Along with what comScore and Hitwise put out, Nielsen’s data concerning online traffic is often viewed as being rather reliable, and almost every month, loads of people turn to it to see how different sites stack up. A couple of rather important companies have recently called into question the accuracy of Nielsen’s stats, however.
Hong Kong Sites Called Riskiest
When it comes to dangerous domains Hong Kong is the leader according to a new report from McAfee, "Mapping the Mal Web Revisited."The report found that 19.2 percent of all Web sites ending in the .hk domain pose some kind of security threat to Internet users. China (.cn) took the second spot with 11 percent.
Google, Microsoft Called UK’s Top Business Brands
Some people are bound to find this list a little disappointing; UK companies didn’t rank either first or second among the UK’s top 500 business brands. Instead, for better or for worse, Google and Microsoft got those honors.
eBayer Learns It’s Called ‘A Steal’ For A Reason
A German court decided it couldn’t convict an eBayer because it thought he should have known better, even if buying stolen property is illegal.
Facebook Called Out On Safety Claims
The popular social networking Web site Facebook is drawing heavy criticism from New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and could have a consumer fraud charge brought against it.
Google Video Called On Copyright Violations
The National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC) sent a report yesterday to members of Congress detailing the extent of likely copyright violations on Google Video.
FM ‘Spokesbloggers’ Called Out
I’ve said it before: Sell out first. That way they expect it from you. Another blogstorm erupted last weekend over Federated Media’s involvement with Microsoft’s new "conversational marketing" idea.
Another Day, Another So-Called YouTube Killer
NBC and News Corp could announce as early as today a partnership geared at launching an online video site to rival YouTube. The site would feature clips from programming on both networks, allowing users to modify and share them in socially relevant ways.
Should MyFeedz Really Be Called a Feed Reader?
I saw a few posts about MyFeedz yesterday and checked it out, and I noticed Robert just gave Myfeedz a test. He is a hardcore feed reader, so I value his opinion (even though we don’t always agree on everything).
I think Robert is being extremely polite about MyFeedz
MyFeedz Sucks as a Feed Reader
To qualify that, let me show you the "user experience" I went though, and how amazingly let down I felt having given it some of my time.
Techcrunch Called For Blogoviating
Though it’s been said that bloggers aren’t held to quite the same standards as journalists, if you become a popular blogger, the crowd better see you as legit-transparency in the second evolution of the Web is becoming a survival skill. Blogging is about sticking it to the Man, and if it appears you’ve been bought (under a pretense of the opposite), you’ll be called on your treachery.