Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough? Google-less?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

According to a Hitwise US News & Media Report back in 2007, on average search engine referrals represent about 23% of traffic to print media sites. Side note: Hitwise, you’re overdue for an updated version of that report!). Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Proactive Report

JANUARY 2, 2011

. “The challenge now is to produce content – not ads – that can create connections between people. In this environment, forward-thinking advertisers are shifting budgets towards social strategies that center around creating content that’s likely to be shared.&#. source: Hitwise). What Content to Offer Journalists.

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Twist Image

JANUARY 6, 2011

beating out Google (according to Experian Hitwise )! Is your content up-to-date? Is your content representative of where your business is at in 2011? Update your content. Do you allow the content on your websites, Blogs, etc. experian hitwise. We also can't ignore the powering growth of Facebook.

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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. Are you sure you want to write that article, Dave? Is this a good thing? Done right, I say absolutely.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

Shining a Spotlight on Video News Webmaster Tools: Updates to Search queries, Parameter handling and Messages Twitter data lets NPR glimpse a future of app-loving news junkies Shared Items Disclaimer The opinions expressed on this blog are Adam Sherks own and do not necessarily reflect the views of his company or its clients.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 25, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 5 Ways to Deal with Seasonal Dips in Search Engine Traffic by Adam Sherk on August 25, 2009 July and August are a time when many content sites see a seasonal dip in all forms of traffic, including search engine referrals.

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Laurel Papworth

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

NOTE from Twitter: Alex Avery pointed out that Hitwise have some generic social network figures for seniors: The 25-34, 35-44 and 45-54 age groups all represent a similar percentage of the Social Networking and Forums share of visits and each are over represented against the online population. American Seniors on Facebook 513% Growth.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

And considering the print Post-Intelligencer no longer exists you would think the increase in unique visitors might have been higher, since the website is now the only way to get their content. On All Things Digital, Peter Kafka is still skeptical about the viability of their model and whether they can make the numbers work in a local market.

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 12, 2011

First content is created then the key page elements (title tag, headline, URL, image attributes, etc.) There are a variety of free search and social trend tools available and the data is useful both for keyword targeting and for discovering content opportunities. are optimized to improve keyword focus.

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Convince & Convert

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Overall, the statistics point in just one direction: blogging is dying. 74% and 73% of the Inc 500 use Facebook and LinkedIn respectively, and the study concluded: “Fewer [companies] are using blogging, message/bulletin boards, online video, podcasting and MySpace. But Blogging Actually Works. Google+ ranks at number 9.

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 2, 2010

Partnerships with other large content sites and cross-network promotions were another major driver. Small and medium business can benefit from a blog in the same way but for organizations seeing 1Million+ monthlys, social media’s ~1% looks small but is large and in the top 10 referrers as you lay out in your final points.

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