Comments on: Referer Stats for ObsoleteSkills.com http://bradkellett.com/p/referer-stats-for-obsoleteskillscom/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:04:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Stilgherrian http://bradkellett.com/p/referer-stats-for-obsoleteskillscom/comment-page-1/#comment-24837 Stilgherrian Fri, 14 Mar 2008 02:19:11 +0000 http://pantsland.com/2008/03/12/referer-stats-for-obsoleteskillscom/#comment-24837 Stumbleupon is <em>specifically</em> about "Hey, look at this!" so it'll generate click-throughs. Slashdot has the rabid geeks who'll compete to post obscure tech from their teen years. Together they create lotsa traffic. BoingBoing is widely read, but covers a huge range of interests. They tell much of the story in their post. Less likely to generate click-throughs because only a proportion are interested in that specific story, and only a proportion of those want any more than what's in the summary. David Pogue's blog is attached to a major MSM outlet. Plenty of traffic, perhaps, but a demographic that's more passive in its media consumption. I've certainly noticed that TechCrunch delivers more traffic than, say, a mention by a News Corp blogger. Stumbleupon is specifically about “Hey, look at this!” so it’ll generate click-throughs. Slashdot has the rabid geeks who’ll compete to post obscure tech from their teen years. Together they create lotsa traffic.

BoingBoing is widely read, but covers a huge range of interests. They tell much of the story in their post. Less likely to generate click-throughs because only a proportion are interested in that specific story, and only a proportion of those want any more than what’s in the summary.

David Pogue’s blog is attached to a major MSM outlet. Plenty of traffic, perhaps, but a demographic that’s more passive in its media consumption. I’ve certainly noticed that TechCrunch delivers more traffic than, say, a mention by a News Corp blogger.

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