Comments for The StatBot http://thestatbot.com Fun stats. Visualizations. Leaderboards. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:41:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Barriers to Entry on the Techmeme Leaderboard increasing? by Ian Lamont http://thestatbot.com/2008/07/18/barriers-to-entry-on-the-techmeme-leaderboard-increasing/#comment-330 Ian Lamont Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:33:50 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/?p=94#comment-330 I just read this, after reading your earlier analysis from a few months ago. I actually did a similar analysis to what you have here (http://thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/techmeme-leaderboard-analysis-old-guard-list-fading) and made the very same note about presence -- it's rising. I asked Gabe about this, and he didn't seem to think it was a big concern. But, it is effectively excluding more of the "long tail" bloggers, including independent who might have cracked the top 100 last year when the presence threshold was lower. Ian Lamont Managing Editor The Industry Standard I just read this, after reading your earlier analysis from a few months ago. I actually did a similar analysis to what you have here (http://thestandard.com/news/2008/07/16/techmeme-leaderboard-analysis-old-guard-list-fading) and made the very same note about presence — it’s rising. I asked Gabe about this, and he didn’t seem to think it was a big concern. But, it is effectively excluding more of the “long tail” bloggers, including independent who might have cracked the top 100 last year when the presence threshold was lower.

Ian Lamont
Managing Editor
The Industry Standard

]]> Comment on One third of Techmeme’s headlines come from the Long Tail: The Statbot by Ian Lamont http://thestatbot.com/2008/05/05/one-third-of-techmeme%e2%80%99s-headlines-come-from-the-long-tail-the-statbot/#comment-329 Ian Lamont Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:27:00 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/?p=26#comment-329 Just wanted to say that my analysis of Techmeme's leaderboard, made just a few months after yours (http://tinyurl.com/6syp3b), found slightly different results. The sites that are outside of the top 100 recently accounted for just 28% of the indexed headlines, down five percentage points from what you observed. I have a bunch of other observations and hypotheses relating to these findings, and I'd be interested in hearing your reaction. Ian Lamont Managing Editor The Industry Standard Just wanted to say that my analysis of Techmeme’s leaderboard, made just a few months after yours (http://tinyurl.com/6syp3b), found slightly different results. The sites that are outside of the top 100 recently accounted for just 28% of the indexed headlines, down five percentage points from what you observed. I have a bunch of other observations and hypotheses relating to these findings, and I’d be interested in hearing your reaction.

Ian Lamont
Managing Editor
The Industry Standard

]]> Comment on Google Services everyone Uses by Mitch http://thestatbot.com/2008/06/20/google-services-everyone-uses/#comment-319 Mitch Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:46:42 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/2008/06/20/google-services-everyone-uses/#comment-319 ++Frequently++ Mail Reader Calendar Talk (the standard desktop client) Search Maps History Picasa / Picasa Web Albums ++Infrequently++ Desktop Search News Groups Youtube Docs Analytics Finance Notebook Orkut Earth Sketchup ++Frequently++
Mail
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Calendar
Talk (the standard desktop client)
Search
Maps
History
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Desktop Search
News
Groups
Youtube
Docs
Analytics
Finance
Notebook
Orkut
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Sketchup

]]> Comment on Barriers to Entry on the Techmeme Leaderboard increasing? by Steven Finch http://thestatbot.com/2008/07/18/barriers-to-entry-on-the-techmeme-leaderboard-increasing/#comment-318 Steven Finch Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:36:50 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/?p=94#comment-318 I really think Techmeme is losing touch. They are becoming more and more mainstream every day. I think they will be completely pointless in another 6-12 months unless they change their policies for inclusions. I really think Techmeme is losing touch. They are becoming more and more mainstream every day. I think they will be completely pointless in another 6-12 months unless they change their policies for inclusions.

]]> Comment on FriendFeed “Likes” Compatibility Index Pre-Pre-Pre Alpha by Kevin Bondelli http://thestatbot.com/2008/05/29/friendfeed-%e2%80%9clikes%e2%80%9d-compatibility-index-pre-pre-pre-alpha/#comment-317 Kevin Bondelli Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:18:16 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/2008/05/29/friendfeed-%e2%80%9clikes%e2%80%9d-compatibility-index-pre-pre-pre-alpha/#comment-317 Wow, I'm surprised how many of these I am on. I am such a creeper. Wow, I’m surprised how many of these I am on. I am such a creeper.

]]> Comment on Suggestion Box by Susan Beebe http://thestatbot.com/suggestion-box/#comment-316 Susan Beebe Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:37:39 +0000 http://www.thestatbot.com/?page_id=15#comment-316 Hey can you run my FriendFeed stats?! Thanks!! Susan Beebe on FF @smbeebe on twitter smbeebe {@} gmail dot com Hey can you run my FriendFeed stats?!
Thanks!!

Susan Beebe on FF
@smbeebe on twitter
smbeebe {@} gmail dot com

]]> Comment on TechCrunch Stats W.1 – Why Mike Arrington is popular by Techcrunch’ın yeni yazarına sevineceksiniz; Serkan Toto! | Webrazzi http://thestatbot.com/2008/05/30/techcrunch-stats-w1-%e2%80%93-why-techcrunch-is-popular/#comment-315 Techcrunch’ın yeni yazarına sevineceksiniz; Serkan Toto! | Webrazzi Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:06:10 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/?p=82#comment-315 [...] artık Serkan Techcrunch‘ta ve Arrington liderliğinde olan ekip arkadaşlarıyla birlikte yazıyor olacak. Yaklaşık iki hafta önce yolladığı mailde bu sevincini -ilk [...] [...] artık Serkan Techcrunch‘ta ve Arrington liderliğinde olan ekip arkadaşlarıyla birlikte yazıyor olacak. Yaklaşık iki hafta önce yolladığı mailde bu sevincini -ilk [...]

]]> Comment on Google Services everyone Uses by Brian Cavoli http://thestatbot.com/2008/06/20/google-services-everyone-uses/#comment-314 Brian Cavoli Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:42:47 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/2008/06/20/google-services-everyone-uses/#comment-314 Google owns me too: Reader Search, Blog Search, News search, Image search Youtube Gmail Maps for mobile Search for Mobile Google 411 SMS Blogger Analytics Adwords Adsense Feedburner Alerts Calendar Google owns me too:
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Search, Blog Search, News search, Image search
Youtube
Gmail
Maps for mobile
Search for Mobile
Google 411
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Blogger
Analytics
Adwords
Adsense
Feedburner
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]]> Comment on Flickr Faves Compatibility Index by Shannon Mowling http://thestatbot.com/2008/06/13/flickr-faves-compatibility-index/#comment-313 Shannon Mowling Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:40:31 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/?p=89#comment-313 That's so cool, I'd love to see the results. My page is http://flickr.com/photos/mowls/ That’s so cool, I’d love to see the results. My page is http://flickr.com/photos/mowls/

]]> Comment on Google Services everyone Uses by Jon Peltier http://thestatbot.com/2008/06/20/google-services-everyone-uses/#comment-311 Jon Peltier Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:48:40 +0000 http://thestatbot.com/2008/06/20/google-services-everyone-uses/#comment-311 I use the following, roughly in this order of "volume" of use: Gmail, Google Search, AdSense, Google Analytics, Google Maps, YouTube, FeedBurner, Google Groups, Google Translate, Google Talk. I use the following, roughly in this order of “volume” of use: Gmail, Google Search, AdSense, Google Analytics, Google Maps, YouTube, FeedBurner, Google Groups, Google Translate, Google Talk.

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