Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

A tactic that some news and content sites employ is monitoring Google’s Hot Trends list in an effort to identify hot topics and then quickly produce matching content around them. Many search trends come and go quickly, so sites that cover a topic after its peak will likely miss out on the larger search engine visibility opportunity.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk How to Identify Your Own Top Trends by Adam Sherk on December 22, 2009 Yesterday Facebook shared its Top Status Trends of 2009 , providing insight into what terms most commonly occurred in users’ status updates. were most (and least) popular?

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Webbiquity SMM

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The summary reveals no shocking surprises but a few interesting trends: 78% of marketers identified “generating high-quality leads&# as their top priority, while 44% said the same for “generating a high volume of leads&# (so generating low-quality leads is a priority for some marketers? Share this on Bebo. Share this on Facebook.

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Kikolani

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The trick to capitalizing on social media trends is to find what is happening now and make it work for you. Moms, on the other hand, aren’t hanging around Digg or Linkedin. In addition to market reading, you should also be reading about emerging trends and demographic specifics as well. Avoid Trending to a Degree.

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Bill Hartzer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Keeping your website well fed with fresh, original and most importantly, quality (useful) content is an SEO “trend&# that will never fade away. Some of these fundamentals include: Fresh, Quality Content. Online or offline, providing what people want will always ensure success. Don’t let any SEO expert tell you otherwise!

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

One of the key success factors in marketing is the ability of a marketer to seize a certain moment – jumping on a trending item that will resonate with their audience, and repackaging it so it’s relevant to the reader. Where to find trending topics and keywords for your blog. Google Trends.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 23, 2013

StumbleUpon Traffic Declines: Three-Year Trend. In addition there are exceptions within each group where a specific site has a much different three-year trend than the others. Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down. It had; only 10 of the 47 sites saw a YoY decline in 2011, compared to 33 in 2012.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Using the report they were able to glean insights into the prominence of certain topics by consumers and the trending of the topics that were most important to Chevron. I think this report is a great example for all of us – it shows a very comprehensive approach to monitoring and gaining insights from data. Email this to a friend?

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Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

link] FriendFeed [link] LinkedIn [link] MySpace [link] Twitter [link] Digg [link] Seesmic [link] Stumbleupon [link] Ning – Create Your Own Social Network [link] Squidoo [link] Social Tools & Apps Hootsuite – Our Fav!! Buzz Index – Today?s link] Hootsuite [link] Twitterfall – a way of viewing the latest ?tweets?

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Kikolani

JUNE 28, 2013

Digg Reader. Allows you to Digg and share to Facebook or Twitter. Allows you to view trending posts amongst your network. Allows you to share to Facebook, Twitter, Buffer, Google+, Pocket, Evernote, Yammer, HootSuite, Flipboard, Readability, or email. The service is free and currently in beta (but may become premium later).

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Harp Interactive

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Updates : Continually monitor trending topics in your industry and include the hot keywords in related status updates and posts. Submit your link to Delicoius, Stumble, Digg and Reddit etc. Make sure that you use keywords for anchor text (the text that is hyper-liked) instead of “My website”, “My Twitter” or “My Company” etc.

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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Another post not listed that did pretty well was News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? A version that was republished on SocialTimes ended up being submitted to Digg and things took off from there. How to Identify Your Own Top Trends.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Examples of this type of site are Reddit, Digg and Mix (formerly StumbleUpon). DoshDosh has some great tips on making and interacting with friends in social sites (particularly Digg). I know a number of top Digg users and in each case they are some of the most generous and ‘other serving’ people you’ll ever meet.

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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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Idaconcpts

JANUARY 13, 2011

The graph shows traffic trends; the pie-chart and tables show what is driving the trends. The Google Analytics Traffic Overview is a report that provides an overview of the different kinds of sources that send traffic to your site. “Referring Sites&# shows visits from people who clicked to your site from another site. Tweet This!

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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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Idaconcpts

JULY 22, 2010

Using Google Trends, here is the Search Volume Index of the keywords “online casino” (in blue) from 2004 to 2009 at the Google search engine: The numbers you see on the vertical axis of the Search Volume Index (graph above) aren’t absolute search traffic numbers. . – Looking for Online Casinos in Search Engines. – Takeaway.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 25, 2010

The folks at Dell confided in me and said if they knew now and had the tools in place to listen to customer via social they could have spotted that trend before it hit the front page of the NY Times. Some trends in business may come and go but delivering a great customer experience will never go out of vogue. Tweet This!

