Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

by Adam Sherk on February 23, 2010 There is an interesting article in BusinessWeek on how AOL is utilizing software and analytics data in an effort to match content with user interests and monetize it more successfully. But there is no reason not to use tools and data to help make smart business – and editorial – decisions.

Hitwise 110

Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication 110

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Related posts: Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter Where Do You Want Your Social Media Press Releases to Live? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Study News Press Release Report 147

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to SearchMonkey by Adam Sherk on August 31, 2009 On Friday Yahoo announced new additions to its SearchMonkey enhanced results, including options for news content. For technical details and instructions see the SearchMonkey News help page.

Yahoo 101

Yahoo News Syndication Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Data like this is interesting to check out, and it can provide useful insights for marketers and content producers in getting a better understanding of user interest and activities in both search and social media. What were your top referrers/trends in Web search, news search, image search, blog search and video search?

Trends 167

Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

SEO 166

SEO Vocus Social Media Press Release 166

Saying It Social

APRIL 21, 2010

How can I add social plugins to my site? link] Note: None of your data is shared with the site when you view social plugins. Social plugins pull information directly from Facebook and the site has no access to the data being displayed to you. if yes, please explain.

MySpace 132

MySpace StumbleUpon Digg Reddit 132

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Press Release 138

Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Why the News Business Isn’t Profitable by Guest on September 10, 2010 This is a guest post from Aaron Goldman , author of Everything I Know about Marketing I Learned from Google. – Adam The traditional news business, as we have known it, is dead.

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News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

I don’t have any data on what kind of traffic the Tumblr site is getting, but either it is fairly low or visitors simply aren’t starting discussions there. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Tumblr 131

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

Adam Sherk

MAY 13, 2009

Initially Google is supporting data on reviews and people. You can follow Google’s guidelines for marking up structured data to learn how to do it, including the specific properties for reviews. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

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Review Google Embedding Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! The recent partnership between Foursquare and Canada’s Metro is a good early example of the potential that exists. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Foursquare Badge Press Release Syndication 111

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

I have seen plenty of blog posts and conference presentations on how to utilize Static FBML but I rarely see news sites highlighted among the examples of good usage. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

News 181

News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Press Release 101

Press Release Syndication Blogroll iPad 101

Adam Sherk

JULY 28, 2009

Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com Google News Now Recrawling Updated Articles Do People Search for “Breaking News”? So the highlights help to offset pages with more witty, print-style headlines.

Engineering 100

Engineering Press Release Survey Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

So which news sites are getting the most out of their social media efforts? That’s not an easy question to answer without having access to each site’s analytics data and knowing their goals and objectives. But it is possible to make some basic comparisons using data from some of the free tools that are available.

Sites 176

Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

The easiest thing to compare is reach based on Twitter followers and I’ve included that data below. The data point they make available without a subscription is called “Impact.” Please accept the usual caveats about the accuracy of the data, methodology of the tool, etc. 2,461,060 2 @cnnbrk 77.3% 3,139,883 3 @TIME 76.9%

News 165

News Sites Twitter Digg 165

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk My Top 10 Posts of 2009 on News Media, SEO and Social Media by Adam Sherk on January 4, 2010 I was going to post this last week but then opted wisely for letting myself enjoy a holiday break. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

SEO 101

SEO News Social Media Syndication 101

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

This is data driven and not an “arbitrary decision.” I wonder if some of the points laid out regarding News outlets are still relevant for blogs and all? The Google News optimization best practices apply to blogs as well. For example the Charlotte Observer is likely to be given more weight on stories about North Carolina.

News 158

News Google Tips Press Release 158

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! That relevancy combined with the fact that the article is likely to be shared and linked to frequently strengthens its ability to compete for search engine visibility.

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Examples News Press Release Embedding 102

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

A limited number of listings will appear at the bottom of the main search result pages, or users can drill down to see more extensive listings: Currently a social circle is determined by the social media accounts linked from a user’s Google Profile , the feeds they subscribe to in Google Reader and their Google chat and Gmail contacts.

Google 109

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! – If You de-Index Will They Still Come? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Sitemap | RSS | © 2009-present AdamSherk.com Using Thesis Wordpress Theme.

News 101

News Google Hitwise Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

I’ll do a follow-up post when there is more data to report on. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Related posts: News Sites on the New Digg: Who is Active, Who is Gaining Followers?

Digg 166

Digg Marketing News Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

MAY 4, 2010

Great take on NBA/social media. Laura Hale May 4, 2010 at 10:01 pm Interesting data. So in the context of a wider social media strategy, it would be even more fascinating. But interesting read and I really appreciate how you laid out how you got this data and why you did the data collection method you chose.

Team 165

Team Engagement Facebook Press Release 165

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Sites 238

Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News 100

News Hitwise Press Release Syndication 100

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! I’ve primarily stuck to aggregated trend/topic lists to keep the list manageable. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

Trends 146

Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Social Media 100

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing 100

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 27, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Content 112

Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 14, 2010

Social media users are doing their part too. Word of mouth on Twitter, Facebook and other sites (including The White House blog ) has raised over $2 million to-date through mobile phone donations organized by mGive. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

News 129

News Sites Digg Press Release 129

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Conclusions It is important to note that everyone’s Google results are a bit different based on what data center they are hitting, when they do the search, the degree of personalization, etc. In fact even running the same queries 30 minutes later gave me different results in some cases than what is pictured above.

News 113

News List Google Embedding 113

Adam Sherk

JULY 22, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Consultant 100

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Here are five ways to mitigate seasonal search traffic declines: Go after hot topics – Regularly monitor the top searches, topics and trend data published by search engines and social media sites for content ideas and opportunities. It’s not easy to chase search trends as there is a danger of always ending up one step behind.

Engineering 102

Engineering Hitwise Health Care Press Release 102