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Claim your name online

By Julie Starr | Published: July 14, 2008
From Howard Owens comes a useful list of tips for journalists who want to ‘own their own names’ – ie get yourself, your CV, website and blog established and visible in Google searches: Get a Facebook profile going. Use it to link to your site. Start a LinkedIn profile (be sure to take advantage of [...]
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How to run the numbers on websites

By Julie Starr | Published: July 7, 2008
Type the url of any website into urlmetrix and you get instant numbers on what that site's Google page rank is, how many times it's been bookmarked to Del.icio.us, its Technorati rank, Compete rank, Google and Yahoo backlinks and more. Great fun punching in sites you know and seeing what comes up.
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How news sites can stay relevant: #572

By Julie Starr | Published: February 19, 2008
"Every media brand, to remain relevant, needs to get into the business of helping their audience find the best content on the topics they cover, and not just publish their own content."
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