Ever notice how the most flattering blog comments are actually the spam comments? This always makes me smile, so I thought I'd share a handful of them here. It would be a shame for so much unbridled positivity to never make its way into the … [Continue reading]
This is a guest post from Wendy Dulaney, co-founder of Easy.PR. Wendy has been doing some interesting work for start-ups, targeting small audiences to achieve specific goals during critical stages of their growth. I asked her to share some examples … [Continue reading]
Last week I received a press release from an unexpected source: the Harlem Globetrotters. Frankly I'm not sure why they'd be sending a press release about their new VP of Communications to me. But I always liked the Globetrotters as a kid, so when … [Continue reading]
The Google News news_keywords meta tag is now available to all publishers that are approved for inclusion. It is nice that Google News is trying to accommodate publishers and allow for more witty, print-style headlines. But in the bigger picture … [Continue reading]
This was going to be my next enterprise SEO column for Search Engine Land until I thought twice about submitting it there. However I don't want to waste it either so I'll give it a try here. I'm not sure where this falls in the fun to cheesy … [Continue reading]
Lately I've been noticing a lot of Facebook posts in my news feed with a specific request to "LIKE" the post. Sports teams are among the biggest offenders: … [Continue reading]
I was invited to contribute a column to an upcoming social media guidebook from Media Industry Newsletter and Folio. I thought I'd share it here along with some links to additional resources. It is intended to be a general overview for publishers. … [Continue reading]
As Pinterest continues to grow in popularity and usage it is becoming not only an important source of traffic and engagement for publishers but also a good source of links. What types of sites get the most links from Pinterest? I spend a lot of … [Continue reading]
Which news site has the highest customer satisfaction rating? FoxNews.com – by far. Who fared the worst? HuffingtonPost.com. These are the findings of the annual ForeSee American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) E-Business Report that was … [Continue reading]
The demographics of Google+ are typically described as predominantly male and young. But that is not always the case; sites that are geared towards women are drawing a Google+ audience that is largely female. For example, take a look at the +1 … [Continue reading]