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Gas Prices and Measuring Internet Sensitivity Friday, August 08, 2008
The New York Times -- Bill Tancer, the general manager of Hitwise and author of Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters, blogged here earlier this week about Internet trends and data. This is the second of three posts on the subject. One of the things that I’ve learned from monitoring the Hitwise aggregate search behavior of 10 million Internet users in the U.S. is that, as a group, we have a remarkably short attention span. Take any big newsworthy event, if gore or nudity is not at play in the story; expect the spike in Internet searches and resulting site visits on that event to last no more than one week. Rising gas prices are no exception — until recently.
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	Friday, August 08, 2008 The New York Times -- Bill Tancer, the general manager of Hitwise and author of Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why it Matters, blogged here earlier this week about Internet trends and data. This is the second of three posts on the subject. One of the things that I’ve learned from monitoring the Hitwise aggregate search behavior of 10 million Internet users in the U.S. is that, as a group, we have a remarkably short attention span. Take any big newsworthy event, if gore or nudity is not at play in the story; expect the spike in Internet searches and resulting site visits on that event to last no more than one week. Rising gas prices are no exception — until recently. Visit The New York Times for full article

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jim92065 Sophomore Author San Diego Posts:202 Points:39,725 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/17/2008 3:20:32 PM	Ignore jim92065 Report Abuse
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POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:1,622 Points:163,975 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 11:56:42 AM	Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse
	yep mike; we've read you're short enuf
purvismike Sophomore Author Wisconsin Posts:166 Points:54,900 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 11:56:12 AM	Ignore purvismike Report Abuse
	OH, that's right, I'm suppose to have a short attention span. Guess I forgot!!! Hope that's short enough for ya.
letmathe Champion Author Chicago Posts:6,624 Points:1,632,460 Joined:May 2001	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 11:22:05 AM	Ignore letmathe Report Abuse
	What are they talking about? (LOL)
Rick52 Champion Author Milwaukee Posts:1,231 Points:23,905 Joined:Mar 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:57:59 AM	Ignore Rick52 Report Abuse
	Very dumb article waste of space......
gasman50 Champion Author Portland Posts:1,013 Points:749,150 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:38:44 AM	Ignore gasman50 Report Abuse
	And the news is..............?
TestRocket Sophomore Author Alabama Posts:188 Points:76,355 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:38:05 AM	Ignore TestRocket Report Abuse
	I’ve already put my two cents in on this one.
brutus Champion Author Alberta Posts:1,382 Points:862,955 Joined:Feb 2003	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:34:02 AM	Ignore brutus Report Abuse
	Old news Billy boy.
lindact Veteran Author New Haven Posts:408 Points:99,695 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:33:22 AM	Ignore lindact Report Abuse
	Tell me something I don't know......
AnnRKee Rookie Author Pennsylvania Posts:6 Points:470 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:29:55 AM	Ignore AnnRKee Report Abuse
	To sell newspapers, the publishers must have interesting news. When there is a lack of this type of news, the publishers and writers must generate it. This practice has become far more common recently, and this is a perfect example of this tactic.
rtw777 All-Star Author Florida Posts:528 Points:142,560 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:27:28 AM	Ignore rtw777 Report Abuse
	Not true for all events.
irish15pilot All-Star Author Charleston Posts:551 Points:887,875 Joined:Feb 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:21:19 AM	Ignore irish15pilot Report Abuse
	Be conservative so you have gas on Friday to finish out the week.
Masercal Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,126 Points:268,560 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:20:40 AM	Ignore Masercal Report Abuse
	Analysts lately have been wrong more than they have been right. Not sure i put much faith in what they say.
domer2 Veteran Author Gary Posts:497 Points:304,775 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:18:49 AM	Ignore domer2 Report Abuse
	old article
rtw777 All-Star Author Florida Posts:528 Points:142,560 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:16:16 AM	Ignore rtw777 Report Abuse
	Not much news here.
rbrowdersr All-Star Author Detroit Posts:588 Points:396,285 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:10:33 AM	Ignore rbrowdersr Report Abuse
	Another meaningless analysis.
PicBethany Rookie Author Colorado Posts:46 Points:23,975 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 10:02:51 AM	Ignore PicBethany Report Abuse
	The high cost of fuel affects everyone - the rich get richer off the stocks and the poor can't even afford to go to work half the time. By Thursdays some workers are calling in the "empty gas tank" excuse now. That just cuts their check the next week. The cycle needs to stop before the higher wage earners are the only ones working. (And you know that will raise prices!)
mysub All-Star Author Las Vegas Posts:682 Points:644,355 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:58:57 AM	Ignore mysub Report Abuse
	I'm curious where Bill got his facts. I don't remember telling gas buddies my age or income so where do these stats come from?
bug27 Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,593 Points:1,100,175 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:58:41 AM	Ignore bug27 Report Abuse
	Ok.
PioneerUrban Sophomore Author West Virginia Posts:242 Points:56,610 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:56:59 AM	Ignore PioneerUrban Report Abuse
	as a voting public, we have a remarkably short attention span! I agree. Remember when the house and senate went on their break recently. The Republicans stayed, the Democratrs left. The Reps, tried to get the Dems to stay to work on energy. The Dems DIDN'T want to. So, the Dems basically said to h3ll with us. Will you remember this on election day?
walker1 All-Star Author Ohio Posts:713 Points:700,550 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:56:51 AM	Ignore walker1 Report Abuse
	Any thing to sell papers
ArboretumCop All-Star Author Richmond Posts:891 Points:939,830 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:51:46 AM	Ignore ArboretumCop Report Abuse
	Lol @ WonderfulMI.
