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. Here’s wishing everyone an interesting and productive 2010.

SEO 101

SEO News Social Media Syndication 101

Harp Interactive

DECEMBER 1, 2009

Online Reputation Management or counter-SEO is a specialized area that requires professional skills and tools. Below is a list of SEO and social media marketing techniques that you can use to ensure that the first page of Google search results for your brand related keywords does not include negative websites.

Reputation 249

Reputation Directory Press Release Real Estate 249

Waxing UnLyrical

AUGUST 25, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Five Productivity Tools for PR Pros August 25th, 2010 Tweet A few months ago, I wrote a piece on communicating effectively with a virtual workforce for IABC’s monthly e-zine, CW Bulletin.

Plaxo 251

Plaxo Products Tools Class 251

Adam Sherk

AUGUST 11, 2010

In my post on news sites on the new Digg I noted that NBC has created a series of city-specific profiles to target local markets. Lauren: The ten profiles are a joint effort between myself and the social media lead in each of the 10 markets. Has there been interest/demand for market-specific content? NBC is trying to find out.

Digg 166

Digg Marketing News Press Release 166

Adam Sherk

JULY 9, 2009

Yahoo is probably using the temporary redirects for tracking, but this practice is interfering with the SEO value of the links. The various methods are often related more to technical setup or tracking than any kind of SEO tactic by the syndication partners.

Syndication 100

Syndication Yahoo SEO News 100

Adam Cohen

JULY 12, 2010

But those same companies need to leverage, not ignore, that insight available when fusing social media into the marketing mix they already have. Brian Solis has a terrific series starting this week on the changing marketing, advertising and communications, where he adds a 5th P: People. Will there be future demand for products?

Research 265

Research Social Media Marketing Retail 265

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Waxing UnLyrical personal, possibly poetic, musings on public relations, media, communication, and everything in between About Shonali Weekly Roundup: The Magic of Discovery November 14th, 2010 Tweet Whither blogroll? A question from Davina Brewer on how folks are using their blogrolls got me thinking. What’s a gal to do?

Blogroll 214

Blogroll Class Postrank Comments 214

Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Organic Marketing Vs. Pay Per Click (PPC) Where do you click?? Therefore you should spend the majority of your marketing time on organic SEO methods that will keep working long after you do; and the minority on tweaking your paid methods.

Organization 132

Organization Marketing StumbleUpon Digg 132

Adam Sherk

APRIL 14, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Corporate Social Media Marketing is about Two-Way Communication by Adam Sherk on April 14, 2009 It’s a simple concept, but one that many companies are still struggling with in terms of practical implementation.

Social Media 100

Social Media Press Release Syndication Marketing 100

Saying It Social

JUNE 3, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials 12 Reasons Your Business Needs a Social Media Marketing Program YESTERDAY 1. Take your message directly to consumers: Social media tools enable you to directly engage consumers in conversation.

Social Media 159

Social Media NoFollow Marketing Social Bookmarking 159

Saying It Social

AUGUST 27, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Location-based Marketing a Must for Local Businesses Its official – the Location Based Marketing train is full steam ahead and if you’re not on it you’re missing a huge opportunity. Leave a comment Click here to cancel reply.

Foursquare 112

Foursquare Marketing StumbleUpon Digg 112

Akamai Marketing

APRIL 30, 2009

Prediction: tomorrow’s event, event marketing and sponsorship opportunity is with “Tweet-ups” where like-minded Twitter-peeps meet up to meet each other in person. Here’s the great thing: by their very nature, Twitter-peeps share something in common, making it a very powerful marketing tool. Everyone is doing it. Ah, events.

Eventful 116

Eventful Twitter Klout Policies 116

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Pew Research News Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks and Twitter by Adam Sherk on September 13, 2010 The Pew Research Center for the People and the Press has published the results of its latest survey on news consumption and related topics.

Survey 140

Survey Social Networking Engineering Research 140

Waxing UnLyrical

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The thing is, despite the ad nauseam posts on SEO for news releases, I discovered this recent report from Schwartz Communications that shows a pitiful 18% of news release headlines are SEO-optimized. A word to the wise In my experience, communication pros these days are, more often than not, wise to SEO in general.

News 274

News Google SEO Postrank 274

Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials What AK Knows About Social Media Marketing I am by no means a self-proclaimed social media marketing expert, however I have learned a great deal by doing and analyzing, and would like to take this opportunity to share a little bit with you.

Social Media 132

Social Media Marketing StumbleUpon Digg 132

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 19, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Alicia Keys Facebook Page: I’d Sign Up if She Asked Me All Cool by Adam Sherk on January 19, 2010 Want to use your Facebook Page to build out your mailing list? Alicia Keys knows how to do it.

Press Release 138

Press Release Facebook Syndication Blogroll 138

Adam Sherk

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk How to Identify Your Own Top Trends by Adam Sherk on December 22, 2009 Yesterday Facebook shared its Top Status Trends of 2009 , providing insight into what terms most commonly occurred in users’ status updates. Happy New Year.

