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The chart shows the number of computers on which the quantcast widget was loaded. The drastic decline makes me suspect that the widget is no longer being displa
by carbocation 16y ago
The chart shows the number of computers on which the quantcast widget was loaded. The drastic decline makes me suspect that the widget is no longer being displayed on most pages for logged-in users.
- CWuestefeld 16y agoSure. But with an ad-driven model, each reader brings in fractions of a penny per visit. With a subscription model, each reader brings in much more (depending on price and visit count, probably several cents per visit). It might just balance out, a small number of valuable readers versus a large number of low-revenue readers.
- carbocation 16y agoI tried to focus on a purely technical issue: what the widget is actually measuring. I'm not a subscriber, so I can't tell if they are still displaying the quantcast widget at all anymore. For example, perhaps it's only being shown on their help page, etc. Whether or not they lost actual visitors is another question. Whether or not losing actual visitors is a problem when you're making money off the ones you keep is another question. But I didn't comment on those.