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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. Therefore it is critical for publishers to diagnose and eliminate (or at least mitigate) the duplicate content issues on their sites. MORE
Getting a clear understanding of what your blog is about, who you’re writing for, and what type of content you create will make the “getting started part” a whole lot easier. You write about exercise, nutrition, weight management, and behavioral change. For example, take the phrase “weight management.” Lots of websites, social media groups and forums. Authority: create content around a singular focus or topic? Content That Educates. MORE
Developing and managing an online store is both easy and difficult. Most ecommerce platforms and CMS (content management system) scripts use a checkout workflow that involves completing two or three steps to complete the purchase. Customer registration, for example, can be replaced with a social sign-in. Embrace Social Commerce. Don’t forget to maintain a healthy presence on popular social networks. MORE
He’s written four books that cover the topics of business blogging, social media marketing, and social commerce, the most notable of which is entitled "The Digital Handshake: Seven Proven Strategies to Grow Your Business Using Social Media," published by John Wiley and Sons in 2009. 5 Ways to Build Online Authority Using Content Marketing. One of the best ways to establish your online authority is through the use of content marketing. MORE
Getting a clear understanding of what your blog is about, who you’re writing for, and what type of content you create will make the “getting started part” a whole lot easier. You write about exercise, nutrition, weight management, and behavioral change. For example, take the phrase “weight management.” Lots of websites, social media groups and forums. Authority: create content around a singular focus or topic? Content That Educates. MORE
Sure, there are other blogging platforms and content management systems you can use on your own domain, but none are quite as popular or powerful as WordPress. Before you register that domain, be sure that it is available on social media! Knowem lets you search names / keywords to see if they are taken on over 500 social networks. Hover over each network’s name to learn a little more about it. Importing Your Content. MORE
« Home | First-hand comments about Citizens' Assemblies » | ASCILITE 2006 success » | My first deliberative event » | Reading about Habermas » | Yarra River Values Forum coming up » | Deliberation is complex » | Publish or perish » | The plight of the Systems Dynamics modeler » | The complexity of learning » | YackPack for group discourse » The present and future of Personal Learning Environments (PLE). MORE
WordPress is one of the best website content management systems out there – and not just for blogs. Redirection – A must on every blog migration, Redirection is a simple manager of 301 redirects. The Social. Simple Facebook Connect – Facebook is by far the most used social network on the web, why not add more usability to your website by connecting it with your WordPress? MORE
Running your business, as well the marketing and content strategies that support your goals also require a framework and architecture. How much time do you spend creating content to inspire and connect with your audience? Is the content you create built upon or supported by a solid framework and architecture for success? Or are you winging it with a little bit of social spaghetti thrown at the social network walls, hoping it sticks? MORE
Great social media consultants don’t have to be RGD-certified, but they do need to have considerable design know-how. It takes a lot of design knowledge to develop a social media strategy and plan a program. For example, there are dozens (probably 100s) of format requirements for the various social networks and platforms. Photo and image selection are key design skills for social media consultants too. Being an imagery content maker. MORE
We’re seeing some interesting things going on in the association industry at the intersection of online communities and learning management systems (LMS). YourMembership.com, an AMS with a built-in social community platform Acquires Digital Ignite , the most socialicious LMS on the market. (We Abila, the folks who introduced the concept of Social CRM to the association market, acquires Peach New Media. Social learning is a growing trend. MORE
It is also great for socializing and building your own community. Google helps us out by showing us some traffic trends on different blogging and content management systems (CMS) on the web. Before you register that domain, be sure that it is available on social media! Knowem lets you search names/keywords to see if they are taken on over 500 social networks. Hover over each network’s name to learn a little more about it. MORE
Very very rare for me to blog about our special offers, whether it’s social media evaluation discounts or something else. I was reading 10 ways to make a rubbish website … …and thought about how often clients ask me to do a social media audit or social media evaluation. And in general, social media evaluations of blog/websites, Facebook and Twitter seems to be an popular area, so I thought I would offer an evaluation special offer to you, dear blog reader. MORE
