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Top Magazines on Google+ Have Larger Fan Base But Less Engagement Than On Facebook

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The buzz about Google Plus was grim as 2012 began: “ a virtual ghost town compared to Facebook ” was how the platform was described in February, as the rapid user growth following its June 2011 launch leveled off — and data revealed that those who signed up were doing little after that. By November 2011, comScore reported that 15.2

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StumbleUpon Traffic to Magazine and Content Sites Down 27%

Adam Sherk

To get a better sense of the situation I pulled StumbleUpon referral figures from 2010-2012 for a group of 47 news and content sites that we work with at Define Media Group , primarily magazine brands. For confidentially reasons I am not able to reveal the specific titles, but they are all well-known brands from major publishers.

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Can Breastfeeding Save Time Magazine?

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When was the last time you discussed Time Magazine around the dinner table? It all started when one friend leaned into the table and spoke (in an almost embarrassed whisper), "Did any of you see the cover of Time Magazine ? The real question is this: why did Time Magazine run with that cover story? breastfeeding?

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What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? by Adam Sherk on September 22, 2010 Was Time magazine “scurrilous and utterly shameless in its willingness to distort” in 1964? So what was up with Time magazine in 1964?

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Interesting Magazine and Digital Stats from Pew State of the News Media 2013

Adam Sherk

In reading the Pew Research Center’s State of the News Media 2013 there were some interesting things in the sections on magazines and digital that I thought I’d point out. News Magazine Readers are Old. Social Sharing: The New Coffee Table Magazine Spread. Time is Doing Well Online. for the adult US population.

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4 Top Facebook Mistakes by Companies in 2012

Atom Thought

Treat Facebook to push Press Releases: More often than not companies push their press releases intended for newspapers and magazines on Facebook. We have seen this become as bad as publishing scanned images of the press releases. Companies need to realize that their real job begins after getting the likes on Facebook.

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Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down

Adam Sherk

Has this translated into a significant change in social news referrals for publishers? ” 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. Related posts: Survey: Twitter Less than 1% of Traffic to Newspapers and Magazines; Facebook 1%.

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