Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Believe it or not, being indexed in Google and Google News is actually good for news sites. Google-less? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! – If You de-Index Will They Still Come?

News 101

News Google Hitwise Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles? So if you link to your Twitter account on your Google profile the people you’re following on Twitter become part of your social circle. If not how do we get there?

Google 109

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? So it appears this tip is intended to make it easier for Google News to understand the correct title for articles, as opposed to being a “must do&# to prevent an issue.

News 100

News Google Syndication Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 5, 2009

While it’s good news that Google is continuing to improve its ability to deal with JavaScript, this change also impacts the way that many publishers display sponsored links on their sites. Is Google going to run out and start penalizing sites with sponsored links in JavaScript? Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Publishing 100

Publishing Google NoFollow Guidelines 100

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Yahoo and Google were among the most frequently mentioned websites for online news, indicating that users see them as sources for news (be it original reporting or aggregation) and not just search vehicles. Related posts: Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles?

Survey 140

Survey Social Networking Engineering Research 140

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Why the News Business Isn’t Profitable by Guest on September 10, 2010 This is a guest post from Aaron Goldman , author of Everything I Know about Marketing I Learned from Google. You just Google it, right? came over from Google. Or trying to find a handyman?

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I personally found that Google Trends tends to be a little more sensationalistic than the others. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Here are some free resources for identifying hot topics and search trends.

Trends 146

Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Shifting from poaching content to paying for it, it really is no wonder that the AP seems so threatened by Google. Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough?

Content 116

Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication 116

Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

Google, Bing and Yahoo are all experimenting with various forms of real-time results now and making deals with Twitter, Facebook and other social sites. In its “Latest results” Google blends results from Google News and Google Blog Search with updates from Twitter and Facebook Pages, offering multiple paths in for news and content sites.

Sites 143

Sites News Yahoo Engineering 143

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.

Vocus 166

Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

i think aol is sending a pretty clear message that their new ceo is saying that google still wants tons and tons of content for the foreseeable future. too bad google doesn’t allow the sale of text link ads or aol could really clean up in a few years.

Hitwise 110

Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication 110

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Google News Optimization Tips A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Study 147

Study News Press Release Report 147

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.

Press Release 138

Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

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. So how well do major news sites perform in these areas?

Sites 161

Sites News Yahoo Journal 161

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Related posts: Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? 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.

Syndication 117

Syndication URL Press Release SEO 117

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.

Press Release 101

Press Release Syndication Blogroll iPad 101

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

And throughout December we’ve gotten top 2009 searches lists from Google , Yahoo , Bing and Ask. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Trends 167

Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

When it comes to interactive media buys it looks like Google and the other search engines still offer marketers the best opportunities online. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

In terms of search engine visibility, as of today the Tumblr site is #9 in my Google results for “Newsweek” so it’s working its way up. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Tumblr 131

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube Google Living Stories – Just Snazzy Topic Pages or is Google onto Something? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Content 112

Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! There’s some background information on the Yahoo Developer Network: SearchMonkey.

Yahoo 101

Yahoo News Syndication Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

APRIL 5, 2010

While the Tigers fan page has 248k+ fans, as of today the only page Facebook search shows for “Detroit Tigers” is an unofficial, outdated page with 841 fans: Even clicking “See More Results” doesn’t surface the real page – I had to use Google to find it.

Team 204

Team Twitter Facebook Comparison 204

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

So far Google seems to agree. As of today the article is #1 (after some embedded news results) for the query “michael vick eagles”: Related posts: Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Examples 102

Examples News Press Release Embedding 102

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

And if I want to get an overview of the current news of the day I’ll go to Google News or Yahoo! 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 , or direct navigate to a major news site.

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

And if I want to get an overview of the current news of the day I’ll go to Google News or Yahoo! 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 , or direct navigate to a major news site.

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 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.

News 181

News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181

Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Related posts: Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com Google News Now Recrawling Updated Articles Do People Search for “Breaking News”?

Engineering 100

Engineering Press Release Survey Syndication 100

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.

Sites 238

Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

In a recent Google Webmaster Central video Google’s Matt Cutts talked about blog tags and SEO: “There are certainly some blogs, including some really popular blogs, who have an entire paragraph full of tags. Related posts: Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers?

Sites 112

Sites News Press Release SEO 112

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! So belatedly here are my 10 most popular posts of 2009, by pageviews: Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement?

SEO 101

SEO News Social Media Syndication 101

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.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 29, 2009

Let’s see what they make of Google Wave. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Related posts: JVC Facebook Page Sweepstakes a Big Success. But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines?

Facebook 101

Facebook Press Release Syndication Blogroll 101

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 26, 2010

Google Blog Search has 519,933 total results for “Indianapolis Colts” and 20,776 in the past week. But from what I can see, and I searched with both Facebook and Google, the Saints do not have an official page. So I’m going to gloss over all of that and just look at four things, one for each quarter in the Super Bowl.

Team 150

Team Social Media Digg Press Release 150

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Related posts: New York Times Plans to Implement Permanent Redirects on IHT.com URLs Top 10 Reasons The New York Times is Really Putting up a Paywall The Daily Show Visits The New York Times Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Foursquare 111

Foursquare Badge Press Release Syndication 111

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

JANUARY 14, 2010

The Red Cross and Google also have tools for this purpose. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! CNN has launched Looking for Loved Ones in Haiti to help people trying to connect with missing family and friends.

News 129

News Sites Digg Press Release 129

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

Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100