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Drudge Bleeds Out as Conservatives Flee; Rapid Decline Parallels the Enron Model
truepundit.com ^ | Nov 13,2019

Posted on 11/13/2019 7:16:59 PM PST by NoLibZone

Web traffic continued its dramatic spiral for Matt Drudge’s news aggregate site in October and at this point, the negative numbers are beginning to resemble one of the models employed to predict corporate disasters.

One of the things you learn as a Ceritifed Fraud Examiner is forensic accounting and modeling and Drudge’s recent and quick mud slide of web traffic is starting to look like the Enron model. And that obviously is not good.

It is a good thing Drudge is not working in corporate America or running a publicly-traded entity. He would be in deep trouble.

Drudge’s overall web traffic is down nearly 18 percent in September and October, according to the tracking metrics on Similar Web. That’s a massive and accelrated slide from approximately 93 million visits to 77 million.


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To: fieldmarshaldj
21 years going to Drudge virtually every day. Went cold turkey last week.

Same here. I kicked Fox to the curb too, except for Dobbs, Tucker & an occasional Hannity. The Fox morning model went out with Dave Garroway and J Fred Muggs.

101 posted on 11/14/2019 3:51:56 AM PST by JonPreston
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To: nutmeg
Goggle ‘s advertisement arm bought it last year .
its now .

The Goggle Report .

Matt kept it secret .

102 posted on 11/14/2019 3:52:07 AM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: aquila48

Goggle bought it thru their advertisement firm last year .

The Goggle Report now.


103 posted on 11/14/2019 3:54:47 AM PST by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: ASOC
I gave up on Drudge over a year ago

I'm on year five, at least. Drudge used to be my home page, long ago, but he dallied with the enemy too many times for my liking, so I quit.

I haven't missed it even a little bit. Everything I need is right here at FR.

104 posted on 11/14/2019 3:57:03 AM PST by Windflier (Torches and pitchforks ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: fieldmarshaldj
21 years going to Drudge virtually every day. Went cold turkey last week. Had enough of his anti-Trump hate.

Drudge does not create his own content; rather, his website is a clearing house for news reported from other media sources. Regardless of his personal views, Drudge's website appears anti-Trump because 99.9% of the MSM is anti-Trump and that's where he gets his content. With that said, I haven't been to Drudge in months -- not because he is anti-Trump, but because all the flashing ads and pop-ups give me a headache.

105 posted on 11/14/2019 4:02:37 AM PST by Labyrinthos
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To: NoLibZone

For many years Drudge was my home screen, three years ago I stopped, guess I was ahead of the curve. He was anti-Trump that far back


106 posted on 11/14/2019 4:03:43 AM PST by stockpirate (Anyone who believes Epstein killed himself is a fool)
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To: NoLibZone

MANY OF US WHO WISH THEY COULD CONTRIBUTE IN SOME WAY. THE FRUSTRATIONS WE ALL FEEL ABOUT THINGS HAPPENEING THAT WE HAVE NO SAY IN, NO CONTROL OVER We the people have a power that some may not have realized, the power of the purse, the power of choice. WE CAN MAKE OR BREAK, USE IT!


107 posted on 11/14/2019 4:06:23 AM PST by ronnie raygun (nic dip.com)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Lol! Very true!


108 posted on 11/14/2019 4:31:20 AM PST by AmericanMermaid
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To: TrueFact

Whatfinger is another option...


109 posted on 11/14/2019 4:32:18 AM PST by Adder (Mr. Franklin: We are trying to get the Republic back!)
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To: Zhang Fei

How high was Drudge at its peak ? I imagine it was much higher than it is now. I think the Drudge Report is going to be supplanted. I hope Bongino’s new endeavor helps put the Drudge Report on the scrap heap.


110 posted on 11/14/2019 4:41:56 AM PST by macrahanish #1
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To: NoLibZone

I havent gone to drudge since a creeper mentioned citizenfreepress to me.

2 years now.


111 posted on 11/14/2019 4:46:41 AM PST by I got the rope
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To: bankwalker

CFP is pretty good but the owner Citizen Kane is usually a day or two too late posting a story.


112 posted on 11/14/2019 4:48:48 AM PST by Scarpetta (The election of Donald UTrump is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy.)
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To: LeoTDB69
"Thing that bothered me even way back was how his site reloads every 2 minutes. Always felt like he was cheating just to rack up hits. I mean he only updated his site 2-3 times a day normally so why reload so often?"

To increase the "hits" stats and increase the advertising revenue. It also gives the impression that he might update frequently.

It's all about the site's performance, and has nothing to do with improving the user experience.

113 posted on 11/14/2019 4:52:03 AM PST by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: TrueFact

Yeah, I had to take Daily Liberty off my phone. Kept getting some ad that locked my screen. Wonder why Daily Liberty would allow a sponsor like that.


114 posted on 11/14/2019 4:54:14 AM PST by vespa300
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To: NoLibZone

“Drudge report” is nothing but links to websites that actually say something. It took no talent to build “Drudge report.”

He puts up a screaming link at the top, center, in large size type, sometimes in red. THAT is what attracts visitors who see that as the latest greatest biggest breaking news that everyone needs to see.

If you go there, use private browsing, and be sure you have Norton or Mcafee or other protection software. Many of the links lead to garbage sites that attempt to attack your computer.


115 posted on 11/14/2019 4:54:40 AM PST by I want the USA back (The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it. Orwell.)
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To: Lysandru

What a foolish post

Fox is not going liberal. You gullibly repeat dogma lacking a factual basis.


116 posted on 11/14/2019 4:55:56 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: bert

That sounds like the best description of yourself that I’ve ever heard, bert.

You are familiar with “projection” aren’t you?


117 posted on 11/14/2019 5:18:19 AM PST by chris37 (Where's Hunter?)
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To: bankwalker

CitizenFreePress is my “goto” now. Liberty Daily is highly infected with annoying ads and over 31 cookies when I load it.


118 posted on 11/14/2019 5:26:22 AM PST by ThePatriotsFlag (Congress is not made up of leaders however they are representatives of their voters.)
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To: chris37

Et Tu Brutus?

You also are a gullible believer in the false dogma. Like those who complain about but don’t listen to Rush, I suspect you never actually watch Fox news

I have just watched 20 minutes or so of Fox and Friends in which they presented a solidly conservative presentation of the House hearings.

Your whining is simply not justified and certainly not true


119 posted on 11/14/2019 5:30:50 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Me too. Liberty Daily is a mess too.


120 posted on 11/14/2019 5:34:02 AM PST by DCBryan1 (Quit calling them liberals, progs, socialists, or democrats. Call them what they are: COMMUNISTS!!!!)
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