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Publisher Survey: Reddit Traffic Way Up, Digg Way Down

Adam Sherk

Has this translated into a significant change in social news referrals for publishers? I intentionally chose sites from several different publishers and focused on those with content that is a reasonably good fit for social news sites. billion pageviews in December), an impressive feat.

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The Most Buried News Sites on Digg

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Buried News Sites on Digg by Adam Sherk on July 23, 2009 It’s no secret that mainstream news sites are experiencing increased exposure on social news sites like Digg. By contrast Telegraph.co.uk

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How to Identify Your Own Top Trends of 2009

Adam Sherk

What types of stories gained traction (or were buried) on social news sites like Digg and Reddit? What types of stories got the most retweets? What generated the most “likes” and comments on your Facebook Page? There is a lot more that you can look at, but hopefully these 10 will get you pointed in the right direction.

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

Adam Sherk

But I wouldn’t have expected Digg to be a strong second, since the social news site is known for sending large spikes of visitors that quickly scan the page and then move on. It’s also important to note that while search engine visitors may be less loyal their volume is much greater, especially visitors from Google.

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