Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoTop 50 news websites in the US in July: BBC drops five places as paywall introduced; Most report traffic declines.datawrapper.dwcdn.netimagemessage-square17linkfedilinkarrow-up196file-textcross-posted to: Technology@programming.dev
arrow-up196imageTop 50 news websites in the US in July: BBC drops five places as paywall introduced; Most report traffic declines.datawrapper.dwcdn.netPro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square17linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: Technology@programming.dev
minus-squareunderline960@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-229 days agoThe report doesn’t clearly establish a link between paywalls and a drop in site visits (which I would have liked to see). One of the un-paywalled sites lost traffic mostly due to changes in the Google algorithm. Overall, it just seems like a regular update of the website traffic rankings, juiced up by a clickbait headline.
The report doesn’t clearly establish a link between paywalls and a drop in site visits (which I would have liked to see).
One of the un-paywalled sites lost traffic mostly due to changes in the Google algorithm.
Overall, it just seems like a regular update of the website traffic rankings, juiced up by a clickbait headline.