Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

The discussion around my post on press release buzzwords has brought my attention to a variety of resources on language and writing, the latest being a new book called Wordcatcher. Related posts: PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting. Why the News Business Isn’t Profitable.

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Press Release News Publishing Study 146

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

25 Major News Sites Ranked by Page Speed Videos in Press Releases are Cool – If They Provide Meaningful Content The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

News 101

News Google Hitwise Press Release 101

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. For the full findings on search engines and social media see section two of the Pew report.

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Survey Social Networking Engineering Research 140

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Search Marketing Dwarfs Social Media in Interactive Marketing Budgets by Adam Sherk on December 17, 2009 This week both Brian Solis and SEOMoz made reference to a recent Forrester report forecasting US interactive marketing budgets for the next five years.

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Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

JULY 22, 2009

A side note to Condé Nast Digital’s PR team: I’d put your online press releases on regular Web pages. People will be less likely to link to the.pdf versions in your online press room. Best of luck to both GQ.com and DETAILS.com. I did it above but I didn’t really want to. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Press Release Syndication Blogroll Consultant 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2010

But since the 21,839 subscribers reported in YouTube’s search results make it a top 5 news channel I included it in the table. that does include some news videos. 3) When I try to click through on the BCC World News channel included in the table above I get a “This channel is not available” message.

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Sites News YouTube Press Release 182

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

According to a Hitwise US News & Media Report back in 2007, on average search engine referrals represent about 23% of traffic to print media sites. Side note: Hitwise, you’re overdue for an updated version of that report!).

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Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey 124

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

This is not surprising based on the reactions that Fox News reporting tends to generate from both sides of the political fence. Fox News is strongly ahead in terms of fan engagement and activity – their like and comment numbers are significantly greater than any of the other sites.

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Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

If news organizations can’t stay in business, they won’t be playing any role at all. Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much Does Social Media Increase a Journalist’s Value? too bad google doesn’t allow the sale of text link ads or aol could really clean up in a few years.

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Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication 110

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Related posts: Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic Hitwise Reports News and Media’s Share of Search-Referred Traffic Declining Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts (..)

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News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Related posts: Free Tools for Monitoring Hot Search Trends News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic Hitwise Reports News and Media’s Share of Search-Referred Traffic Declining Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts (..)

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News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

I’ll do a follow-up post when there is more data to report on. Once the new Digg moves out of alpha and has some time to gain traction we’ll get a better sense of how interested users are in drilling down on specific sources, topics and locations. Related posts: News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

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Digg Marketing News Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

To reporters’ sources? If we’re truly in an era of open-source journalism, I say reporters share their access (sort of) to sources via Twitter lists. This isn’t to say the sources will RESPOND, but it’s an interesting way of opening one’s reporter notebook to a willing audience.

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News List Twitter Sites 136

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Unfortunately there are increasing reports of donation fraud online, so major news organizations are playing a vital role in directing people to credible, legitimate groups. I’ve been impressed by how much attention the media has given to promoting ways that people can make donations.

News 129

News Sites Digg Press Release 129

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

It’s simply no longer profitable for companies to report “news.” I’ve been through the book and it’s a good read; for more information check out GoogleyLessons.com. – Adam The traditional news business, as we have known it, is dead. OK, maybe not dead. But dying a quick death.

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Related posts: Top 10 Reasons The New York Times is Really Putting up a Paywall Social Media Visitors More Loyal But Still a Very Small Percentage of Site Traffic Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube Hitwise Reports News and Media’s Share of Search-Referred Traffic Declining (..)

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Hitwise Press Release Syndication Blogroll 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Build for the future – Slow seasons are a good time to make improvements to site architecture, update page templates and engage in various forms of testing on the site. Improve the site as a whole so when things pick up again you’ll be stronger than ever.

Engineering 102

Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release 102

Adam Sherk

APRIL 26, 2010

Not covered in my examples above is the fact that Open Graph protocol can also provide sites with additional reporting data. Site speed is now a ranking factor so this impacts SEO as well as usability.

News 149

News Module Widget Facebook 149

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 16, 2010

Here is a screenshot of the signup tab from their page, in case it gets taken down: With valuable prizes like TVs, camcorders and stereo equipment the “Like it to Win it” promotion is definitely working. Prior to the start of the sweepstakes in early July the JVC page reportedly had about 1,000 fans. As of today it has 36,782 fans.

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RFI Guidelines Facebook Press Release 156

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Here is the reported data on 30 media profiles, ranked by number of followers (as of today): Profile Followers Following Diggs by Publisher Comments by Publisher 1 The New York Times 10,225 4 65 1 2 The Wall Street Journal 9,546 15 281 1 3 BBC News 9,222 0 5,423 0 4 Time 7,842 964 6,289 29 5 Telegraph.co.uk

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Digg Sites News Activities 134

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Who would readers rather interact with about a particular story – someone from marketing or the reporter who wrote the article? In an era where “journalist job security” is becoming an oxymoron, having a strong social media presence makes reporters less expendable and more marketable should they need to find new work.

Social Media 146

Social Media Press Release SEO News 146

Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

Alternatively if anyone is willing to share their figures publicly please leave a comment below.

Survey 193

Survey Twitter Digg Hitwise 193

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Under his orders Time willfully distorted what the reporters in the field reported. In other reporting they were also self directed. News & World Report) for many years. Luce was the son of protestant missionaries in China, he had a weird chip on his shoulder and was a rah rah supporter of our anti communist fight.

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Press Release Issues News Wikipedia 131