Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Do Google’s Expanded Domain Results Apply to News and Video Listings? But CNN did get two embedded video listings on the page, beating out YouTube: Finally, for the query “mosque near ground zero ABC” NPR and AP got the Google News listings, not ABC.

News 113

News List Google Embedding 113

Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Believe it or not, being indexed in Google and Google News is actually good for news sites. Google-less? 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?

News 101

News Google Hitwise Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Sharing and discussing content is a key component of Google Buzz, so it’s a natural fit for article promotion and audience development. To what degree that happens depends on how well Google does at improving the interface and functionality. Related posts: Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles?

Sites 118

Sites News Google Facebook 118

Adam Sherk

MARCH 24, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Google Want Brands in Your Social Circle? by Adam Sherk on March 24, 2010 It has been a couple months since Google Social Search was made available in beta to all users on Google.com, so I thought I would revisit it from a marketing perspective.

Google 129

Google Brands Google Reader Digg 129

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Does Google News Sitemaps New Format Help Publishers? by Adam Sherk on December 1, 2009 In November Google announced a new format for Google News Sitemaps with several changes including new tags that provide additional detail on each submitted article.

News 104

News Publishing Google Press Release 104

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles? So if you link to your Twitter account on your Google profile the people you’re following on Twitter become part of your social circle. If not how do we get there?

Google 109

Google Google Reader Press Release Survey 109

Adam Sherk

MAY 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? So it appears this tip is intended to make it easier for Google News to understand the correct title for articles, as opposed to being a “must do&# to prevent an issue.

News 100

News Google Syndication Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

JUNE 5, 2009

While it’s good news that Google is continuing to improve its ability to deal with JavaScript, this change also impacts the way that many publishers display sponsored links on their sites. Is Google going to run out and start penalizing sites with sponsored links in JavaScript? Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines?

Publishing 100

Publishing Google NoFollow Guidelines 100

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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

The content on search engines and social media gets a little lost among all the stats and charts so I thought I’d summarize that data here. Related posts: Google Social Search: Are You in Your Target Audiences’ Social Circles? Among social network and Twitter users, fewer share news than receive it.

Survey 140

Survey Social Networking Engineering Research 140

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

SearchMonkey allows sites to use structured data to include additional information in their Yahoo search results such as addresses and phone numbers, review scores, pricing, etc. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Yahoo 101

Yahoo News Syndication Press Release 101

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

And throughout December we’ve gotten top 2009 searches lists from Google , Yahoo , Bing and Ask. 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.

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Vocus 166

Vocus SEO Social Media Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Shifting from poaching content to paying for it, it really is no wonder that the AP seems so threatened by Google. Related posts: Video Interview: Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Like Search So Much I Hope News Corp Does Block its Content from Google The Wrap, Newser and Content Aggregation: How Much Attribution is Enough?

Content 116

Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication 116

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. In terms of search engine visibility, as of today the Tumblr site is #9 in my Google results for “Newsweek” so it’s working its way up.

Tumblr 131

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

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! 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

The Way of the Web

JUNE 30, 2010

→ Google Me – quick thoughts for and against… June 30th, 2010 · View Comments So the rumours are building about the ‘Facebook killer’ being worked on at Google. For example, Mike Arrington argues Google should clone Facebook , Kim-Mai Cutler argues the opposite. Data knowledge.

Google 32

Google Adsense MySpace Social Graph 32

Adam Sherk

APRIL 13, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 25 Major News Sites Ranked by Page Speed by Adam Sherk on April 13, 2010 Now that site speed is officially a Google ranking factor, site performance and page load time are important for SEO as well as usability. So how well do major news sites perform in these areas?

Sites 161

Sites News Yahoo Journal 161

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Hitwise 100

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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Hitwise 100

Hitwise News Report Press Release 100

Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

Google, Bing and Yahoo are all experimenting with various forms of real-time results now and making deals with Twitter, Facebook and other social sites. In its “Latest results” Google blends results from Google News and Google Blog Search with updates from Twitter and Facebook Pages, offering multiple paths in for news and content sites.

Sites 143

Sites News Yahoo Engineering 143

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I personally found that Google Trends tends to be a little more sensationalistic than the others. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Here are some free resources for identifying hot topics and search trends.

Trends 146

Trends Tools Embedding Digg 146

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Google News Optimization Tips A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Study 147

Study News Press Release Report 147

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. You just Google it, right? came over from Google. Or trying to find a handyman?

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Adam Sherk

MARCH 12, 2010

Here’s what he said he had to say about search engines: “Search on the Internet, whether it be Bing or Google, whatever, is free. So Avatar good, Google bad. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Video 111

Video Avatar Press Release Survey 111

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

NOVEMBER 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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Twitter 145

Twitter Press Release Syndication Blogroll 145

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! 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

MAY 4, 2010

Laura Hale May 4, 2010 at 10:01 pm Interesting data. 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. Great take on NBA/social media. Chicago Bulls were about where I’d expect them.

Team 165

Team Engagement Facebook Press Release 165

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Related posts: Google News Wants Title Tags to Match Headlines? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Syndication 117

Syndication URL Press Release SEO 117

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 17, 2009

When it comes to interactive media buys it looks like Google and the other search engines still offer marketers the best opportunities online. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Social Media 123

Social Media Marketing Press Release Survey 123

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

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. So which news sites are getting the most out of their social media efforts?

Sites 176

Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

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

OCTOBER 27, 2009

The Most Popular News Sites on YouTube Google Living Stories – Just Snazzy Topic Pages or is Google onto Something? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Content 112

Content Press Release Digg Survey 112

ProBlogger

JANUARY 27, 2012

The cold, hard truth is that Google hates your blog. You just don’t have anything that Google wants. If you’re not sure if Google really hates your blog, or whether it’s just ambivalent, then step through these warning signs. Meta data is the code name for the information you can use to advertise your blog post to Google.

Google 51

Google URL SEO Engineering 51

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

There is a lot more data in the Cision study , so I recommend downloading it to get the whole story. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! So I guess the takeaway there is go after the new folks.

Social Media 122

Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Adam Sherk

JUNE 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! Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

News 181

News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181