Adam Sherk

APRIL 5, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Popular MLB Teams on Twitter and Facebook by Adam Sherk on April 5, 2010 A new baseball season is underway and we are in that wonderfully brief period when fans all over the country still believe this could actually be the year for their team.

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Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Twitter Let’s start with Twitter. The Giants and Cardinals do have official representatives on Twitter ( giantspathanlon and cardschatter ) but no official team profiles. League-wide the Facebook numbers are much higher than Twitter which makes sense considering Facebook’s larger user base and adoption rate.

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Adam Sherk

JULY 17, 2009

It’s not the same 20 every time – Twitter randomly shuffles in 20 profiles from the group it has deemed worthy of recommendation. Since new users aren’t always sure exactly how to use Twitter, this starter group can be quite helpful, so the profiles that are featured do end up getting a steady stream of new followers.

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites by Adam Sherk on October 8, 2009 Although search engines keep improving on their ability to deal with duplicate content, this continues to be one of the main SEO issues facing news and content sites.

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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! Not surprisingly, social media gets the most attention with 80% of respondents indicating they plan to do more with it in 2010. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 12, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Most Popular NBA Teams on Twitter and Facebook by Adam Sherk on January 12, 2010 NBA players, like many professional athletes, have taken social media by storm, but what about their teams? So what should NBA teams be doing on Twitter and Facebook?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 7, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Diversified Twitter Strategies for News Sites by Adam Sherk on August 7, 2009 This week’s Sysomos study of the 5% most active users on Twitter includes a list of the top 25 users (with more than 50,000 followers) ranked by average tweets per day. tweets per day.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 20, 2009

Previously the only way to get the more comprehensive version into Google News was to republish the article on a new URL, which was not the best experience for either on-site or search engine users. I went looking for an updated story in Google News today and was able to find an example. What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk An Early Look at News Media Twitter Lists: Not Much Traction by Adam Sherk on November 3, 2009 With all the buzz about Twitter Lists I thought I’d take a look at how some major news sites are doing so far with their own Lists. To reporters’ sources?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 20, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk A Look at Muck Rack’s Twitter Press Release Service, 51 Releases Later by Adam Sherk on October 20, 2009 I’m definitely a fan of Muck Rack – it offers an easy way to track major media journalists on Twitter and pick up on trending topics.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 2010

Actually it would work online, if not for search engines giving users access to everything in one place and filtering out duplicate content to improve their experience. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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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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Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Last week Twitter gave us their Top Twitter Trends of 2009 for categories like news events, people, movies, etc. Things that news and content sites should look at include: What terms and content types brought in the most search engine referral traffic? Which Twitter profiles built up the most followers and engagement?

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Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Make the Most of Your Retweet Buttons by Adam Sherk on February 25, 2010 In working on my presentation for the Twitter Marketing Tactics session at SMX West next week I’ve been looking at the various types of share and retweet buttons used on news sites.

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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! But Does it Violate Facebook Guidelines? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Many search trends come and go quickly, so sites that cover a topic after its peak will likely miss out on the larger search engine visibility opportunity. The major engines all produce some form of hot topic/trend list, and several third-party and social media sites do as well. Does this work? So how do you monitor these trends?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 4, 2010

The Most Popular NFL Teams on Twitter and Facebook Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? 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?

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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!

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

To investigate further I did a quick check for Twitter activity. 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. I didn’t find any shared newsweek.tumblr.com URLs through Bit.ly What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 31, 2009

Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Embedding photos will be a good way for publishers to draw attention on the SERPs and increase clickthrough rates. Not sure what SearchMonkey is?

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Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 23, 2009

First, a study of 33 million unique users from Chitika’s network in September showed that visitors coming from Facebook and Digg were more loyal than those coming from the three major search engines and Twitter. Even just a year ago the majority of news sites were barely dabbling with things like Twitter – now most have Twitter mania.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

So total natural search engine referral traffic is a more important measuring stick than what percentage of site traffic comes from natural search. So total natural search engine referral traffic is a more important measuring stick than what percentage of site traffic comes from natural search.

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Adam Sherk

MAY 19, 2009

So total natural search engine referral traffic is a more important measuring stick than what percentage of site traffic comes from natural search. So total natural search engine referral traffic is a more important measuring stick than what percentage of site traffic comes from natural search.

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 14, 2009

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. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Adam Sherk

APRIL 30, 2009

Fortunately the major engines came to the rescue in February with the Canonical URL tag , which allows sites to identify which URL is the canonical or primary version of a page. Related posts: The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals?

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

But I don’t think I’d ever simply type “breaking news” into a search engine. It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2009

But I don’t think I’d ever simply type “breaking news” into a search engine. It would be interesting to learn how much search engine traffic they are getting from that specific term. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Adam Sherk

AUGUST 24, 2010

Related posts: Great Example of a Multimedia News Article from ESPN.com Rich Snippets: Increase Google Visibility for Reviews through Microformats 20+ Major News Sites Ranked by Domain Authority Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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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.

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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! Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

A similar difference exists for microblogging sites like Twitter. Related posts: Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting Does Social Media Increase a Journalist’s Value?

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Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Adam Sherk

JUNE 5, 2009

Vanessa Fox did an extensive write-up for Search Engine Land which covers the changes in detail. Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

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Adam Sherk

MAY 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.

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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? Google-less? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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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! Leave a Comment Subscribe (1-2 posts per week) Connect with Me Recent Posts Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? What Horrible Things Did Time Magazine Do in 1964?

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Adam Sherk

MARCH 16, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Real-time Search Optimization for News Sites by Adam Sherk on March 16, 2010 The major search engines are making real-time search a priority, resulting in good visibility opportunities for news sites especially for breaking news.

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