Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Whenever I do a presentation on Google+ for publishers I mention that quite a few news and content brands are among the most followed pages. Today I thought I’d check to see just how many news and content sites are among the top 500 pages on Google+. The Most Followed News and Content Sites on Google+. Top 100: 28% (28).

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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. – Adam The traditional news business, as we have known it, is dead. Look at AOL.

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Travel 32%. Hitwise Reports News and Media’s Share of Search-Referred Traffic Declining. Home and Lifestyle 39%. Sports 38%. An added note is that sites with a younger demographic tended to have a higher mobile percentage. There was not a consistent pattern for sites with a larger male or female audience.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2012

News & Tech 50,690 4,267. Travel 30,622 1,457. News & Tech 152,218 9,498. Travel 49,431 1,586. Yahoo News Syndication: Attribution Links Not SEO-Friendly. These are the exact averages for each category: Links from Pinterest: Category Averages. Average Links Average Linked Pages. Food 612,238 12,886.

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

While the most natural opportunities for publishers will be tied to current news and information, there are also some compelling things that could be done with historical content. I’d love to see a partnership between The New York Times and Foursquare. Not from a recent Wikipedia entry; from actual news coverage from that time.

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