Comments on: Drudge Report keeps growing http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/ Where TV Finds the Future Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:58:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jim http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-823586 jim Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:44:35 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-823586 Another good way to foil Drudge auto refresh is to open it thru www.proxybin.com a free anonymous surf site. It blocks scripts and that keeps the auto refresh from working. Another good way to foil Drudge auto refresh is to open it thru http://www.proxybin.com a free anonymous surf site. It blocks scripts and that keeps the auto refresh from working.

]]> By: Jim http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-813380 Jim Sat, 22 Mar 2008 20:44:42 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-813380 I user Avant browser which is a very good free enhanced IE based browser. To disable Drudge and others from auto-refresh, you just select Tools>Disable Scripts, open Drudge and Voila!- no more auto-refresh. I user Avant browser which is a very good free enhanced IE based browser. To disable Drudge and others from auto-refresh, you just select Tools>Disable Scripts, open Drudge and Voila!- no more auto-refresh.

]]> By: Norb http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-810331 Norb Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:03:52 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-810331 I have found discovered that the Drudge Report auto refresh can be disabled in Firefox by selecting Tools, Options, and removing the checkmark from "Enable Javascript" . Now I can read the bottom part of the page without it jumping to the top when it auto refreshes. You may have to re-enable it when filling out online forms, etc. I have found discovered that the Drudge Report auto refresh can be disabled in Firefox by selecting Tools, Options, and removing the checkmark from “Enable Javascript” .
Now I can read the bottom part of the page without it jumping to the top when it auto refreshes.
You may have to re-enable it when filling out online forms, etc.

]]> By: Norb http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-784655 Norb Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:57:34 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-784655 Does anyone know how to stop the auto refresh? While I am trying to read the bottom part of the page I have to keep hitting page down to go back where I was every time it refreshes. Does anyone know how to stop the auto refresh? While I am trying to read the bottom part of the page I have to keep hitting page down to go back where I was every time it refreshes.

]]> By: Vlajbert http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-271075 Vlajbert Sun, 08 Apr 2007 05:13:54 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-271075 Your slamming auto-refresh? Hello, pot. I could care less what he does or how he does it. The the referral traffic from him is a wonderful thing. Nice and big. Your slamming auto-refresh? Hello, pot.

I could care less what he does or how he does it. The the referral traffic from him is a wonderful thing. Nice and big.

]]> By: David Johnson http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266950 David Johnson Wed, 04 Apr 2007 14:50:12 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266950 uh.... just curious on this and have to challenge it, because i hear it a lot in relation to drudge. if a site is an "aggregator" of other news content, how can it "scoop" other reporters? in order to "scoop" a news competitor, you have to do it with an exclusive, which means it has to be your own original content that no one else has. it isn't really a legitimate scoop to post unconfirmed rumors and allegations or steal information from reporters and post it while editors are vetting the facts. drudge has been lucky, and has kept a purposely low profile, brokered other reporting, and taken less risks recently, because he now has enough traffic and associated revenue that he could be sued and he could be financially hurt if he gets it wrong. yahoo, which is the largest online news destination, produces very little original news content, unlike MSNBC, the second largest online news destination, which invests heavily in generating original and exclusive content across a wide enterprise of companion brands and affiliates. yahoo buys or partners with news producers, services and agencies. it has always focused on web services, so it makes sense that it provides the ultimate hosted aggregator service -- but it doesn't "scoop" its content partners and news providers. it is merely a distribution channel or companion outlet. and FYI, published corrections are a valued part of professional journalism. no one _has_ to post corrections, but good journalists do and bad ones don't. self-policing your product, admitting mistakes and correcting the facts in search of the highest degree of truth is part of building and maintaining the public trust. corrections policies have been a very big issue for us since we began grappling with the differences in our online news products and the published paper of record. as a rule, we trust outlets that correct themselves. also, dumpster diving at newsweek isn't even in the same league as being on the scene at JFK's assassination, covering watergate or reporting from hot zones in vietnam. no matter how it went down at the end, rather's entire body of work (he has always attracted controversy) speaks for itself. uh…. just curious on this and have to challenge it, because i hear it a lot in relation to drudge. if a site is an “aggregator” of other news content, how can it “scoop” other reporters?

in order to “scoop” a news competitor, you have to do it with an exclusive, which means it has to be your own original content that no one else has. it isn’t really a legitimate scoop to post unconfirmed rumors and allegations or steal information from reporters and post it while editors are vetting the facts. drudge has been lucky, and has kept a purposely low profile, brokered other reporting, and taken less risks recently, because he now has enough traffic and associated revenue that he could be sued and he could be financially hurt if he gets it wrong.

yahoo, which is the largest online news destination, produces very little original news content, unlike MSNBC, the second largest online news destination, which invests heavily in generating original and exclusive content across a wide enterprise of companion brands and affiliates. yahoo buys or partners with news producers, services and agencies. it has always focused on web services, so it makes sense that it provides the ultimate hosted aggregator service — but it doesn’t “scoop” its content partners and news providers. it is merely a distribution channel or companion outlet.

and FYI, published corrections are a valued part of professional journalism. no one _has_ to post corrections, but good journalists do and bad ones don’t. self-policing your product, admitting mistakes and correcting the facts in search of the highest degree of truth is part of building and maintaining the public trust. corrections policies have been a very big issue for us since we began grappling with the differences in our online news products and the published paper of record. as a rule, we trust outlets that correct themselves.

also, dumpster diving at newsweek isn’t even in the same league as being on the scene at JFK’s assassination, covering watergate or reporting from hot zones in vietnam. no matter how it went down at the end, rather’s entire body of work (he has always attracted controversy) speaks for itself.

