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Take Advantage of Additional Google News Opportunities for Publishers

Adam Sherk

JUNE 4, 2014

3) Editors’ Picks – Creating an Editors’ Picks RSS feed allows you to provide five links to priority content that will potentially be featured in a special module within Google News: There are some specific guidelines to follow for the RSS feed. Plus it has a number of other features that are specific to Google News.

News

News Publishing Google Module

Link Building Tactics for Publishers

Adam Sherk

MAY 14, 2013

E-mail newsletters and RSS feeds. RSS feeds are another good opportunity, both for content discovery and because users sometimes utilize them to power link modules on a blog or other site, in which case they become a direct source of links. However the collective payoff can be substantial so it’s worth devoting some resources to it.

Publishing

Publishing Module Syndication Badge

Should Browsers Display Only Canonical URLs to Users?

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

source=rss, ?xid=newsletter, Marketing teams like to track referrals from newsletters, RSS, partnerships, internal navigation, etc. While not a perfect solution it is often the best option available in cases like duplicate content caused by appending tracking codes to URLs (e.g. ?source=rss, xid=newsletter, ?nav=home).

URL

URL Syndication Newsletter RSS

A Look at Muck Rack's Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Releases are posted on their press release page (and in its RSS feed) and tweeted via @muckrack , which currently has 5k+ followers. Based on their press release page and RSS feed, since the service launched in late July they’ve distributed 51 press releases, a small number being their own.

Press Release

Press Release Twitter URL RSS

The Best Free (or Cheap) Tools for Blogger and Influencer Outreach

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2013

The tool indexes millions of RSS feeds and a Feed Authority score is applied to each. Fresh Web Explorer. Fresh Web Explorer is a new tool from SEOmoz that lets you find recent mentions and links, searchable by URL, domain, brand, keyword, etc. SEOmoz PRO membership is required to use it. Google Blog Search.

Blogger

Blogger BuzzStream Influencer Tools

News Sites: Tame Your Blog Tags

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

But that’s no longer a significant opportunity, so blog tags are now more about on-site usability; directing users to additional content on a particular topic or allowing them to subscribe to topic-specific RSS feeds. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Sites

Sites News Press Release SEO

Social Media Visitors More Loyal But Still a Very Small Percentage.

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

In publishing that typically means additional page views and time on site, RSS and e-mail newsletter subscriptions, user account and on-site community sign-ups, etc. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Hitwise

Hitwise Social Media Digg Survey

Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement?

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

PostRank counts “engagement events” which it defines as individual activities such as a tweet, like, comment, digg, RSS view, etc. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. So I ran 30+ news sites through the tool.

Sites

Sites News Postrank Engagement

Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences' Social.

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

For news and content sites the task is fairly straightforward as lots of users are already subscribed to their RSS feeds, Twitter accounts, Facebook Pages, etc. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. If not how do we get there?

Google

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey

News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 4, 2010

Some additional notes: 1) It is not clear yet how well using an RSS feed to automatically submit articles is working. We don’t have an RSS import functionality, but we are looking into it. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Digg

Digg Sites News Activities

The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 8, 2009

xid=rss or ?cid=top-stories) Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. Therefore it is critical for publishers to diagnose and eliminate (or at least mitigate) the duplicate content issues on their sites. Here are the most common causes of duplicate content on news media sites: Tracking codes.

Sites

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Diversified Twitter Strategies for News Sites

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 7, 2009

While the variations are limitless, the main opportunities include: Content Broadcasting – this is essentially RSS feeds on Twitter, used for simply pushing out links to new content. Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

Sites

Sites News Strategy Twitter

Publishers: Solve Tracking Code, Duplicate Content Issues with the.

Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

xid=rss (or ?xid=topstories Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. But for a variety of business, technical or editorial reasons, sometimes publishing the same content or resolving the same page on more than one URL simply can’t be avoided. xid=topstories or ?cid=partner cid=partner , etc…).

Issues

Issues Publishing URL Syndication

8 Critical SEO and Digital Marketing Opportunities

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Also take advantage of additional opportunities such as the “news_keywords” meta tag and Editors’ Picks RSS feeds. On the positive side, Google News has improved its outreach and support in the last year or two, making it easier for publishers to get information and assistance.

SEO

SEO Syndication Marketing NoFollow

StumbleUpon Channels: Which Media Brands Are Doing Well?

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Some more observations: The ability to connect RSS, Twitter and Facebook feeds makes it easy to maintain a Channel without committing significant time or resources. Within TV both networks like History Channel and individual programs like SportsCenter or How I Met Your Mother have attracted a decent following. Additional Notes.

StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon Brands Directory Real Estate

Where Do You Want Your Social Media Press Releases to Live?

Adam Sherk

MAY 26, 2009

Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme. PitchEngine is a good tool that provides a useful service, and it’s reasonably priced (in fact it’s free if you only keep your SMRs on their site for 30 days). But what caught my eye were the options for archiving releases and creating a custom newsroom.

Press Release

Press Release Social Media Syndication Hosting

Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Vocus

Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release

Pew Research Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks.

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Survey

Survey Social Networking Engineering Research

Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I'd Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

Press Release

Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll

Borrowing Content Was Happening Long Before Blogging

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Content

Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication

PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Study

Study News Press Release Report

Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Press Release

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Official Publisher Profiles on Digg One Year Later: Followers up 720%

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 10, 2011

Reuters and Bloomberg Businessweek again lead the pack by a considerable margin, but this came from self-submission (which is no longer possible to automate via RSS ) as opposed to active participation. News 1,141. 23 MSNBC 1,083. 24 NBC Meet the Press 320. 25 The Washington Post 318. 26 AOL News 316. 27 The Atlantic 235.

Digg

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