Malcolm Coles: Telegraph.co.uk gets 8% of its traffic from social sites

Posted on 11 May, 2009 by Martin Stabe

"Telegraph.co.uk gets an astonishing 8% of its visitors from social sites like Digg, Delicious, Reddit and Stumbleupon, Julian Sambles, Head of Audience Development, has revealed to me."

Gawker: Calling Bullshit: 5 Bullshit Stories the Whole Internet Fell For

Posted on 24 May, 2008 by Martin Stabe

"Made-up bullshit still drives huge traffic, if it's marketed right."

Lost Remote: Digg, Fark bring traffic – but is it good?

Posted on 8 July, 2007 by Martin Stabe

"The folks surfing in from Digg aren’t likely interested in local advertisers - and actually drag down our pageview to unique user count ... What do you think? Is viral traffic good for building business?"

Slate Magazine: How students tracked the Virginia Tech shootings online

Posted on 18 April, 2007 by Martin Stabe

Michael Agger: "As the shooting at Virginia Tech unfolded yesterday, the media and the curious descended on MySpace and LiveJournal. The reporters were looking for scoops, the rest of us were rubbernecking."

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Malcolm Coles: Telegraph.co.uk gets 8% of its traffic from social sites

Gawker: Calling Bullshit: 5 Bullshit Stories the Whole Internet Fell For

Lost Remote: Digg, Fark bring traffic – but is it good?

Slate Magazine: How students tracked the Virginia Tech shootings online