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This is insultingly low-grade BS. Of course the top 20 domains are going to be mainstream; it's a simple numbers game - there are few mainstream domains and the
by tpmx 5y ago
This is insultingly low-grade BS. Of course the top 20 domains are going to be mainstream; it's a simple numbers game - there are few mainstream domains and they each have relatively high traffic.
A more correct view would have been sample-based. Sample a random number of interactions and analyze and categorize the targets. This will catch all of the spammy, shady and sometimes even purposefully opionion-bending things posted under thousands of separate domains, etc.
For reference: The long tail article from 2004: https://www.wired.com/2004/10/tail/ https://www.wired.com/2004/10/tail/
- bcherny 5y agoWhat would you be trying to learn from the sample? A small sample would not be representative of what people see; a large sample would give the same results as the report.