Comments on: Google’s agency deal http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/10/03/googles-agency-deal/ by Neil McIntosh Wed, 04 May 2011 13:45:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Neil McIntosh http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/10/03/googles-agency-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1111 Neil McIntosh Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:49:52 +0000 http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/10/03/googles-agency-deal/#comment-1111 Hmm - interesting stats, although news stats are so driven by the news agenda that it's hard to work out what's really happening, except over very long periods. But nervous hankie-chewing? I like the image :) Hmm – interesting stats, although news stats are so driven by the news agenda that it’s hard to work out what’s really happening, except over very long periods.

But nervous hankie-chewing? I like the image :)

]]> By: Oliver Luft http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/10/03/googles-agency-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 Oliver Luft Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:09:05 +0000 http://www.completetosh.com/weblog/2007/10/03/googles-agency-deal/#comment-1110 Neil Early user data from the US suggests that the Google/agency deal may not (yet?) have a significant effect on traffic to large news sites. http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/530617.php Certainly not iron-clad proof (still very early days/users metric may not be the best to measure the effect/no UK data/what about the little guys?) but interesting in that it may suggest nervous hankie-chewing might be a while off. Neil

Early user data from the US suggests that the Google/agency deal may not (yet?) have a significant effect on traffic to large news sites.

http://www.journalism.co.uk/2/articles/530617.php

Certainly not iron-clad proof (still very early days/users metric may not be the best to measure the effect/no UK data/what about the little guys?) but interesting in that it may suggest nervous hankie-chewing might be a while off.

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