Comments on: Spitzer story crashes NYTimes.com http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/ Where TV Finds the Future Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:23:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-797631 John Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:12:11 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-797631 That's strange... our Broadcast Station has never crashed from heavy viewing... maybe there is a future for broadcasting after all. That’s strange… our Broadcast Station has never crashed from heavy viewing… maybe there is a future for broadcasting after all.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-797243 Anonymous Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:33:33 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-797243 As I pointed out, HuffPo and Drudge are tied in reach. That's not page views. Drudge automatically refreshes the home page constantly. So if you leave it open in the background, you're counted as lots of page views. This started when his first advertiser appeared on the site, according to archives.org. And Drudge misidentifies these page views as "visits" in a counter right there on the home page. And nothing's stopping Drudge from getting more content. As I pointed out, HuffPo and Drudge are tied in reach. That’s not page views.

Drudge automatically refreshes the home page constantly. So if you leave it open in the background, you’re counted as lots of page views. This started when his first advertiser appeared on the site, according to archives.org. And Drudge misidentifies these page views as “visits” in a counter right there on the home page. And nothing’s stopping Drudge from getting more content.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795950 Anonymous Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:18:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795950 It's not the Drudge page views that makes it a success. It's what he refers you to. Drudge gets 1 hit, 1 page view, 1 visitor. A better way to measure stats would be to take the home page of HuffPo, Kos and rank them to Drudge. It’s not the Drudge page views that makes it a success. It’s what he refers you to. Drudge gets 1 hit, 1 page view, 1 visitor. A better way to measure stats would be to take the home page of HuffPo, Kos and rank them to Drudge.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795774 Anonymous Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:08:58 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795774 PS: Drudge, HuffPo and Kos all have a PageRank of 7. PS: Drudge, HuffPo and Kos all have a PageRank of 7.

]]> By: Orikinla Osinachi http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795186 Orikinla Osinachi Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:45:54 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795186 Americans love making so much noise about the private sex lives of others when they would have been wiser to shut up! A governor is a saint? He is human and he has the right to have sex with the woman who can give him what the wife could not give him. I am a Christian, and I treat these issues of the facts of life the way Jesus Christ would have treated it. Realistically. America is full of hypocrites! Americans love making so much noise about the private sex lives of others when they would have been wiser to shut up!

A governor is a saint?

He is human and he has the right to have sex with the woman who can give him what the wife could not give him.

I am a Christian, and I treat these issues of the facts of life the way Jesus Christ would have treated it.
Realistically.

America is full of hypocrites!

]]> By: Rick Ellis http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795022 Rick Ellis Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:41:02 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-795022 While the issue should be long settled in local TV newsrooms, it's not. But this story is a perfect example of why you break news on the web, when it happens. The Times didn't wait for this morning's edition, or until its reporters could break on last night's cable news programs. They broke it as soon as everyone signed off on the story. Consider the issue over. While the issue should be long settled in local TV newsrooms, it’s not.

But this story is a perfect example of why you break news on the web, when it happens.

The Times didn’t wait for this morning’s edition, or until its reporters could break on last night’s cable news programs. They broke it as soon as everyone signed off on the story.

Consider the issue over.

]]> By: KDay http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-794907 KDay Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:14:47 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-794907 Alexa is based on user toolbars. Better gauge is Google Page Rank, in my opinion. Alexa is based on user toolbars. Better gauge is Google Page Rank, in my opinion.

]]> By: tdc http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793811 tdc Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:04:24 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793811 nyt spokeswoman seemed surprised that even with "10x the bandwidth" since 2001 they still crashed. just goes to show you how "the audience" has moved and now goes to "the source" rather than the local's offering. on another note- that photo of mrs. spitzer: does it look like she's thinking "now where did i put that ginsu?" nyt spokeswoman seemed surprised that even with “10x the bandwidth” since 2001 they still crashed.

just goes to show you how “the audience” has moved and now goes to “the source” rather than the local’s offering.

on another note-
that photo of mrs. spitzer: does it look like she’s thinking “now where did i put that ginsu?”

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793729 Anonymous Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:06:41 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793729 Ok, the above, but without the backslash. If I write it correctly, it gets converted to &. (See?) Ok, the above, but without the backslash. If I write it correctly, it gets converted to &. (See?)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793728 Anonymous Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:05:47 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793728 No, generally converted to &\amp; No, generally converted to &\amp;

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793727 Anonymous Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:05:29 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793727 Um, generally converted to \& Um, generally converted to \&

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793713 Anonymous Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:54:20 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793713 PS: As Cory knows, there's a problem in putting URLs with an ampersand in the URL field. I'm assuming it's because "&" breaks code, which is why it's generally converted to "&". I don't know if that's fixable. Also, I know you have this thing about not capitalizing "Internet", but still, "URL" should be capitalized. PS: As Cory knows, there’s a problem in putting URLs with an ampersand in the URL field. I’m assuming it’s because “&” breaks code, which is why it’s generally converted to “&”. I don’t know if that’s fixable. Also, I know you have this thing about not capitalizing “Internet”, but still, “URL” should be capitalized.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793709 Anonymous Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:46:35 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793709 HuffPo gets more page views than Drudge, and is currently tied in reach, according to Alexa. www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/huffingtonpost.com?range=1y&site0=huffingtonpost.com&site1=drudgereport.com&y=p&z=0#entireGraph Even Daily Kos has more page views than Drudge. www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/dailykos.com?range=1y&site0=dailykos.com&site1=drudgereport.com&y=p&z=0#entireGraph Drudge has been on a loooooong-term downtrend, while HuffPo (and Daily Kos) is on the way up. (Alexa isn't perfect, but comScore and Nielsen//Netratings are also unreliable.) HuffPo gets more page views than Drudge, and is currently tied in reach, according to Alexa.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/huffingtonpost.com?range=1y&site0=huffingtonpost.com&site1=drudgereport.com&y=p&z=0#entireGraph

Even Daily Kos has more page views than Drudge.

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/dailykos.com?range=1y&site0=dailykos.com&site1=drudgereport.com&y=p&z=0#entireGraph

Drudge has been on a loooooong-term downtrend, while HuffPo (and Daily Kos) is on the way up. (Alexa isn’t perfect, but comScore and Nielsen//Netratings are also unreliable.)

]]> By: Drew http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793620 Drew Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:33:58 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793620 Wasn't Drudge that made me try the NYT site over and over. Or the Albany Times Union (also crashed). It never ever occurred to me to try WABC, WCBS,r WNBC or any NYC television site. But the cameras were there on 3rd Avenue waiting for the perp walk from the governors office. Needless to say no news was made by TV reporters on the street. Wasn’t Drudge that made me try the NYT site over and over. Or the Albany Times Union (also crashed). It never ever occurred to me to try WABC, WCBS,r WNBC or any NYC television site. But the cameras were there on 3rd Avenue waiting for the perp walk from the governors office. Needless to say no news was made by TV reporters on the street.

]]> By: Cee http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793593 Cee Tue, 11 Mar 2008 01:10:20 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2008/03/10/spitzer-story-crashes-nytimescom/#comment-793593 ahh, the power of drudge. ahh, the power of drudge.

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