Trends 167

Trends How To Digg Press Release 167

Saying It Social

MAY 25, 2010

With a degree in Marketing AK prides herself in finding ways to utilize her knowledge in conjunction with the ever expanding mix and advantages of online tools to increase a brand’s exposure while establishing trust and cultivating meaningful business-consumer relationships. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/211779617

Social Media 100

Social Media Real Estate Marketing Small Business 100

Adam Sherk

SEPTEMBER 17, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Facebook Pages: Which News Sites Get the Most Engagement? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! in the sidebars and subpages.

Sites 238

Sites News Engagement Facebook 238

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 11, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk PEJ Study Shows Print Still Primary Source of Original News Reporting by Adam Sherk on January 11, 2010 The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism released a study today of the modern news ecosystem, examining a week of news activity in Baltimore, MD.

Study 147

Study News Press Release Report 147

Adam Sherk

JUNE 9, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites Not Making Much Use of Static FBML on Facebook Pages by Adam Sherk on June 9, 2010 Between privacy issues, a sweaty CEO and technical problems with its “Like&# buttons Facebook is having a rough time lately.

News 181

News Sites Yahoo Facebook 181

Adam Sherk

MAY 12, 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.

Content 116

Content Aggregator Press Release Syndication 116

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. How can you improve site speed?

Sites 161

Sites News Yahoo Journal 161

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.

Syndication 117

Syndication URL Press Release SEO 117

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk AOL Newsroom: A Model for the Future or Shades of 2001? Now that doesn’t mean that the tools should rule the roost, and applying these practices to the extreme of Demand Media or AOL’s SEED is a slippery slope. Are you sure you want to write that article, Dave?

Hitwise 110

Hitwise Press Release Adsense Syndication 110

Akamai Marketing

APRIL 4, 2011

Stop thinking like a marketer/business owner/blogger- extraordinare for a moment, and pause. When people start with the tools I just want to take a book out of my Kindergarten lessons, shove my fingers in my ear and start saying “ Nah Nah Nah…I can’t hear you! 640 Million on Facebook. Million users on YouTube.

Lurker 203

Lurker Klout Policies Consultant 203

Saying It Social

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

link] Search engine optimization – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [link] SEOmoz | 21 Tactics to Increase Blog Traffic [link] How to optimize website images from a SEO perspective [link] The Blogger?s link] Hootsuite [link] Twitterfall – a way of viewing the latest ?tweets?

List 149

List Social Media Tips TweetBeep 149

Adam Sherk

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Which News Sites Get the Most Social Media Engagement? Now the focus is decidedly more tactical with sites looking to understand how to maximize the benefits of their efforts and better integrate them with other marketing initiatives.

Sites 176

Sites News Postrank Engagement 176

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 21, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Journalist Social Media Usage Increases, Concerns About Reliability of Information by Adam Sherk on January 21, 2010 Yesterday Cision released the results of their Social Media and Online Usage Study, a survey of social media usage by print and Web journalists.

Social Media 122

Social Media Press Release Microblogging Survey 122

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 6, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Newsweek on Tumblr: Good Effort, Needs More Engagement by Adam Sherk on January 6, 2010 Awareness of Newsweek’s Tumblr site has been increasing of late. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

Tumblr 131

Tumblr Engagement Press Release Syndication 131

Adam Sherk

JANUARY 7, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk Hearst Skiff Reader Looks Cool by Adam Sherk on January 7, 2010 Hearst’s Skiff Reader is being unveiled at CES this week. My professional, analytical opinion is it looks pretty darn good.

Press Release 101

Press Release Syndication Blogroll iPad 101

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. Accordingly, there are limited opportunities for marketers to reach people via search.

News 121

News Press Release Survey SEO 121

Saying It Social

AUGUST 26, 2010

Saying It Social Your Social Media Marketing Resource Home About Polls Our Services Testimonials Auto-Post Your Blog Posts to Digg The new Digg lets you set it up so that your blog posts will auto post to Digg! How cool, right?! All you have to do is log in to Digg then go to your Settings and click on the menu item to “Import Feeds&#.

Digg 157

Digg StumbleUpon Feed Feedly 157

Adam Sherk

JUNE 15, 2010

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk News Sites on Twitter: Who is Making the Most Impact? There are many different Twitter analysis tools out there but I’ve seen Twitalyzer mentioned several times recently so I decided to try it out. 2,461,060 2 @cnnbrk 77.3% 3,139,883 3 @TIME 76.9% 246,752 8 @WSJ 75.8%

News 165

News Sites Twitter Digg 165

Adam Sherk

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

But at this early stage, how strong are the marketing opportunities for news sites? Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now!

Sites 118

Sites News Google Facebook 118

Adam Sherk

JUNE 12, 2009

Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk The Daily Show Visits The New York Times by Adam Sherk on June 12, 2009 I couldn’t resist sharing this great video from The Daily Show of Jason Jones visiting The New York Times.

Press Release 100

Press Release Syndication Blogroll Foursquare 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! 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