Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2012

What types of sites get the most links from Pinterest? I spend a lot of time auditing websites which means I am regularly in the Google Webmaster Tools profiles for a variety of sites. Lately I’ve been noticing some impressive Pinterest link counts in the linking domains report under “Links to Your Sites.”

Survey 166

Survey Sites Publishing NoFollow 166

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Today I thought I’d check to see just how many news and content sites are among the top 500 pages on Google+. For the purposes of this exercise I counted traditional news organizations, lifestyle publications, Web-only news and content sites and broadcast channels/programs with a companion site. Google+ Page CircleCount.

News 161

News Sites Google Content 161

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

I started with the sites surveyed in my post on search and social traffic and then added several more newspaper, magazine and content sites, for a total of 70 brands. These are all sites that we currently work with so I’m going to keep the titles anonymous. Travel 32%. Here’s a breakdown by percentile.

Mobile 164

Mobile Publishing Hitwise Patterns 164

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

What else can news sites do with Foursquare and other forms of location-based social media? Foursquare users in Vancouver will have access to reviews, tips and recommendations provided by NYT travel and entertainment writers. While different from my archive idea, this is a great example of location-based opportunities for news sites.

Foursquare 111

Foursquare Badge Press Release Syndication 111

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The company has remade itself into a new era media firm by eliminating a lot of the overhead associated with producing content — via Seed.com — and focusing on topics that are more commercial in nature — travel, finance, auto, etc — rather than news. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121