GLOSSARY
Source diversity
Source Diversity
One sentence of definition, and how it differs from the concepts it gets confused with. The definition is written to be quoted as it stands.
DEFINITION
Source diversity is a measure of how many distinct external domains confirm the information supporting a brand. A fact confirmed by several independent sources may be a stronger signal than a claim existing only on your own site (this is a hypothetical metric; the size of the effect is still to be verified).
Easily confused with
It is not a link count
It is not how many links point at you but how many mutually independent places confirm the same fact. One press release syndicated to 20 outlets is not 20 independent sources.
It is not the same as increasing article count
If article content diverges from your actual service information, the entity blurs rather than sharpens. And paid article placement damages press credibility, so Navirang neither does it nor recommends it.
In practice
- Start by separating your claims into those confirmable externally and those not. Align the external notation for the confirmable ones first.
- Attach the caveat that it is a hypothetical metric. The size of the effect is still to be verified, and citing it without conditions would fall foul of the standard we demand of others.
Related terms
Where this leads
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- Brand marketing Binding the names and descriptions scattered across channels into one brand entity
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