Why are journalists always mentioning hits and not unique visitors? - GoFuckYourself.com

kesey · 11-28-2007, 11:48 PM

Have you ever noticed anytime a site is mentioned on the news they say how many hits a site gets per day instead of unique visitors? Do you think they know the difference? Do you think they would care if they did?

Kesey Seven
We Be Lez, averaging 662805 hits per day for November

Cyrano · 11-28-2007, 11:50 PM

I doubt most journalists know the difference, and I'm quite sure the majority of the media's audience haven't a clue.

warlock5 · 11-29-2007, 12:14 AM

because they are journalists.

DBS.US · 11-29-2007, 12:28 AM

Reporters try keep thing simple.

SmokeyTheBear · 11-29-2007, 12:32 AM

because half the people watching have no idea what a unique hit is.

doesnt matter anyways , i doubt any stat you hear is ever correct anyways.

kesey · 12-01-2007, 03:29 PM

Here's what I would say to journalists: Saying how many hits a website gets is like reporting how many hairs there are in LA. Some people gotta alotta hair, some ain't got any. So the number of hairs in LA don't tell you a goddamn thing about the actual population of LA.

Something like that for hits v. unique visitors: One person can go to a website, click links for an hour or so and generate tens of thousand of hits because damn near everything that loads on a Web page generates a hit.

What makes a website substantial is how many unique visitors it gets per day. Journalists: When you report on a site, you should ask the owner to send you a screen capture of his daily stats from his CPanel. There's also this obscure teeny tiny little website called www.alexa.com that will give you some relative stats on how much traffic a website gets compared to other websites.

Why am I bothering to say this shit? I dunno. I guess I get tired of mainstream journalists distorting everything about the adult industry, while at the same time capitalizing on it every chance they get.

Kesey Seven
We Be Lez

ShaveBucks · 12-01-2007, 03:35 PM

It's called "glorification."

As was stated, most people don't know the difference between hits and uniques, so the journalists pick the bigger of the two numbers to make it that much more dramatic to the average naive person.

Kristian · 12-01-2007, 03:36 PM

I doubt most of gfy know the difference.

aico · 12-01-2007, 03:41 PM

cuz it's a bigger # and therefore makes the story more interesting. The news is pure entertainment now, not much real news left these days.

Barefootsies · 12-01-2007, 03:50 PM

They always go for the dramatic.

For example, when they talk about boats being sunk, etc. They talk about the tonnage of ships sank in WWII versus the number of boats.

Why?

Higher or more dramatic terms make it sound more of a story I suppose.

Hits can be in the 100's of thousands, while uniques are 3k a day. Which sounds more impressive for the same site to those outside of the industry.

fatfoo · 12-01-2007, 04:31 PM

what the fuck you saying, they are dumb motherfuckers, lol

kesey · 12-01-2007, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fatfoo

what the fuck you saying, they are dumb motherfuckers, lol

They might be stupid, but I'd buttfuck Ann Coulter in a heartbeat, just so I could reach around and tug on that big Adam's apple when she's cumming.

11-28-2007, 11:48 PM	#1
kesey Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 305	Why are journalists always mentioning hits and not unique visitors? Have you ever noticed anytime a site is mentioned on the news they say how many hits a site gets per day instead of unique visitors? Do you think they know the difference? Do you think they would care if they did? Kesey Seven We Be Lez, averaging 662805 hits per day for November

11-28-2007, 11:50 PM	#2
Cyrano Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: USA Posts: 900	I doubt most journalists know the difference, and I'm quite sure the majority of the media's audience haven't a clue. Last edited by Cyrano; 11-28-2007 at 11:52 PM..

11-29-2007, 12:28 AM	#4
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SmokeyTheBear ►SouthOfHeaven Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: PlanetEarth MyBoardRank: GerbilMaster My-Penis-Size: extralarge MyWeapon: Computer Posts: 28,609	because half the people watching have no idea what a unique hit is. doesnt matter anyways , i doubt any stat you hear is ever correct anyways. __________________ hatisblack at yahoo.com

12-01-2007, 03:35 PM	#7
ShaveBucks Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Razor's Edge Posts: 467	It's called "glorification." As was stated, most people don't know the difference between hits and uniques, so the journalists pick the bigger of the two numbers to make it that much more dramatic to the average naive person. __________________

11-29-2007, 12:14 AM	#3
warlock5 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Uranus Posts: 2,808	because they are journalists.

12-01-2007, 03:29 PM	#6
kesey Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 305	Here's what I would say to journalists: Saying how many hits a website gets is like reporting how many hairs there are in LA. Some people gotta alotta hair, some ain't got any. So the number of hairs in LA don't tell you a goddamn thing about the actual population of LA. Something like that for hits v. unique visitors: One person can go to a website, click links for an hour or so and generate tens of thousand of hits because damn near everything that loads on a Web page generates a hit. What makes a website substantial is how many unique visitors it gets per day. Journalists: When you report on a site, you should ask the owner to send you a screen capture of his daily stats from his CPanel. There's also this obscure teeny tiny little website called www.alexa.com that will give you some relative stats on how much traffic a website gets compared to other websites. Why am I bothering to say this shit? I dunno. I guess I get tired of mainstream journalists distorting everything about the adult industry, while at the same time capitalizing on it every chance they get. Kesey Seven We Be Lez

12-01-2007, 03:36 PM	#8
Kristian Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,733	I doubt most of gfy know the difference.

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aico Moo Moo Cow Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 14,748	cuz it's a bigger # and therefore makes the story more interesting. The news is pure entertainment now, not much real news left these days.

12-01-2007, 03:50 PM	#10
Barefootsies Choice is an Illusion Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Land of Obama Posts: 42,635	They always go for the dramatic. For example, when they talk about boats being sunk, etc. They talk about the tonnage of ships sank in WWII versus the number of boats. Why? Higher or more dramatic terms make it sound more of a story I suppose. Hits can be in the 100's of thousands, while uniques are 3k a day. Which sounds more impressive for the same site to those outside of the industry. __________________ Should You Email Your Members? Link1 \| Link2 \| Link3 Enough Said. "Would you rather live like a king for a year or like a prince forever?"

12-01-2007, 04:31 PM	#11
fatfoo ICQ:649699063 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 27,763	what the fuck you saying, they are dumb motherfuckers, lol __________________ Send me an email: [email protected]