Adam Sherk

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8 Social Media Questions Publishers Should Be Asking Themselves

Adam Sherk

The rise of content marketing is driven largely by the fact that non-content businesses know that they need content to succeed in search and social. This is particularly helpful with breaking news and trending topics for which strong link signals are not yet present. All three are needed on a regular basic to keep up momentum.

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Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About.

Adam Sherk

The flip side to that is that not everything gleaned from monitoring social media activity is accurate or reliable. So it’s not surprising that 84% of the journalists indicated that news and information delivered via social media was “slightly less” or “much less” reliable/vetted than news delivered via traditional media.

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Can Publishers Harvest Social Media Intent in a Meaningful Way?

Adam Sherk

In search marketing extracting basic intent signals is fairly straightforward since users’ search queries often reveal their intentions. great article or “good tips”) that information may help with sentiment analysis but it may not reveal intent. Related posts: How to Identify Your Own Top Trends.