Twitter is first and foremost a social network, so be sociable! Upload helpful, useful and interesting material to your website, using a CMS (Content Management System). From time to time, Tweet about this content and point your Twitter followers towards your website. Who do you want to connect with? What are they interested in? What are they searching for? Find your Voice. MORE
Pinterest verification is similar to getting verified on other social media platforms like Twitter , Facebook or Instagram. Other business perks of having a verified Pinterest account include: More eyes on your content. More engagement with your content. MORE
This article on IDM – Image and Data Manager has a good wrap up: While it is estimated that SharePoint is Microsoft’s fast growing product, the likely reality is that in many instances the product is not being fully utilised. In other words, SharePoint is a Microsoft product that manages the tasks and information of an organization with respect to their hierarchy levels. Social Computing” is popping up everywhere. Any social media stuff we should know about? MORE
Don’t Get Lost in the Jungle: A Field Guide to Navigating Your Targeted Content Strategy. Personalized content isn’t anything new. And just when you thought you had a handle on content-first design, technology has thrown content strategists for another loop. Ever-smarter web browsers and content management systems have given rise to targeted content – the ability to serve personalized messages to specific users at specific times. MORE
With 9 in 10 organizations marketing with content , it’s evident that we need effective tools to create, publish, distribute, and analyze content published online. I reached out to content marketing experts with the question, “What Are the 3 Content Management Tools Epic Content Creators Can’t Live Without?”. Chapman author of Amazing Things Will Happen and co-author of Content Rules. Content Creation. Managing Content Creation. MORE
He’s written four books that cover the topics of business blogging, social media marketing, and social commerce, the most notable of which is entitled "The Digital Handshake: Seven Proven Strategies to Grow Your Business Using Social Media," published by John Wiley and Sons in 2009. 5 Ways to Build Online Authority Using Content Marketing. One of the best ways to establish your online authority is through the use of content marketing. MORE
Real talk: With all the social media acronyms being used right now, it can be hard to understand what’s going on. But if your brand is using social media for business , properly using social media acronyms and social media abbreviations might be part of an effective social strategy. MORE
Social Media. The successful people on social media build relationships and add value. The key to social media success is consistency, but achieving it is incredibly time-consuming. Use a social media management tool. Social media management tools can help you streamline all your day to day activity on social media. With the right tool, you’ll not only save time but also get better results over time and maximize your social media ROI. MORE
Content marketing is about creating, optimizing, and distributing valuable content to grow your web presence and steer the actions of consumers. Some are free, others are paid, but they can all help you get incredible content marketing results. It also gives you valuable crawling, indexing, and content optimization insights that can affect your Google rankings. A great way to identify market opportunities and plan for successful paid content marketing campaigns. MORE
One of the most important things you can do in 2014 as a content creator, is identify who you are as a personal brand by monitoring how you come across online. Twitter, that always-on social network that is constantly abuzz, and Google+, a social network claimed to offer incredible SEO benefits, offer two incredible ways that complement each other to solidify your digital presence. Make sure a byline containing your name appears on each page of your content. MORE
WordPress is no longer just the leading blog platform , but is now the most popular open-source CMS (content management system) as well. An outstanding list of useful WordPress plugins from Andy Beal, author of Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online and the brain behind the Trackur social media monitoring tool. How I Create and Manage A WordPress Website by Graywolf’s SEO Blog. MORE
There are literally thousands of marketing platforms, apps, channels, networks and formats. And, all ideas, activities, plans and campaigns are categorized into one of the following four interdependent media categories : Owned Media : You publish and distribute your own content online. Shared Media : This is social media. Others share your content with their own friends and followers via in social networks and other digital channels. MORE
I’ve touted before all of the different things WordPress can do as a content management system. It’s no secret that I’m a WordPress advocate, but I’ve just recently discovered one of the project’s most impressive features– running a social network. BuddyPress markets itself as “social networking in a box.&# Will BuddyPress replace the need to manage a Facebook page or replace other social networks? MORE
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, Search & Social Awards winners, a key takeaway from the Online Marketing Summit for businesses and bloggers, the Swagger Wagon Rap, and what’s coming up on kikolani.com. Social media in the workplace (common sense rules). Facebook and other networks caught sending user data to advertisers. 7 ad networks to build passive income on your website. Social Media. MORE
