Comments on: Google Desktop is inflating your RSS subscribers http://www.googletutor.com/2007/10/03/google-desktop-is-inflating-your-rss-subscribers/ Your how-to guide for Google with Google tutorials, tips for using Google and advice. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:07:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: » Pandia Weekend Wrap-up Oct 6 (the search conference issue) http://www.googletutor.com/2007/10/03/google-desktop-is-inflating-your-rss-subscribers/#comment-162622 » Pandia Weekend Wrap-up Oct 6 (the search conference issue) Sat, 06 Oct 2007 13:57:42 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2007/10/03/google-desktop-is-inflating-your-rss-subscribers/#comment-162622 [...] Google Desktop is inflating your RSS subscribersWeb clips autodiscovers RSS feeds and ads them from any site you visit. (Google Tutor Oct 3 2007) [...] [...] Google Desktop is inflating your RSS subscribersWeb clips autodiscovers RSS feeds and ads them from any site you visit. (Google Tutor Oct 3 2007) [...]

]]> By: The Tutor http://www.googletutor.com/2007/10/03/google-desktop-is-inflating-your-rss-subscribers/#comment-161891 The Tutor Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:20:21 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2007/10/03/google-desktop-is-inflating-your-rss-subscribers/#comment-161891 > I think it can legitimately count as being “read”. It can be, sure, but is Google doing that automatically to help the user or to help themselves? > I think it can legitimately count as being “read”.

It can be, sure, but is Google doing that automatically to help the user or to help themselves?

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.googletutor.com/2007/10/03/google-desktop-is-inflating-your-rss-subscribers/#comment-161862 Patrick Altoft Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:37:08 +0000 http://www.googletutor.com/2007/10/03/google-desktop-is-inflating-your-rss-subscribers/#comment-161862 I think most feed readers report figures in a similar way - if you access your feed reader one day then you count as a reader, if you don't then you won't. Since Google Desktop is displaying the feed to a viewer I think it can legitimately count as being "read". Its important for bloggers to look at why their stats jump up on occasions like this so they are prepared for when they drop down again. I think most feed readers report figures in a similar way – if you access your feed reader one day then you count as a reader, if you don’t then you won’t.

Since Google Desktop is displaying the feed to a viewer I think it can legitimately count as being “read”.

Its important for bloggers to look at why their stats jump up on occasions like this so they are prepared for when they drop down again.

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