Can you republish news articles? What copyright law says

Last week we talked about how Google assesses content based on Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (EEAT). Today, we’re going to dive a bit deeper into the subject of authoritative content and how you can craft the kind of helpful, reliable, people-first content that will make you stand out from the crowd.

Succeeding as a content creator requires more than just mastering the minutiae of style and mechanics. You also need to know how to write for the web, and search-engine optimization (SEO) is a huge part of that. Ignoring SEO will make it a lot harder for you to grow your audience. Now you may think that SEO is an impediment to good writing. After all, we’ve all seen articles that are overstuffed with keywords and look clunkier than a hippo on roller skates. Luckily, AI is making SEO easier than ever.

In last week’s post, we talked about the importance of making sure your content is reaching the right audience. But identifying your audience isn’t enough. You also need to make sure that your content is engaging. Think of it this way: you want to give your readers material that’s as meaningful and useful to them as possible. One of the best ways to do this is through content arbitrage.

An interview with Deepak Puri of Democracy Labs.

When starting an online publication, it can be tempting to assume that, if you write it, they will come. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. You can write the most brilliant content imaginable, but it won’t reach its full potential if nobody sees it. But this isn’t just a matter of getting your content in front of people. You also want to make sure you’re reaching the right people. In this post, we’ll look at some of the ways you can make sure your content is being seen by the people who need it most.

In November 1919, Walter Lippmann published an article in The Atlantic entitled “The Basic Problem of Democracy.” Despite the passage of time, it feels eerily prescient.

An interview with W. James Au of New World Notes.

Researchers, businesspeople, academics, and professionals use platforms such as LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters Westlaw to find reliable information to inform their work. They are looking for newsworthy information, professional commentary, and independent insights. They need authoritative content that covers in-demand topics.

Can people find your publication? Chances are the answer is no. It can be expensive and time-consuming to optimize your content for search engines, but your content matters. People who need it should be able to find it without having to click through thirty pages of search results. Content syndication provides a solution to that problem.

An interview with David Belle of Macrodesiac.

An interview with James Smith of The Crafty Pint.

An interview with Professor Howard Friedman of Religion Clause.

An interview with Professor Eric Goldman of Technology & Marketing Law Blog.

Information databases are strong options for writers who wish to connect with a corporate audience in particular. The corporate audience is an especially engaged group of readers that actively utilizes content in their daily work. If your content is informative and well-written, you should consider publishing it on an information database in order to reach these readers.

Every business owner who has ever written a blog knows the frustration of trying to gain more readers. However, in reality it takes time and effort to build an audience.

Blogging can sometimes be an exercise in frustration. You spend hours researching and writing a post, hit Publish, and then…crickets. Over 70 million blog posts are published every month. This means that creating quality content isn't the only thing that bloggers need in order to get readers. You are competing with thousands of other blogs. Luckily, there are ways to make sure the right people are seeing your content.

An interview with the team behind Cryptopolitan.

An interview with Tibi Puiu, Co-Founder of ZME Science.

An interview with Sheba Karamat, CEO of Coin Rivet.

An interview with Nadine Dworkin, Editor-in-Chief, of VoxPopuli.

Newstex is looking for well-written, authoritative content with limited audiovisual material.

An interview with P. Aiden Hunt, Publisher and Editor of Profiles in Legalization.

An interview with Jacob Wolinsky, Founder and CEO of Valuewalk.

ACI Information Group and ORCID announce a partnership in which scholarly blogs included in the ACI Scholarly Blog Index can be integrated with ORCID public profiles. In addition, through linked data, the journal and book content published by ORCID authors will be integrated into the author profile page in ACI Scholarly Blog Index.

Since more than 2 million researchers have set up ORCID profiles, chances are pretty good that you're at least somewhat familiar with ORCID. Scholars around the world have set up ORCID profiles containing information, and/or links to, their publications, research activities, grants, awards, and other information pertinent to their scholarly work and professional connections.

On Wednesday, July 13, the United States Senate confirmed the appointment of Dr. Carla D. Hayden as the 14th Librarian of Congress. Dr. Hayden is both the first woman and the first African-American to be appointed to the position.

Scholarly blogs are a valuable source of contemporary information to continue lifelong learning, so the ACI team was excited to read Pew's newest report, "Lifelong Learning and Technology". Here we review some interesting findings from Pew's report.

In a F1000 Research editorial called 'Single Figure Publications: Towards a novel alternative format for scholarly communication', Long Do & William Mobley of the UC San Diego Department of Neuroscience present a new idea: single figure publications.

Pew Research Center recently released a new report entitled, "Americans, Politics and Science Issues". The report focuses on the factors that impact the gap between scientists and the general public. This post explores some of these latest findings.

The ACI Information Group team showcased the ACI Scholarly Blog Index at the 2015 Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) 37th Annual Meeting in Arlington, Virginia. Librarians, faculty, and other researchers learned about all ACI's research database.

The ACI Google Search Chrome Extension displays the top 3 relevant scholarly blog posts from ACI’s editorially-curated collection each time users run a Google search. This post explains the benefits of adding the extension to institutional computers.

The ACI Scholarly Blog Index offers many different platforms for blog authors to reach out, connect to, & engage with those actively interested in their content, giving researchers the chance to follow their other avenues of content and scholarship.

Information Today, Inc. (ITI) published an article on the ACI Scholarly Blog Index in NewsBreaks, which highlights breaking news and important developments in the information industry and library world.

Chances are, yes - it probably is! It's easy to find research and scholarship by your own colleagues, students, and alumni. Just visit the ACI Scholarly Blog Index and browse posts by those affiliated with your own institution by following three simple steps.1. Visit scholar.aci.info. You'll find the primary search box right on the homepage.2. Start typing in the name of your university, college, or institution.

In ACI Roundup: The Use of Social Media and Blogs in Education, we noted various examples of educators using social media and blogs to enhance students’ learning experiences and promote a better understanding of the real-world effects of online reach and collaboration.

Human beings are very visual creatures, so it shouldn't be surprising that online content has become so image-focused in recent years. Trends in website design have also put visuals at the top of the priority list with parallax scrolling becoming one of the most preferred design techniques for websites and blogs.