Adam Sherk

MAY 29, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Your Mom’s Coming to Facebook, But She May Not Stick Around by Adam Sherk on May 29, 2009 Inside Facebook published some new statistics this week on Facebook’s US audience growth over the last 60 days. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 25, 2012

” I wanted to get a better idea of just how much of a shift has occurred with some of the publishers that we work with at Define Media Group. I intentionally chose sites from several different publishers and focused on those with content that is a reasonably good fit for social news sites. million visits in 2009 to 22.7

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 13, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 25 Major News Sites Ranked by Page Speed by Adam Sherk on April 13, 2010 Now that site speed is officially a Google ranking factor, site performance and page load time are important for SEO as well as usability. 80 5 aolnews.com 77 guardian.co.uk out of the top 10.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 10, 2012

Normally in posts like Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? The New York Times leads the group by a considerable margin. Fox News tends to get a high volume of comments per Facebook update, so I was curious if the same would hold true on Google+. Which News Sites Have the Most Valuable Facebook Pages?

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Adam Sherk

JULY 17, 2009

It’s not the same 20 every time – Twitter randomly shuffles in 20 profiles from the group it has deemed worthy of recommendation. Since new users aren’t always sure exactly how to use Twitter, this starter group can be quite helpful, so the profiles that are featured do end up getting a steady stream of new followers.

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2013

And since social media and Google+ in particular have an impact on SEO there are also secondary benefits to locating influencers there. It finds mentions and links in Web content and social media, and you can use it in a desktop app or a browser, or just get e-mail alerts. Excel or Google Docs. Public Relations'

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Adam Sherk

JULY 10, 2012

Women are the strong majority in every age group: Now for a fashion magazine site with a largely female readership that is hardly surprising. So for any type of site it is worth experimenting with Google+ promotion and engagement (see 8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves ).

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Help Haiti: News Sites Promote Ways to Donate by Adam Sherk on January 14, 2010 As the devastation and human tragedy caused by the Haiti earthquake grows, people are flocking to the news media for information, and more importantly to learn ways that they can help.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 14, 2013

These activities typically involve collaboration with multiple groups including tech, edit and audience development as well as the SEO, PR and social media teams. Social media. Last but certainly not least is social media in general, for a number of reasons. Recommended Tactics. Link reclamation.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Optimization Tips by Adam Sherk on September 3, 2009 This week Google put out a video to give publishers more information on how Google News works and how best to optimize for it. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

It would also be interesting to see how Microsoft addresses the financial realities of trying to extend such an arrangement to a larger group of publishers. I’d actually like to see this happen…it would make for an interesting case study demonstrating that the only one hurt by such a deal is News Corp itself.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 23, 2009

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. was the 2nd most popular source but it ranks 19th in bury percentage in this group.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers? First and foremost is the ability to create official profiles and automatically submit content, which publishers are hoping will turn Digg into a friendlier place for mainstream media.

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Among that group Real Simple has attracted the largest following to-date. With Facebook, Twitter and now Google +1 buttons becoming virtually required placements that doesn’t always leave room for niche sites like Pinterest. [As Have you incorporated Pinterest into your social efforts yet? Cooking Light. Bon Appetit.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 8, 2011

The best solution is for Google to fast track the Google+ business pages, which they now appear to be doing at least in terms of working with an initial test group. With various media sites already reporting good referral traffic from Google+ it is hard to blame any news organization for wanting to establish a presence ASAP.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 9, 2013

The group includes a cross-section of print, broadcast and Web-only news organizations, and is not intended to be a definitive list. Related posts: MLB Teams on Twitter and Facebook: Two-Year Growth Rates. Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Social Media Increase a Journalist’s Value? One journalist has a large following and active presence on several social media sites. One journalist has a large following and active presence on several social media sites.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 17, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Which News Sites Have the Most Valuable Facebook Pages? by Adam Sherk on May 17, 2010 Maintaining a Facebook Page is now a fundamental part of most news organizations’ social media presence. The CPM can be adjusted between $1 and $25.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Survey: Twitter Less than 1% of Traffic to Newspapers and Magazines; Facebook 1% by Adam Sherk on March 2, 2010 For my presentation on Twitter Marketing Tactics at SMX West this week I wanted to get a sense of just how much traffic Twitter is driving to major news sites.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 29, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Overused Buzzwords and Marketing Speak in Press Releases by Adam Sherk on June 29, 2010 Unique, one-of-a-kind, best-of-breed…blah, blah, blah. Any phrases that are sometimes hyphenated are grouped together with the non-hyphenated version (e.g.

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