The Hits Keep Coming?
This NY Times article details the enduring controversy regarding the number of online visitors to various websites. Naturally, the providers of online content count more visitors than the advertisers.
Would wonder whether a more effective metric would be to statistically isolate the effects of online advertising and pay for that? Could it be done?
Categories: Web Business
Hits is passe in an ajax-enabled environment. With a site like Pandora.com, for example, time used is way more important than hits or clicks.