January 17, 2010

I pointed out this morning that the Express was talking utter rubbish claiming that the BBC was keeping up twitter accounts with 0 or 2 followers. The real numbers were in the 000s.
It appears the Express has confused following and follower numbers. Ha ha ha ha ha.
Tags: bbc, Express, twitter statistics
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January 17, 2010
Dear the Express. Please look at the right twitter a/cs when discussing the BBC’s followers. That is all.
Tags: bbc, Express, twitter statistics
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October 28, 2009

Want to get your Twitter page doing better in Google for a search on your name? Here’s a way to get a link off the BBC to your Twitter URL.
Tags: bbc, links, nofollow, seo
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October 01, 2009

Anyone turning to Google to look into the cervical cancer jab is unlikely to be reassured. Although these results are generated algorithmically, Google’s results are anti-jab. There is very little in the way of balance in the results, with a mixture of old and new scare stories, and only a couple of positive stories.
Tags: bbc, cervical cancer jab, google, Mail, Times
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September 02, 2009

I’m giving up comparing websites using Alexa.com’s data. Checking the accuracy of Alexa data using ABCe numbers led me to believe they were good enough to rely on. But the Times reckons the Alexa numbers in my latest post relating to referrals from the BBC were rubbish – and the Guardian agrees.
Tags: alexa, bbc, Guardian, Times
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