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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2006, 02:10:42 pm »
This has been brought up before, in a different article.

I think the key problem is: who the hell are Hitwise, and why should I believe their metrics?  I'd be interested to know where they get their data from. 

I don't think anybody can reliably compare websites, unless they run the server.  I guarentee you that Hitwise is not counting my hits on Google, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were counting my sister's hits on MySpace.  So instantly, the results are skewed. 

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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2006, 02:15:22 pm »
I think the last thing like this was in regards to bandwidth.  I can see MySpace using ALOT more bandwidth with the videos & etc....but Google has that now too....hmm

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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2006, 02:45:12 pm »
And how does the company "Hitwise" know?

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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2006, 02:46:43 pm »
I think the last thing like this was in regards to bandwidth.  I can see MySpace using ALOT more bandwidth with the videos & etc....but Google has that now too....hmm
Yes, but last I checked, Google uses Flash Video which has a MUCH smaller footprint than the videos on MySpace.
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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2006, 03:10:01 pm »
Don't they normally have some kind of spyware/malware on people's computers and track internet usage that way?

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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2006, 03:14:30 pm »
Don't they normally have some kind of spyware/malware on people's computers and track internet usage that way?

Alexa does. I trust them over Bitwise. :P
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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2006, 05:30:29 pm »
Yeah, this is stupid.  Google is an invaluable tool on the internet.  MySpace is a menace.  They don't compare.

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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2006, 06:20:21 pm »
I would actually theorize that that the amount of spyware on a persons computer is directly proportional to the frequeny and length of use of myspace

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Re: MySpace overtakes Google!
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2006, 07:37:13 pm »
I would actually theorize that that the amount of spyware on a persons computer is directly proportional to the frequeny and length of use of myspace
I agree, which is why I'm not surprised that MySpace has supposedly higher traffic than Google.