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PRFilter Shows Press Release Buzzword Abuse Still Prevalent

Adam Sherk

Press release search engine PRFilter came out of beta last week. It aggregates press releases from 10 wire services and distribution services and pulls them in directly from 60+ technology and media companies. Press releases from PR Newswire, Business Wire, PRWeb and Marketwire frequently appear in the listings.

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Media Relations Gone Wrong: How Not to Pitch a Journalist (Video)

Adam Sherk

At my first PR job I had to type in contact addresses from the hard-copy Bacon’s guide so we could mail merge and send out the press materials. Or stand over the fax machine feeding through one press release at at time. Seriously though, did you get my press release? –My press release.

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The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is.

Adam Sherk

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? To me the real question is: when one site aggregates another’s content, how much attribution is enough? Personally I think aggregated stories should always include an inline attribution link.

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The Scale of Upcoming Changes in the World of Media

The Realtime Report

Other tools like news aggregators, social media, thematic communities, and a multitude of other resources help PR specialists reach their goals while providing their clients with successful results. Results like published PR articles in outlets like Forbes and Fortune, live televised interviews, and spots on late night shows.

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Tips on How PR Pros Can Create Social Media Success

Mindjumpers

Get acquainted with news aggregation services. Therefore, it can be a good idea to use a blog aggregation tool such as Netvibes to create a dashboard of relevant content sources. Not necessarily because you have to share an actual press release here, but rather since it can take form of a great news source.

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Online Reputation Management For Businesses: A Comprehensive Guide

Harp Interactive

24 TECHNIQUES FOR COUNTER-SEO CAMPAIGNS: Create systems to monitor conversations, aggregate the results and identify common themes. Use electronic and traditional PR techniques and optimized press releases. Build micro-sites on different servers optimized around the themes to index and push down negative search results.

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PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting

Adam Sherk

But before we dismiss online and social media sources as nothing more than aggregators and promotion outlets, let’s remember that this study reflects the state of the news ecosystem today. We found official press releases often appear word for word in first accounts of events, though often not noted as such.

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