If you’ve been observing social media conversations, you might have come across a ton of lingo or acronyms that take you a while to figure out. Social media acronyms like TFW, TBH and LMK get thrown around very casually in comments, captions and conversations between people. So when you’re in charge of creating social media content or responding to customers, it’s essential that you arm yourself with knowledge about the most common social media acronyms and slang. MORE
Monitoring and managing even a moderately active business social media presence can be time-consuming. The number of people using social media continues to grow, usage is increasing, and more networks require attention. Add multiple companies (as an agency or social media consultant may manage) and it borders on overwhelming. Fortunately, social media management tools are increasing in number and sophistication as well. Sprout Social. MORE
In preparation for the New Year, we’ve been working on transferring our Firebelly blog from Typepad to the beautiful WordPress content management system. “The Facebook film, still untitled, will chronicle how an internal messaging system launched from a university dormitory grew into an online enterprise worth as much as 15 billion dollars.&#. In mid-2008, news started to spread about a movie based on the rise of the popular social network. MORE
In addition to the traditional benefits of business blogging , recent changes in the way search engines rank content have made blogging crucial for obtaining and maintaining high search engine visibility. Three ranking factors that have recently taken on increased importance from Google (and will therefore likely soon become important to other search engines as well) are content quality and authority, social media links and content freshness. MORE
When people ask me what I do for a living and I tell them I’m a Director of Social Media for a digital agency, they usually respond with 1 of 2 questions: 1) Does that mean you get to play on Facebook all day? -or- ” (see this infographic on A Day In The Life of A Social Media Manager for more on that), the answer to the second question takes a little more time. Social media is about people and relationships. MORE
Geolocation software uses global positioning systems (GPS) on smartphones or unique IP addresses on visitors’ computers to identify where a person is located. Many small business owners choose to use a content management system (CMS), such as WordPress, for a hassle-free website and infinite customization options. For example, a visitor in Naples will see specific references to his city, while a visitor in Nashville will see localized content for her. MORE
Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « You can’t fight the power of video. Main | Stop tweeting about the # of followers you have » October 23, 2009 Five Reasons Why I Love Wordpress WordPress was originally made as a blog publishing application but has now evolved into a huge content management system (CMS). These are what turn the basic blog program into a full content management system. MORE
Tomorrow I am working with an esteemed group of coral reef scientists here in Hawaii to illustrate various ways to use social media. I will be using a version of The Social Media Game , an interactive learning process originally developed by my darling colleague Beth Kantor a few years ago. It just shows you how much app and platform development continues in the sphere of online social networks and mobile options. Social Network. Social Bookmarks. MORE
Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 10 Quotes on the Apple iPad and the Business of News by Adam Sherk on January 28, 2010 Now that the first wave in the Apple iPad crazy-a-thon has past, I thought I’d do a quick round-up of what people are saying about the iPad from the perspective of the news media. “The future of news is about distributing content as widely as possible and monetising not just content but relationships. MORE
The secrets of success to building a digital newsroom, the secrets of bureaucracy-free content marketing, Sina Weibo was slow to evolve, Quebec loves Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ are gaining on Facebook, what to do with marketing data and more, it''s This Week in Social Media. And if you’re on Flipboard, you can get these links in the This Week in Social Media Magazine , which is now available on the Web. Pinterest and Google are gaining on Facebook for social sharing. MORE
Firebelly
MARCH 18, 2011
I’ve touted before all of the different things WordPress can do as a content management system. It’s no secret that I’m a WordPress advocate, but I’ve just recently discovered one of the project’s most impressive features– running a social network. BuddyPress markets itself as “social networking in a box.&# Will BuddyPress replace the need to manage a Facebook page or replace other social networks?
Webbiquity SMM
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
WordPress is no longer just the leading blog platform , but is now the most popular open-source CMS (content management system) as well. An outstanding list of useful WordPress plugins from Andy Beal, author of Radically Transparent: Monitoring and Managing Reputations Online and the brain behind the Trackur social media monitoring tool. How I Create and Manage A WordPress Website by Graywolf’s SEO Blog.
