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We have all heard of ad fraud. And we all probably also know that showing ads to bots — non-human visitors — is a waste of money. But what is less well is how ad fraud can wreak havoc on analytics and measurement — to the point that what you see in analytics is not…
The 2016 Race How One 19-Year-Old Illinois Man Is Distorting National Polling Averages close story-meta-footer close story-meta Generated by chartmaker v0.12.1 on Wed Oct 12 2016 12:25:25 GMT-0400 (EDT) Our estimate of the U.S.C./LAT poll, using more typical weights Actual U.S.C./LAT estimates Our estimate of the U.S.C./LAT poll, using more typical weights Actual U.S.C./LAT estimates Our…
(Amy Cavenaile/The Washington Post; iStock) The Intersect ran a little experiment a few weeks ago: During the work day, we’d check in with Facebook each hour, on the hour, and record which topics were trending for us on the platform. The resulting daily pop-up newsletter gave us some interesting insight into the world according to…
Thank god for Jim Sterling, a game critic whose recent YouTube antics forced YouTube’s copyright system to eat itself alive. Here’s how he did it. As you may already know, YouTube has something called “Content ID,” which is a system that theoretically allows users to identify and manage their videos. Basically, once a video is…
Fox News Exclusive: Fox News Is Ready to Roll Out the Red Carpet for Megyn Kelly “I don’t think she knows what she is going to do,” says one source. Credit: By Damon Winter/The New York Times/Redux. Earlier this month, Fox News celebrated its 20th anniversary from within the confines of its newsroom. Bill Shine…
State Of BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH. By Meredith Borders Oct. 11, 2016 I’m sure many of you have heard that Devin has stepped down as Editor-in-Chief of Birth.Movies.Death. I’m here to assure you that the site and magazine will continue, with a team of smart, passionate writers dedicated to bringing you the best in pop culture news and conversation…
Huffington Post executive editor Liz Heron to resign if this is a ‘universal’ story then the story-tag will be ‘story’ By Kelsey Sutton 10/11/16 04:46 PM EDT Huffington Post executive editor Liz Heron is about to announce her resignation from the news site, multiple sources familiar with the matter told POLITICO. Heron joined The Huffington…
When Vice started working on a nightly news show for HBO, the guy who would run it — Executive Vice President Josh Tyrangiel — was blunt about its place in the media landscape. “When we first started talking about this as an opportunity, the very first thing I said to [Vice CEO] Shane Smith and…
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close story-meta Photo The facade of the Trump Taj Mahal casino hotel is seen on March 30, 2016 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Credit John Moore/Getty Images Updated from the print version to include news of an audio tape of Donald Trump. DONALD TRUMP is a succulent target for an investigative reporter. He never lived…