tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post8972146861822847104..comments2023-10-07T05:29:20.923-07:00Comments on McClatchy Watch: Most-visited newspaper web sites for JulyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-25878481925825533152009-08-18T07:06:40.039-07:002009-08-18T07:06:40.039-07:006:55: Good post.6:55: Good post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-679321096249779352009-08-18T06:55:29.793-07:002009-08-18T06:55:29.793-07:00The readership numbers are from Nielsen. There'...The readership numbers are from Nielsen. There's nothing a newspaper can do to inflate the numbers. If traffic numbers were self-reported or based on log files, 9:56PMs point would be well taken.<br /><br />Nielsen by the way has been attacked by newspapers for a long time because its audience panel under-represents business users accessing news sites during business hours.<br /><br />The points being made about popular stories are valid. It can and does cause a monthly figure to become "inflated". That's why a trend is important.<br /><br />The real question, in my mind, is whether local traffic is growing. After all, that's the calling card of local newspapers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-83909193887464811072009-08-17T22:09:44.521-07:002009-08-17T22:09:44.521-07:00I'm sure the advertisers are reading this or s...I'm sure the advertisers are reading this or sites will report the cheating. Why buy advertising if the numbers are cooked?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-50928703803007612832009-08-17T21:56:20.860-07:002009-08-17T21:56:20.860-07:00It only takes one major story to put a paper on th...It only takes one major story to put a paper on the list.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Or timing out your login after 5 minutes of inactivity. That alone gained us 20% in one month.<br /><br /> When we really needed a boost, we wiped the account base and made everyone sign up again adding that to our subscriber numbers, but we got caught at that. <br /><br />I have a hundred tricks up my sleeve and we use 99 of them every single month.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-67732376621751360212009-08-17T20:43:49.316-07:002009-08-17T20:43:49.316-07:00NY Times DOWN -27% (Biased)
Washington Post UP 29%...NY Times DOWN -27% (Biased)<br />Washington Post UP 29% (Less Biased)<br /><br />Could it be that people, tired of Times propaganda, migrated over to a less propagandized site?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-65781141717070401262009-08-17T20:19:13.824-07:002009-08-17T20:19:13.824-07:00Miami and KC are also there. That gives McClatchy ...Miami and KC are also there. That gives McClatchy three in the top 30.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-56951814070615912382009-08-17T17:48:48.134-07:002009-08-17T17:48:48.134-07:00It's actually a year-to-year comparrison and t...It's actually a year-to-year comparrison and the story says there's a new formula for calculating unique visitors. It's a nice move up for SacBee. State workers were all over the site during the budget crunch. I could see SacBee staying in the top 30 but not No. 18 in coming months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-65154167783491658682009-08-17T17:43:29.421-07:002009-08-17T17:43:29.421-07:00Ya don't go up 84 percent in one month unless ...Ya don't go up 84 percent in one month unless something is out of whack. It won't last.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4726844761468242273.post-51183427974157552502009-08-17T17:41:27.295-07:002009-08-17T17:41:27.295-07:00The tiny Anchorage paper made the list during its ...The tiny Anchorage paper made the list during its Palin coverage. California's budget woes was a national story and must have been the big push for SacBee in July. It only takes one major story to put a paper on the list. Unless the budget story significantly overlaps into August, I doubt SacBee will remain on the list of heavyhitters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com