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Firebelly
OCTOBER 23, 2009
Digitalia | Indianapolis Social Media Marketing « You can’t fight the power of video. Main | Stop tweeting about the # of followers you have » October 23, 2009 Five Reasons Why I Love Wordpress WordPress was originally made as a blog publishing application but has now evolved into a huge content management system (CMS). These are what turn the basic blog program into a full content management system.
SocMed Sean
NOVEMBER 26, 2011
When people ask me what I do for a living and I tell them I’m a Director of Social Media for a digital agency, they usually respond with 1 of 2 questions: 1) Does that mean you get to play on Facebook all day? -or- ” (see this infographic on A Day In The Life of A Social Media Manager for more on that), the answer to the second question takes a little more time. Social media is about people and relationships.
Sherrilynne Starkie
JANUARY 20, 2020
There are literally thousands of marketing platforms, apps, channels, networks and formats. And, all ideas, activities, plans and campaigns are categorized into one of the following four interdependent media categories : Owned Media : You publish and distribute your own content online. Shared Media : This is social media. Others share your content with their own friends and followers via in social networks and other digital channels.
Laurel Papworth
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
Very very rare for me to blog about our special offers, whether it’s social media evaluation discounts or something else. I was reading 10 ways to make a rubbish website … …and thought about how often clients ask me to do a social media audit or social media evaluation. And in general, social media evaluations of blog/websites, Facebook and Twitter seems to be an popular area, so I thought I would offer an evaluation special offer to you, dear blog reader.
The Realtime Report
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Developing and managing an online store is both easy and difficult. Most ecommerce platforms and CMS (content management system) scripts use a checkout workflow that involves completing two or three steps to complete the purchase. Customer registration, for example, can be replaced with a social sign-in. Embrace Social Commerce. Don’t forget to maintain a healthy presence on popular social networks.
Hootsuite
AUGUST 4, 2020
Pinterest verification is similar to getting verified on other social media platforms like Twitter , Facebook or Instagram. Other business perks of having a verified Pinterest account include: More eyes on your content. More engagement with your content.
Pam Moore
JULY 26, 2017
Running your business, as well the marketing and content strategies that support your goals also require a framework and architecture. How much time do you spend creating content to inspire and connect with your audience? Is the content you create built upon or supported by a solid framework and architecture for success? Or are you winging it with a little bit of social spaghetti thrown at the social network walls, hoping it sticks?
Firebelly
APRIL 15, 2011
WordPress is one of the best website content management systems out there – and not just for blogs. Redirection – A must on every blog migration, Redirection is a simple manager of 301 redirects. The Social. Simple Facebook Connect – Facebook is by far the most used social network on the web, why not add more usability to your website by connecting it with your WordPress?
Firebelly
JANUARY 13, 2011
In preparation for the New Year, we’ve been working on transferring our Firebelly blog from Typepad to the beautiful WordPress content management system. “The Facebook film, still untitled, will chronicle how an internal messaging system launched from a university dormitory grew into an online enterprise worth as much as 15 billion dollars.&#. In mid-2008, news started to spread about a movie based on the rise of the popular social network.
Bare Feet Studios
JULY 25, 2011
Tomorrow I am working with an esteemed group of coral reef scientists here in Hawaii to illustrate various ways to use social media. I will be using a version of The Social Media Game , an interactive learning process originally developed by my darling colleague Beth Kantor a few years ago. It just shows you how much app and platform development continues in the sphere of online social networks and mobile options. Social Network. Social Bookmarks.
Kikolani
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
Geolocation software uses global positioning systems (GPS) on smartphones or unique IP addresses on visitors’ computers to identify where a person is located. Many small business owners choose to use a content management system (CMS), such as WordPress, for a hassle-free website and infinite customization options. For example, a visitor in Naples will see specific references to his city, while a visitor in Nashville will see localized content for her.