]]> By: Chris http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266865 Chris Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:20:19 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266865 "Wrong", "Malicious", "Incorrect", and "Libel"? Compared to what, the NY Times and WaPo, who constantly have to post corrections? Compared to Dan Rather? Drudge is what it is...it's an aggregator. He's not a journalist (despite his funny hat). Even his breaking stories, like Lewinsky, are stories that are ABOUT to break in other newsrooms....Drudge simply scoops other reporters, and there's certainly nothing wrong with that. His site also has a decent balance of "hard news" versus tabloid stuff...and it's pretty centrist as well, according to a recent Pew study of bias in media outlets. But bad web design? Yeah. It always makes me nostalgic for 1994. Chris “Wrong”, “Malicious”, “Incorrect”, and “Libel”? Compared to what, the NY Times and WaPo, who constantly have to post corrections? Compared to Dan Rather?

Drudge is what it is…it’s an aggregator. He’s not a journalist (despite his funny hat). Even his breaking stories, like Lewinsky, are stories that are ABOUT to break in other newsrooms….Drudge simply scoops other reporters, and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that.

His site also has a decent balance of “hard news” versus tabloid stuff…and it’s pretty centrist as well, according to a recent Pew study of bias in media outlets.

But bad web design? Yeah. It always makes me nostalgic for 1994.

Chris

]]> By: invitedmedia http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266801 invitedmedia Wed, 04 Apr 2007 12:09:34 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266801 i'd say you have just as accurate stats using alexa as any nielsen numbers... perhaps even better than. this new "total time spent" is really gonna piss off station groups who, after 10 yrs. online, can't seem to grasp linking to even their OWN properties. i’d say you have just as accurate stats using alexa as any nielsen numbers… perhaps even better than.

this new “total time spent” is really gonna piss off station groups who, after 10 yrs. online, can’t seem to grasp linking to even their OWN properties.

]]> By: Drudge Fan http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266768 Drudge Fan Wed, 04 Apr 2007 11:18:42 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266768 Am a Drudge fan and read the site daily, but am confused about this auto refresh thing. Do advertisers accept that as part of the page count? Don't the sites correct for that sort of thing? That is, I can't just hit refresh all day on a site to jack up the stats? Am a Drudge fan and read the site daily, but am confused about this auto refresh thing. Do advertisers accept that as part of the page count? Don’t the sites correct for that sort of thing? That is, I can’t just hit refresh all day on a site to jack up the stats?

]]> By: radio guy http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266529 radio guy Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:32:29 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266529 Amen to that. Alexa uses it's "toolbar" tracking stats as one of the basis for it traffic reporting Amen to that. Alexa uses it’s “toolbar” tracking stats as one of the basis for it traffic reporting

]]> By: Corey Spring http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266509 Corey Spring Wed, 04 Apr 2007 05:03:18 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266509 Let's not start using Alexa as a legitimate and accurate source, shall we? Let’s not start using Alexa as a legitimate and accurate source, shall we?

]]> By: George Creedle http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266474 George Creedle Wed, 04 Apr 2007 04:01:29 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266474 I've noticed the auto-refreshing and assumed that was to inflate page views. I’ve noticed the auto-refreshing and assumed that was to inflate page views.

]]> By: invitedmedia http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266416 invitedmedia Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:49:28 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266416 hey, at least his stuff is FRESH. i can point you to a page on a local affiliate site of a billion dollar enterprise that has gone untouched since 2-0-0-5. that's right, 2005. one begins to think the idea is to drive people...AWAY. and the page in question is the "advertise on this site" page too. uhboy hey, at least his stuff is FRESH.

i can point you to a page on a local affiliate site of a billion dollar enterprise that has gone untouched since 2-0-0-5.

that’s right, 2005.

one begins to think the idea is to drive people…AWAY.

and the page in question is the “advertise on this site” page too.

uhboy

]]> By: Charles http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266397 Charles Wed, 04 Apr 2007 01:36:21 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266397 He also pretty much reports any and every rumor about any politico that has a mistress. Remember when he broke the stories that Bush and Kerry had mistresses? And even the women in question said "HUH?" It's a interesting aggretator, but it rarely even has any "hard" news. It's degraded into tabloid, entertainment and "back-of-the-book" stories, but that's about it. So sad... He also pretty much reports any and every rumor about any politico that has a mistress. Remember when he broke the stories that Bush and Kerry had mistresses? And even the women in question said “HUH?”

It’s a interesting aggretator, but it rarely even has any “hard” news. It’s degraded into tabloid, entertainment and “back-of-the-book” stories, but that’s about it. So sad…

]]> By: Jason P http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266353 Jason P Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:11:59 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/04/03/drudge-report-keeps-growing/#comment-266353 He also consistently reports things that are wrong and malicious. That's called libel. He also consistently reports things that are wrong and malicious. That’s called libel.

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