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Anti-Newt Backlash? Drudge Drops Two Million Hits in One Day
Friday, January 27, 2012 | Kristinn

Posted on 01/27/2012 7:37:02 AM PST by kristinn

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To: bigbob
Many people bring up drudge report in the browser and leave it up, opening other windows to go to other sites. When that is done, the drudge site auto-refreshes itself every 3 minutes, generating more hits on the site (and more impressions on any ads that are billed per view and not per click).

So enough people staying completely away from Drudge can drop his hits considerably.
41 posted on 01/27/2012 8:10:59 AM PST by TheCornerOffice
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To: kristinn

Drudge is no longer my “home page” on my browser! I changed to free republic for ever.

He has not shown his face for years.... Why!

Shep Smith on Fox looks really bad. Sorry boyfriend done him in I quess!


42 posted on 01/27/2012 8:11:55 AM PST by primatreat (I am really tired of "0"s craping and slinging shit toward the middle class.)
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To: cicero2k
Drudge hired two Romney operatives to help him run The Drudge Report. Joe Curl and Charles Hurt.


Joe Curl


Charles Hurt


43 posted on 01/27/2012 8:13:39 AM PST by jimbo123
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To: kristinn

Remember, every hit on Fudge’s site makes him money, that’s why he has his site set up with an auto refresh (every 5 minutes, or so) that increments his hit counter, and delivers a fresh ad to your screen. If you stay there a while, the hits keep adding up and Fudge’s income keeps adding up.

Fudge is the best reason in the world to install ad blocking software on your computer.


44 posted on 01/27/2012 8:13:55 AM PST by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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To: dandiegirl
The Right Scoop
45 posted on 01/27/2012 8:17:52 AM PST by Humbug (the media rule the world and they know it....)
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To: kristinn

Drudge Report has been removed from my bookmarks. Consequences, doncha know.


46 posted on 01/27/2012 8:22:50 AM PST by GBA (Natural Born American)
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To: Prokopton

Considering that yesterday Drudge’s attack on Newt was all the buzz on talk radio, the Internet and the MSM, as well as it being a big debate day, dropping two million hits is significant. The trend should have been the other way.


47 posted on 01/27/2012 8:23:11 AM PST by kristinn (Dump the Chump in 2012)
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To: kristinn

Spread this news to your friends via email and other media.

Let Drudge know he is going to pay a price for straying from the conservative reservation.


48 posted on 01/27/2012 8:29:04 AM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: kristinn

I’m done with him.for good.


49 posted on 01/27/2012 8:30:54 AM PST by DManA
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To: kristinn

OFFICIALLY BOYCOTTING DRUDGE

Getting my news round up from FreeRepublic, Hotairpundit, Gatewaypundit, Hotair,Reddogreport,legal insurrection,Verumserum,redstate,etc, from now on.


50 posted on 01/27/2012 8:31:37 AM PST by Para-Ord.45
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To: Para-Ord.45

PS:

That COULD translate into 2 million less votes for RINO Romney.

GOP loss in November BIG TIME with Romney/ book it.


51 posted on 01/27/2012 8:32:51 AM PST by Para-Ord.45
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To: kristinn

I noticed awhile back that Drudge had become moderate friendly, as I saw more and more attacks on true conservatives. So I have not clicked on his site in almost 6 Months, and I do not plan to ever return.

From hence forth, let Ann and Drudge be known as the Dixie Chicks of conservatism. Lets see how good Ann does in book sales to those moderates she has decided to bed down with.

Now I readily admit that Newt is not the rock solid conservative I would like to be in the white house, but he is the most experienced and the only one who will not back down from a fight.

Rick is a Christian, and many evangelicals like myself really had high hopes for him, but I began seeing things in him that disturbed me. He was using lies to attack Newt, and that is not what a true consewrvative Christian does.

I have caught Rick in so many false accusations that my heart had begun to grow cold to his candidacy, so when Newt stepped up I started to take notice.

I like both Rick and Newt, but Newt is the one who will fight.


52 posted on 01/27/2012 8:33:12 AM PST by OneVike ((Just a Christian waiting to go home) internet ID:: impeachobamanow)
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To: kristinn

Unless you have done statistical analysis of his site over time, can’t write too much into this. 2/33 = about 6%... and that may not be more than typical daily fluctuations. One day comparisons aren’t really telling with web traffic.

If his site has gotten 33 Million or more every weekday for 6 months and then suddenly shows a 6% deviation that may be indicative, but just comparing day A to day B doesn’t tell you any event had to do with it.


53 posted on 01/27/2012 8:34:25 AM PST by HamiltonJay
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To: CCGuy

Meeee too. I did indeed leave him a very nice note ‘splainin’ why as well.

Interestingly enough, I don’t miss it one bit.

May God give us strength.
Tatt


54 posted on 01/27/2012 8:35:55 AM PST by thesearethetimes... ("Courage, is fear that has said its prayers." Dorothy Bernard)
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To: kristinn

The rumor, which I believe, is that Ann Coulter is behind the saturation of negative Newt articles.


55 posted on 01/27/2012 8:40:34 AM PST by nikos1121
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To: bgill

“Visitors are free to go elsewhere.”

And it appears that 2 million already have.


56 posted on 01/27/2012 8:45:10 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Real women don't kill their unborn. But womyn do.)
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To: kristinn

Matt, whom?? Never to be spoken or seen in this household again. Fudge Drudge. I would like to see him drop 3 more million overnight.


57 posted on 01/27/2012 8:48:46 AM PST by halfright ("Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading". -TJefferson)
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To: CCGuy
I am one of them. I will not go to his site anymore. I sent them a really nice message in the box at the lower right of his site as well.

Same here. This daily visitor is finished.

58 posted on 01/27/2012 8:49:39 AM PST by houeto
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To: kristinn

Count mine in that. Drudge was homepage on one of my browsers and near the top of my favorites on the others. I removed it as my homepage. I see he’s regained some of his sanity today but he has to prove that going after the Kenyan and things like Fast and Furious(which he basically ignored for some strange reason) are more important than 20 stupid hit pieces on Newt, most of which are false or twisted.


59 posted on 01/27/2012 8:50:24 AM PST by mojitojoe (SCOTUS.... think about that when you decide to sit home and pout because your candidate didn't win)
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To: ZX12R

“Really bad calculation, Matt. Look out below...and say hi to Ann while you’re down there.”

Exactly.


60 posted on 01/27/2012 8:51:57 AM PST by MichaelCorleone (Real women don't kill their unborn. But womyn do.)
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