Comments on: The 30 most popular newspaper sites http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/ Where TV Finds the Future Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:40:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ! http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-367071 ! Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:47:19 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-367071 shhh! nielsen is looking to do to the internets what they did to tv ratings for all them thar years. shhh!

nielsen is looking to do to the internets what they did to tv ratings for all them thar years.

]]> By: Peter Ralph http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-366908 Peter Ralph Mon, 18 Jun 2007 13:33:37 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-366908 lostremote is also citing the Nielsen netratings without qualification, as are dozens of other blogs... lostremote is also citing the Nielsen netratings without qualification, as are dozens of other blogs…

]]> By: Mr. Numbers http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-366084 Mr. Numbers Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:42:53 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-366084 If you were to ever cast a glance at Nielsen.NetRatings methodology, you would join me in placing no value on their numbers whatsoever. Just their unwillingness to make a since measurement of the at-work audience speaks volumes of the real worth of the "metrics" they are peddling. The fact that Editor and Publisher cites these numbers without qualification speaks to how little that publication understands the web audience. Of course, that's not surprising since it's a newspaper trade journal (of sorts). If you were to ever cast a glance at Nielsen.NetRatings methodology, you would join me in placing no value on their numbers whatsoever. Just their unwillingness to make a since measurement of the at-work audience speaks volumes of the real worth of the “metrics” they are peddling. The fact that Editor and Publisher cites these numbers without qualification speaks to how little that publication understands the web audience. Of course, that’s not surprising since it’s a newspaper trade journal (of sorts).

]]> By: Peter Ralph http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-365668 Peter Ralph Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:09:17 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2007/06/17/the-30-most-popular-newspaper-sites/#comment-365668 Chicago Sun-Times -- 1,860 -- 0:07:22 Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- 1,852 -- 0:32:12 so the AJC has a fraction of a percentage point less visitors than the Sun but each visit lasts almost 5 times as long. And the Sun is ranked higher? Which traffic pattern would you rather have? Am I missing something? Chicago Sun-Times — 1,860 — 0:07:22
Atlanta Journal-Constitution — 1,852 — 0:32:12

so the AJC has a fraction of a percentage point less visitors than the Sun but each visit lasts almost 5 times as long.

And the Sun is ranked higher?

Which traffic pattern would you rather have?

Am I missing something?

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