HerrZimmer Sophomore Author Connecticut Posts:171 Points:52,720 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:51:19 AM	Ignore HerrZimmer Report Abuse
	as a voting public, we have a remarkably short attention span!
WonderfulMI Champion Author Michigan Posts:1,085 Points:88,695 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:45:53 AM	Ignore WonderfulMI Report Abuse
	I am sensitive, and plan to stay that way.
hauler43 Champion Author Oakland Posts:1,427 Points:1,146,530 Joined:Sep 2003	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:43:41 AM	Ignore hauler43 Report Abuse
	OK
kidmikey37 Veteran Author Nevada Posts:497 Points:127,555 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:40:24 AM	Ignore kidmikey37 Report Abuse
	i just saw this lately
bowler48226 All-Star Author Detroit Posts:900 Points:263,520 Joined:Sep 2007	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:39:37 AM	Ignore bowler48226 Report Abuse
	Get alife Bill.
PremiumGas4Less All-Star Author Gary Posts:703 Points:250,410 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:37:02 AM	Ignore PremiumGas4Less Report Abuse
	Yes it is...
2006Camry Veteran Author Atlanta Posts:325 Points:151,900 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:34:31 AM	Ignore 2006Camry Report Abuse
	OK
spunky4443 All-Star Author Washington Posts:781 Points:382,650 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:32:25 AM	Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse
	Well, I have to disagree, raising fuel prices, is a hot disputed story.
star_deceiver Veteran Author San Francisco Posts:350 Points:67,960 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:31:14 AM	Ignore star_deceiver Report Abuse
	thats the way we live
courier400 Champion Author Kansas Posts:6,459 Points:1,520,035 Joined:Mar 2004	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:30:29 AM	Ignore courier400 Report Abuse
	hummm......
PhilMay All-Star Author Detroit Posts:604 Points:98,470 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:29:50 AM	Ignore PhilMay Report Abuse
	Yeah right....
humblepie Champion Author Ohio Posts:3,287 Points:678,675 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:27:12 AM	Ignore humblepie Report Abuse
	hogwash
dopster Veteran Author Toledo Posts:455 Points:822,755 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:25:50 AM	Ignore dopster Report Abuse
	I agree with American's short attention span, but I won't soon forget paying over $4.50 for a gallon of gas. I still intend to conserve while driving and support efforts to find and utilize alternative energy.
cableman31 Veteran Author New York Posts:396 Points:355,690 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:25:32 AM	Ignore cableman31 Report Abuse
	This will last for a while.
Outie All-Star Author New Brunswick Posts:803 Points:463,975 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:22:38 AM	Ignore Outie Report Abuse
	I think it is going to be in the news a while yet.....
hangupanddrive Veteran Author Michigan Posts:456 Points:867,285 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:20:46 AM	Ignore hangupanddrive Report Abuse
	Better expect it.
bicycler Champion Author Ontario Posts:5,723 Points:1,046,845 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:17:26 AM	Ignore bicycler Report Abuse
	DrCashFlow; ypur post was most interesting and correct. I have attended more wasted time meetings in three career fields thwn good ones. I used to call them "meetings to have meetings" or "meetings to prove the boss is in control".
BBHybrid Rookie Author Pittsburgh Posts:62 Points:18,180 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:17:16 AM	Ignore BBHybrid Report Abuse
	nonsense rambling...
Outie All-Star Author New Brunswick Posts:803 Points:463,975 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:15:41 AM	Ignore Outie Report Abuse
	It is a major factor in our daily lives so it is going to be in the front for our curiousity.
RogerB Champion Author Indianapolis Posts:7,016 Points:939,515 Joined:Dec 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:14:11 AM	Ignore RogerB Report Abuse
	Imagine that
bicycler Champion Author Ontario Posts:5,723 Points:1,046,845 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:12:51 AM	Ignore bicycler Report Abuse
	sta135; Y0u are so right!
VetteBlue Champion Author San Jose Posts:2,483 Points:531,690 Joined:Jan 2007	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:12:41 AM	Ignore VetteBlue Report Abuse
	This is smoke and mirrors.
sta135 All-Star Author New York Posts:832 Points:62,985 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:09:44 AM	Ignore sta135 Report Abuse
	"Finding the best price is becoming a necessity for households on fixed incomes"--if more people thought about finding the best price for things maybe we'd have a more "sensible" economy.
DrCashFlow Rookie Author Boston Posts:9 Points:63,205 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:07:19 AM	Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse
	Responding to John Ley @ 3:09 am and his potential doomsday scenario, I think current global oil production is about 84 million barrels per day (not 74), of which the U.S. consumes almost 25%. Meanwhile, his arguments about crumbling infrastructure over time may or may not finally force corporate America to dial back on its bureaucratic ways and lead to an even more pronounced level of home telecommuting. Advances in audio and video technology are making teleconferencing higher quality and easier. And frankly, this country would be a lot more productive if often useless meetings held by insecure and/or power hungry managers were cut by 80-90%.
DerHahn Champion Author Illinois Posts:1,912 Points:426,695 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:05:45 AM	Ignore DerHahn Report Abuse
	keep checking prices to get the lower price and bring prices down.
JB1881 Champion Author New Mexico Posts:1,274 Points:328,335 Joined:Aug 2007	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:03:43 AM	Ignore JB1881 Report Abuse
	What is this moron taling about?
rbdesigns Veteran Author Modesto Posts:368 Points:101,805 Joined:May 2008	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:00:15 AM	Ignore rbdesigns Report Abuse
	Everything is hooked to gas prices.
ledoy Champion Author Dayton Posts:4,770 Points:968,525 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: 8/10/2008 9:00:02 AM	Ignore ledoy Report Abuse
	Just lower the prices already.