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Just curious, why was Lycos and G-force not included? They polled higher than Gravity. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:57, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Been busy this week, so didn't do my usual in-depth coverage, but "g-force" and "Lycos" are standard removals, because they always chart and I can never find a plausible reason for them to do so. Serendi ^pod ous 01:01, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

See, now, I only asked, Serendi ^pod ous, because I was hoping you could explain why either (but especially Lycos) were so popular! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 14:43, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The general consensus for "G-force"(or "G", which also charts often) is that people are typing "G" for "Google" into Google Chrome's search bar and then hastily clicking "Enter". As for Lycos, no idea, but I suspect artificial inflation, ala Yahoo a few weeks back. Serendi ^pod ous 15:15, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

We keep seeing Facebook in these traffic reports, but not other popular websites like Twitter, YouTube or Google. Is there any chance that the statistics are being manipulated somehow? --Guy Macon (talk) 21:29, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Other websites always appear in the top 25; it's just that Facebook happens to be the most popular website on Earth right now. Serendi ^pod ous 01:01, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I imagine there's also a high degree of looking for facebook.com and getting the WP article. Bounce rate stats would clear that up czar ♔ 21:27, 11 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well, for Twitter, many people use it via third party apps or mobile devices, not the website. But Serendipodous has a longer list, you can see last weeks at User:Serendipodous/Top25. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liz (talk • contribs) 01:59, 12 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]