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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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

JANUARY 26, 2010

At a recent dinner with a buddy of mine from Microsoft (who helped launch Bing) – I learned a lot more about the search market and a very important trend that can effect the future of B2B Marketing. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us. Share this on Reddit. Stumble upon something good?

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Mindjumpers

JULY 15, 2010

. • Witty, cheeky and shirtless guy in front – the character of the Old Spice guy is well played out by Isaiah Mustafa • Creating a buzz – Old Spice knows how to create a buzz by choosing wisely what people to respond. By connecting with celebrities who reply and retweet, they quickly reach a wide audience by word-of-mouth.

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Idaconcpts

JANUARY 12, 2011

Viral videos, in spite of hitting the ceiling for time trending, have remained relevant because they are irresistible. Thus, when they are anything less than scintillating, a public bored with quick-fix features will instantly click-away. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This! Share this on LinkedIn. Post on Google Buzz. Share it on StumbleUpon.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 9, 2010

They recently put out a 2010 Budget and Allocations trends document which surveyed the membership to gave you the chart above. According to the IT Services Marketing Association (ITSMA) which, full disclosure, I am a member and an avid fan of their work. Tweet This! Share this on Facebook. Share this on Linkedin. Share this on del.icio.us.

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B2B Social Media Marketing Survey 198

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

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

Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

SEO benefits: Many social media bookmarking sites use NOFOLLOW tags that limit the outbound link value of posts made on their sites, but there are still many leading sites that allow DOFOLLOW tags — including Friendfeed, Digg, and Mixx. Are you using social media to grow your business? Please share your experiences! Blog at WordPress.com.

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Bill Hartzer

DECEMBER 7, 2010

An annual marketing budget survey of business-to-business marketing trends released today is showing that marketing departments are going to increase their budget in Social Media and in Search Engine Marketing in 2011. The study was conducted jointly by Goldstein Group Communications and Hearst Business Media. Share this on del.icio.us.

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Saying It Social

MARCH 11, 2010

Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit March 11, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Uncategorized | search engine optimization , seo , seo tools , social medai marketing , social media , social media tools , social networking 1 Comment » Thank you for the list, it is extremely helpful! .&# Blog at WordPress.com.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 7, 2010

If you are to represent your personal brand as one that is expert, you should at least take the time to stay up to date with news, trends, and opinion. Learn what the current issues and trends are in your field and share your thoughts and opinions with others. Nice article worth the read.

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Brands Handbook MySpace Construction 236

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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Buzz Marketing for Technology

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Throughout the day I follow toggle between TweetDeck, retweeting good posts and reading new posts on my Google Reader and sharing them (during lunch or after work). My advice would be don’t let Google Reader (or any social activity) over run your life – remember you are in control! Tweet This! Share this on Facebook.

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Idaconcpts

JANUARY 25, 2011

Group buying is a trend that had incredibly growth throughout 2010. As the competition between Groupon and LivingSocial intensifies and they both need to continue their amazing growth to sustain their high market valuations, 2 trends start to emerge: Small businesses will be left out. Share this on Facebook. Tweet This!

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Examples of this type of site are Reddit, Digg and Mix (formerly StumbleUpon). DoshDosh has some great tips on making and interacting with friends in social sites (particularly Digg). I know a number of top Digg users and in each case they are some of the most generous and ‘other serving’ people you’ll ever meet.

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Social Media Digg How To Social Bookmarking 26

Kikolani

APRIL 26, 2011

Blogging has probably revolutionized the Internet in a way that few other trends have been able to accomplish. Promote and distribute your posts on to other social media platforms such as Digg and StumbleUpon. This trend will only continue and the percentage will definitely go up. Photo Credit. It is that easy! Make It Mobile.

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Tips Blogger Case Study StumbleUpon 165

Saying It Social

JULY 30, 2010

View this document on Scribd Share this: StumbleUpon Digg Reddit July 30, 2010 - Posted by akstout18 | Facebook | Facebook , facebook page rss feed url , facebook business page feed , facebook fan page rss feed , feed reader 1 Comment » [.] .&# Blog at WordPress.com.

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Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 24, 2012

When my company, Small Business Trends, LLC, first purchased BizSugar in the summer of 2009, the best way I could describe it was as a miniature version of Digg, except that BizSugar focused soley on sharing information geared toward small and mid-sized businesses. This is a guest post by Anita Campbell. This is still true.

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Buzz Marketing for Technology

MARCH 2, 2010

Well I have since learned otherwise from the folks at Networked Insights who not only measure the number of posts in one period versus the number posts in another period but they also measure the tone and sentiment of those posts giving you an indication that (in our case) sentiment is trending in a positive direction! Tweet This!

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B2B Engagement Marketing Sentiment 206