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Confused about Facebook Promoted Posts? You are not alone
Some online community news sites aren’t feeling the love from Facebook’s new fee-based service dubbed “Promoted Posts.” They’re feeling confusion. By now community news sites posting to their Facebook pages will have noticed a drop down tagged “promote” on their posts. … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media
Tagged Edgerank, Facebook, Google, Liz Heron, Rich Gordon, Scott Brodbeck, Twitter, Vadim Lavrusik, Wall Street Journal
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Andy Crestodina’s lowdown on journalism SEO for local publishers
by Denise Cheng, MIT Center for Civic Media Andy Crestodina’s premise: I love NPR. Therefore, I want to help save the news industry. “I’ve been looking for you guys and I finally found you. I was looking for a room where I … Continue reading
Posted in BlockbyBlock, SEO
Tagged discoverability, Google, key phrase, keywords, Search engine optimization
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Can Google Author / journalism SEO fuel stronger community news?
On the BlockbyBlock Facebook page, I asked independent online news publishers about the role of SEO, search engine optimization, on their hyperlocal news sites. Here’s what they said about SEO Continue reading
Is writing the new superpower? Make it so with Google Authorship!
Will Google Authorship guarantee prosperity for online journalism? Nope. But it could significantly change the nature of the SEO game by connecting credible authors with their work, strengthening our chances. No more faux Blockshopper type headlines. I like that. At TechWeek Chicago 2012, … Continue reading
Google News, indie publishers patiently track each other’s learning curves
By Sally Duros While Google News evolves and learns more about the emerging local news ecosystem, indie publishers might improve search results by revisiting Google’s technical guidelines for News Publishers. Among the most important are establishing a news sitemap, paying attention … Continue reading
Posted in Google News
Tagged Editors' Picks RSS, Google, Google News, Grand Teton Avalanche, Grand Teton National Park, Huffington Post, michele mclellan, News publisher forum, News sitemap, robots, Ruffin Prevost, Searching, technical requirements, The Patterson Foundation, Tucson Sentinel, Webmaster Help Center, Yellowstone Gate
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