Comments on: It's Summer, So It Must Be Time for "Mine Is Bigger Than Yours" http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/07/its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more. Thu, 23 May 2013 12:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: dumbfounder http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/07/its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours.php#comment-14425 dumbfounder Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:36:47 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/07/its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours.php#comment-14425 <p>On their blog they called it right saying it is the number 1 domain (but even that is a gray area, it is actually more correct to hall it a hostname), but in their press release they say website which is totally misleading. Could be just a matter of their marketing/pr people being stupid about the lingo. Stats are all about trust, this tarnishes their image a bit in my view.</p> On their blog they called it right saying it is the number 1 domain (but even that is a gray area, it is actually more correct to hall it a hostname), but in their press release they say website which is totally misleading. Could be just a matter of their marketing/pr people being stupid about the lingo. Stats are all about trust, this tarnishes their image a bit in my view.

]]> By: TJ Mahony http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/07/its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours.php#comment-14424 TJ Mahony Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:31:42 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/07/its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours.php#comment-14424 <p>I work at Compete, Inc and last week we introduced a free analytics tool which provides normalized 'people projections' (ie. unique visitors) and rankings. </p> <p><a href="http://home.compete.com" rel="nofollow">http://home.compete.com</a></p> <p>The issue with Hitwise rankings is that they rely on aggregated raw pageviews to determine their rankings - science and normalization tends to be void from the equation. Compete metrics provide a view into the actual population of users, which provides an alternative view on this story. Based on Compete metrics MySpace is only ranked #9 on the internet.</p> <p>Compete's release is a beta, but is on schedule to introduce several enhanced analytics in the near future.</p> <p>An associate of mine is putting together Compete's analysis on Yahoo vs. MySpace and will post his findings in the next 24 hours.</p> <p>Thanks.</p> I work at Compete, Inc and last week we introduced a free analytics tool which provides normalized ‘people projections’ (ie. unique visitors) and rankings.

http://home.compete.com

The issue with Hitwise rankings is that they rely on aggregated raw pageviews to determine their rankings – science and normalization tends to be void from the equation. Compete metrics provide a view into the actual population of users, which provides an alternative view on this story. Based on Compete metrics MySpace is only ranked #9 on the internet.

Compete’s release is a beta, but is on schedule to introduce several enhanced analytics in the near future.

An associate of mine is putting together Compete’s analysis on Yahoo vs. MySpace and will post his findings in the next 24 hours.

Thanks.

]]> By: Mike S. http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/07/its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours.php#comment-14423 Mike S. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:42:10 +0000 http://battellemedia.com/archives/2006/07/its_summer_so_it_must_be_time_for_mine_is_bigger_than_yours.php#comment-14423 <p>That's a great point. I love Hitwise's methodology and their blog, but if they are going to play this game they need to do a better job categorizing properties vs. domains. </p> That’s a great point. I love Hitwise’s methodology and their blog, but if they are going to play this game they need to do a better job categorizing properties vs. domains.

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