Sherrilynne Starkie
JANUARY 23, 2018
Great social media consultants don’t have to be RGD-certified, but they do need to have considerable design know-how. It takes a lot of design knowledge to develop a social media strategy and plan a program. For example, there are dozens (probably 100s) of format requirements for the various social networks and platforms. Photo and image selection are key design skills for social media consultants too. Being an imagery content maker.
Diva Marketing Blog
MAY 20, 2016
He’s written four books that cover the topics of business blogging, social media marketing, and social commerce, the most notable of which is entitled "The Digital Handshake: Seven Proven Strategies to Grow Your Business Using Social Media," published by John Wiley and Sons in 2009. 5 Ways to Build Online Authority Using Content Marketing. One of the best ways to establish your online authority is through the use of content marketing.
Webbiquity SMM
NOVEMBER 21, 2011
In addition to the traditional benefits of business blogging , recent changes in the way search engines rank content have made blogging crucial for obtaining and maintaining high search engine visibility. Three ranking factors that have recently taken on increased importance from Google (and will therefore likely soon become important to other search engines as well) are content quality and authority, social media links and content freshness.
Writtent Blog
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
With 9 in 10 organizations marketing with content , it’s evident that we need effective tools to create, publish, distribute, and analyze content published online. I reached out to content marketing experts with the question, “What Are the 3 Content Management Tools Epic Content Creators Can’t Live Without?”. Chapman author of Amazing Things Will Happen and co-author of Content Rules. Content Creation. Managing Content Creation.
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. Therefore it is critical for publishers to diagnose and eliminate (or at least mitigate) the duplicate content issues on their sites.
Social Media Network Marketing
JANUARY 14, 2010
Twitter is first and foremost a social network, so be sociable! Upload helpful, useful and interesting material to your website, using a CMS (Content Management System). From time to time, Tweet about this content and point your Twitter followers towards your website. Who do you want to connect with? What are they interested in? What are they searching for? Find your Voice.
Diva Marketing Blog
MAY 20, 2016
He’s written four books that cover the topics of business blogging, social media marketing, and social commerce, the most notable of which is entitled "The Digital Handshake: Seven Proven Strategies to Grow Your Business Using Social Media," published by John Wiley and Sons in 2009. 5 Ways to Build Online Authority Using Content Marketing. One of the best ways to establish your online authority is through the use of content marketing.
Adam Sherk
JANUARY 28, 2010
Home About Contact PR Publishing SEO Social Media Subscribe Adam Sherk 10 Quotes on the Apple iPad and the Business of News by Adam Sherk on January 28, 2010 Now that the first wave in the Apple iPad crazy-a-thon has past, I thought I’d do a quick round-up of what people are saying about the iPad from the perspective of the news media. “The future of news is about distributing content as widely as possible and monetising not just content but relationships.
SocialFish
JUNE 10, 2014
Don’t Get Lost in the Jungle: A Field Guide to Navigating Your Targeted Content Strategy. Personalized content isn’t anything new. And just when you thought you had a handle on content-first design, technology has thrown content strategists for another loop. Ever-smarter web browsers and content management systems have given rise to targeted content – the ability to serve personalized messages to specific users at specific times.
Kikolani
AUGUST 27, 2017
It is also great for socializing and building your own community. Google helps us out by showing us some traffic trends on different blogging and content management systems (CMS) on the web. Before you register that domain, be sure that it is available on social media! Knowem lets you search names/keywords to see if they are taken on over 500 social networks. Hover over each network’s name to learn a little more about it.
SocialFish
MAY 6, 2015
We’re seeing some interesting things going on in the association industry at the intersection of online communities and learning management systems (LMS). YourMembership.com, an AMS with a built-in social community platform Acquires Digital Ignite , the most socialicious LMS on the market. (We Abila, the folks who introduced the concept of Social CRM to the association market, acquires Peach New Media. Social learning is a growing trend.
Social Media Marketing
JULY 31, 2013
The secrets of success to building a digital newsroom, the secrets of bureaucracy-free content marketing, Sina Weibo was slow to evolve, Quebec loves Twitter, Pinterest and Google+ are gaining on Facebook, what to do with marketing data and more, it''s This Week in Social Media. And if you’re on Flipboard, you can get these links in the This Week in Social Media Magazine , which is now available on the Web. Pinterest and Google are gaining on Facebook for social sharing.
