Comments on: Dinosaurs stomping on Mammals http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:23:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lord Wyrm http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-4163 Lord Wyrm Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:09:26 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-4163 Meh. I don't think you guys are analyzing the data very well. Instead of the 6-month view, look at the 1-year view: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=1y&size=medium&compare_sites=internet.com&y=r&url=techcrunch.com#top I've never heard of crunchnotes, I'm just here for the controversy. Clearly, the author of this site is trolling folks to spike up traffic and get more ad revenue. I'm hooked by smug statements like, "we say to advertisers 3 million," when the actual stats involved include just the last 30 days. Are there other controversies posted here, which have helped aggregate traffic at this site? Or is this site simply more focused and useful to the Web 2.0 community? Meh. I don’t think you guys are analyzing the data very well. Instead of the 6-month view, look at the 1-year view:

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?&range=1y&size=medium&compare_sites=internet.com&y=r&url=techcrunch.com#top

I’ve never heard of crunchnotes, I’m just here for the controversy. Clearly, the author of this site is trolling folks to spike up traffic and get more ad revenue. I’m hooked by smug statements like, “we say to advertisers 3 million,” when the actual stats involved include just the last 30 days.

Are there other controversies posted here, which have helped aggregate traffic at this site?

Or is this site simply more focused and useful to the Web 2.0 community?

]]> By: Mark Devlin http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3849 Mark Devlin Tue, 30 May 2006 05:34:05 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3849 Webmasters should be VERY wary of using Alexa as a comparison tool for new sites vs. estabilished sites. Alexa is highly skewed towards webmasters and tech users. 1 in 5000 regular visitors have it installed, 1 in 50 have it installed on tech sites. Recently I have been using Websearch.com, which shows results based on the toolbar that is downloaded when users click on those ubiquitous "free smilies" web ads. 13% of all web traffic has this installed. This graph shows that (as expected) Internet.com has a MUCH wider readership than techcrunch. http://ranking.websearch.com/TrankTrend.aspx?url=www.techcrunch.com&period=12&size=2&cmpTo=internet.com Running these comparisons on recent products highlighted on Techcrunch will show a more sobering analysis. Webmasters should be VERY wary of using Alexa as a comparison tool for new sites vs. estabilished sites. Alexa is highly skewed towards webmasters and tech users. 1 in 5000 regular visitors have it installed, 1 in 50 have it installed on tech sites.

Recently I have been using Websearch.com, which shows results based on the toolbar that is downloaded when users click on those ubiquitous “free smilies” web ads. 13% of all web traffic has this installed.

This graph shows that (as expected) Internet.com has a MUCH wider readership than techcrunch.

http://ranking.websearch.com/TrankTrend.aspx?url=www.techcrunch.com&period=12&size=2&cmpTo=internet.com

Running these comparisons on recent products highlighted on Techcrunch will show a more sobering analysis.

]]> By: Eric Willis http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3481 Eric Willis Sat, 20 May 2006 02:44:00 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3481 Woah.... that last line was a killer... I have to agree with Paul. Woah…. that last line was a killer… I have to agree with Paul.

]]> By: /pd http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3476 /pd Fri, 19 May 2006 22:15:01 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3476 Mike --Hats off to you !! I did the same compare that Liam did above last nite when I <a href="http://peterdawson.typepad.com/blog/2006/05/techcrunch_call.html" rel="nofollow">noticed </a> that Alan had called you in. now, we have to wait for Alan to pull out his foot from his mouth and apologies.. or is that too much to ask ?? :)- Mike –Hats off to you !! I did the same compare that Liam did above last nite when I noticed that Alan had called you in.

now, we have to wait for Alan to pull out his foot from his mouth and apologies.. or is that too much to ask ?? :) -

]]> By: Mick http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 Mick Fri, 19 May 2006 21:07:48 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3475 Here's the Alexaholic comparison: Techcrunch beats all of Mecklers top properties including internet.com Om's blog even bests Mecklers sites (with the exception of internet.com) http://www.alexaholic.com/techcrunch.com+graphics.com+devx.com+internet.com+gigaom.com PWNED! Here’s the Alexaholic comparison:

Techcrunch beats all of Mecklers top properties including internet.com

Om’s blog even bests Mecklers sites (with the exception of internet.com)

http://www.alexaholic.com/techcrunch.com+graphics.com+devx.com+internet.com+gigaom.com

PWNED!

]]> By: Mick http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3473 Mick Fri, 19 May 2006 20:54:47 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3473 Whoa! Meckler is such a jerk. Best... Post.... Ever! Whoa! Meckler is such a jerk.

Best… Post…. Ever!

]]> By: casuist http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3461 casuist Fri, 19 May 2006 16:16:29 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3461 maybe i'm incredibly naive, but what is with all these personal issues among tech people recently? it seems as if the web 2.0 community is turning into a playground, and not in the good sense. maybe i’m incredibly naive, but what is with all these personal issues among tech people recently? it seems as if the web 2.0 community is turning into a playground, and not in the good sense.

]]> By: Mike http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3459 Mike Fri, 19 May 2006 15:14:16 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3459 Liam - I don't know either, but it doesn't really matter to me. Liam – I don’t know either, but it doesn’t really matter to me.

]]> By: Liam @ Web 2.5 Blog http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3458 Liam @ Web 2.5 Blog Fri, 19 May 2006 15:09:25 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3458 Alexa supports your argument, dunno how reliable that is... http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?compare_sites=internet.com&range=6m&size=medium&y=r&url=techcrunch.com Alexa supports your argument, dunno how reliable that is…

http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?compare_sites=internet.com&range=6m&size=medium&y=r&url=techcrunch.com

]]> By: Mike http://www.crunchnotes.com/2006/05/19/dinosaurs-stomping-on-mammals/comment-page-1/#comment-3454 Mike Fri, 19 May 2006 14:44:13 +0000 http://www.crunchnotes.com/?p=211#comment-3454 Paul, I didn't know that is how they say it on the Internet. Interesting turn of phrase. Paul, I didn’t know that is how they say it on the Internet. Interesting turn of phrase.

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