Currently CNN.com and MSNBC.com are the top two listings in Google for “breaking news.”

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News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

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! However, according to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool , some people do: Currently CNN.com and MSNBC.com are the top two listings in Google for “breaking news.”

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 100

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

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. It’s not easy to chase search trends as there is a danger of always ending up one step behind.

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Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release 102

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Social Media 100

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing 100

Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

The Huffington Post The Huffington Post has added a “Hot on Facebook” module to its home page and in a sidebar on posts: I like this and think it will do a good job of encouraging user clicks, similar to the Digg widget that has worked well on news sites. Seeing that stories have been liked thousands of times certainly caught my interest.

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News Module Widget Facebook 149

The Marketing Blog

JULY 23, 2008

Who All blog-readers who enjoy following trends/thoughts/insights/analysis on social-media , marketing and branding trends in India. The focus of the blog has shifted from that of a startup-centric one when it originally started in 2007. I guess, it's an entrepreneur/ blogger fav topic to blog when starts a startup.

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Social Media Brands Web 2.0 Startup 100

The Marketing Blog

AUGUST 4, 2008

With tight-budgets I believe that there should be a strong reason for adoption of any new trend. I don’t like Twitter and I expect alot more startups to develop better Location Based Applications. * I should ‘Ajaxify’ my current website - Ajax reduce overall loading time for the readers – This is not a trend, it is a must.

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Consultant Wiki Web 2.0 Startup 100

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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