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The 12 Startups I’ve Invested In and Why

Convince & Convert

I mentioned that I am an investor in that company, and Chris said, “You are? And since your visits to this site, and your email clicks, and your podcast listens help generate the sponsorship revenue that (in part) allows me to make those investments, I’d argue that you’re a part of these companies too, at some level.

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Yahoo News Syndication: Attribution Links Not SEO-Friendly

Adam Sherk

In looking at syndicated content on Yahoo News, most of the syndicated articles do not include attribution links (each news source likely has to request or provide them), but among those that do exist there is a problem. Will Publishers Add Cross-Domain Rel=Canonical to Syndication Deals?

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Syndication Best Practices: Reduce the Risk of Being Outranked for.

Adam Sherk

However from an SEO perspective there is a downside, as syndication creates duplicate content issues. Search engines don’t want to show users multiple versions of the same content, so when an article has been syndicated it’s likely that one version will be given prominence – and that may or may not be the original.

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The Most Common Causes of Duplicate Content on News Media Sites

Adam Sherk

Syndication. Syndicating content is a common practice and an important revenue stream for publishers. My post on syndication best practices covers ways to reduce the risk of being outranked for your own content. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Social Media Dominates 2010 PR Planning, But SEO Increasingly in.

Adam Sherk

But 57% also indicated that they plan to increase their focus on SEO: That’s good news, because even just 2-3 years ago many companies’ efforts to integrate SEO and PR activities did not extend much beyond press release optimization. Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company.

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Pew Research Survey: Findings on Search Engines, Social Networks.

Adam Sherk

Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. 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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Yahoo Adds Enhanced News Results to searchmonkey

Adam Sherk

Adam is part of the Define Search Strategies consulting team, which is owned by The New York Times Company. Real-time Blogroll (via Google Reader) About.com Founder Scott Kurnit Launches Huge New Startup Called "AdKeeper" New Digg Buttons Released - Upgrade Now! Not sure what SearchMonkey is?

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