Adam Sherk

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Translation and Localization Tips for Publishers

Adam Sherk

For example, if you are publishing a magazine about human resources management it might seem odd to readers in Japan if all the images depict European workers. For example, some parts of the world prefer imperial weights and measures (e.g. pounds, ounces, feet and inches), whereas elsewhere the metric system (e.g.

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

Adam Sherk

For example Phoenix New Times, WGNTV and Seattle Weekly all have 0 followers as of today). 5) NBC is also taking a multi-profile approach to target specific markets, for example: The market-specific logos all match so this appears to be a coordinated effort. Time appears to have the most active profile.

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The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

Adam Sherk

For example a selection of movie reviews (that also exist in the film section) will be duplicated on a different template in a “What’s Hot This Summer” feature. Although content management systems have become more SEO friendly over the years most still cause a number of SEO problems, including duplicate content issues. CMS issues.

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

Adam Sherk

Given the rapid advancement of online communication we should be moving away from mass distribution systems like email lists and towards smaller, far more targeted distribution. Muck Rack and MicroPR are good examples of people using some creative thinking to get the right information to the right people using the online tools available.