Kikolani
MAY 21, 2010
This post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the resources mashup, Search & Social Awards winners, a key takeaway from the Online Marketing Summit for businesses and bloggers, the Swagger Wagon Rap, and what’s coming up on kikolani.com. Social media in the workplace (common sense rules). Facebook and other networks caught sending user data to advertisers. 7 ad networks to build passive income on your website. Social Media.
Kikolani
DECEMBER 21, 2011
Sure, there are other blogging platforms and content management systems you can use on your own domain, but none are quite as popular or powerful as WordPress. Before you register that domain, be sure that it is available on social media! Knowem lets you search names / keywords to see if they are taken on over 500 social networks. Hover over each network’s name to learn a little more about it. Importing Your Content.
Buzz Marketing for Technology
JUNE 27, 2008
« Home | First-hand comments about Citizens' Assemblies » | ASCILITE 2006 success » | My first deliberative event » | Reading about Habermas » | Yarra River Values Forum coming up » | Deliberation is complex » | Publish or perish » | The plight of the Systems Dynamics modeler » | The complexity of learning » | YackPack for group discourse » The present and future of Personal Learning Environments (PLE).
Writtent Blog
MAY 28, 2014
Content marketing is about creating, optimizing, and distributing valuable content to grow your web presence and steer the actions of consumers. Some are free, others are paid, but they can all help you get incredible content marketing results. It also gives you valuable crawling, indexing, and content optimization insights that can affect your Google rankings. A great way to identify market opportunities and plan for successful paid content marketing campaigns.
ProBlogger
AUGUST 24, 2014
One of the most important things you can do in 2014 as a content creator, is identify who you are as a personal brand by monitoring how you come across online. Twitter, that always-on social network that is constantly abuzz, and Google+, a social network claimed to offer incredible SEO benefits, offer two incredible ways that complement each other to solidify your digital presence. Make sure a byline containing your name appears on each page of your content.
Hootsuite
JANUARY 13, 2021
Real talk: With all the social media acronyms being used right now, it can be hard to understand what’s going on. But if your brand is using social media for business , properly using social media acronyms and social media abbreviations might be part of an effective social strategy.
Sprout Social
JULY 26, 2019
If you’ve been observing social media conversations, you might have come across a ton of lingo or acronyms that take you a while to figure out. Social media acronyms like TFW, TBH and LMK get thrown around very casually in comments, captions and conversations between people. So when you’re in charge of creating social media content or responding to customers, it’s essential that you arm yourself with knowledge about the most common social media acronyms and slang.
Rebekah Radice
APRIL 30, 2017
Getting a clear understanding of what your blog is about, who you’re writing for, and what type of content you create will make the “getting started part” a whole lot easier. You write about exercise, nutrition, weight management, and behavioral change. For example, take the phrase “weight management.” Lots of websites, social media groups and forums. Authority: create content around a singular focus or topic? Content That Educates.
Razor Social
JANUARY 26, 2017
Social Media. The successful people on social media build relationships and add value. The key to social media success is consistency, but achieving it is incredibly time-consuming. Use a social media management tool. Social media management tools can help you streamline all your day to day activity on social media. With the right tool, you’ll not only save time but also get better results over time and maximize your social media ROI.
Rebekah Radice
APRIL 30, 2017
Getting a clear understanding of what your blog is about, who you’re writing for, and what type of content you create will make the “getting started part” a whole lot easier. You write about exercise, nutrition, weight management, and behavioral change. For example, take the phrase “weight management.” Lots of websites, social media groups and forums. Authority: create content around a singular focus or topic? Content That Educates.
Webbiquity SMM
MARCH 27, 2017
Monitoring and managing even a moderately active business social media presence can be time-consuming. The number of people using social media continues to grow, usage is increasing, and more networks require attention. Add multiple companies (as an agency or social media consultant may manage) and it borders on overwhelming. Fortunately, social media management tools are increasing in number and sophistication as well. Sprout Social.
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