Here is a link to some of that work done by WMF researchers: https://github.com/wikimedia-research/memo/blob/master/report.pdf TL;DR: The actual internal referer data did not confirm - in fact, appeared to contradict - those 2015 media reports, which had been extrapolating from indirect data (with IMHO highly speculative conclusions).
On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 10:00 AM, Nuria Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote: > Roland, > > We have no internal information on this regard. I think that there is work > that has been done on this topic by WMF researchers (Wikipedia's traffic > referrals from google) and you are likely to get better pointers asking on > list that pinging people individually. Please be so kind as to post your > question to analytics@ public e-mail list ([email protected]). > > Please have in mind that questions such as this one might not have easy > and fast answers so you might get information that is technical in nature. > > > Thanks, > > Nuria > > > > > On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 6:41 AM, Erik Zachte <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hey Nuria, >> >> >> >> Roland Eisenbrand (see below for introduction) would like to know more >> about how Wikipedias traffic from Google changed (or not) in recent years >> as a result on new Google services. >> >> Can you please answer or relay? >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> >> Erik >> >> >> >> *From:* Roland Eisenbrand [mailto:[email protected]] >> *Sent:* Monday, November 28, 2016 15:33 >> *To:* Erik Zachte >> *Subject:* Re: Wikimedia Stats >> >> >> >> Hello Erik, >> >> >> >> thank you very much for the reply! I’m very interested in how Wikipedias >> Google traffic developed. There have been some reports in 2015, that Google >> is bringing less users to Wikipedia. Some people attributed this >> development to things like Google Instant Answers and Google Knowledge >> Graph. I haven’t yet found a statement from Wikipedia if all of this is >> true or not, so I would love to speak someone from you guys. >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Roland >> >> >> >> Am 28.11.2016 um 15:30 schrieb Erik Zachte <[email protected]>: >> >> >> >> Hello Roland, >> >> >> >> Sorry for delay, I was away for a few days. >> >> Can you tell me a bit about what kind of questions you have? >> >> Depending on that I might relay your question to Nuria Ruiz Head of WMF >> Analytics Team. >> >> >> >> I am still involved on some traffic reports, but mostly on traffic by >> region, and traffic by wiki. >> >> Nuria and her colleagues do supply those and other data and may have a >> broader understanding of recent trends in general. >> >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> Erik Zachte >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* Roland Eisenbrand [mailto:[email protected] >> <[email protected]>] >> *Sent:* Friday, November 25, 2016 9:46 >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Wikimedia Stats >> >> >> >> Hello Eric, >> >> >> >> I’m a german journalist writing for a large German Online Marketing Blog. >> I was wondering if you were willing to talk to me on the phone or via Skype >> about the development of Wikipedias Traffic in the last two years? >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> >> >> Roland >> >> ________________ >> >> Roland Eisenbrand >> >> Head of Content >> >> >> >> >> <image001.png> >> >> >> >> >> Ramp 106 GmbH >> >> Lagerstraße 36 >> >> 20357 Hamburg >> >> >> >> [email protected] >> >> +49 40 20 93 10 869 >> >> www.xing.to/eisenbrand >> >> www.omr.io >> >> >> >> Geschäftsführer: Christian Müller l Tobias Schlottke l Philipp Westermeyer >> >> Registergericht Hamburg, Nr: HRB113109 >> >> >> >> >> <image002.png> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________ >> >> Roland Eisenbrand >> >> Head of Content >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ramp 106 GmbH >> >> Lagerstraße 36 >> >> 20357 Hamburg >> >> >> >> [email protected] >> >> +49 40 20 93 10 869 >> >> www.xing.to/eisenbrand >> >> www.omr.io >> >> >> >> Geschäftsführer: Christian Müller l Tobias Schlottke l Philipp Westermeyer >> >> Registergericht Hamburg, Nr: HRB113109 >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Analytics mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics > > -- Tilman Bayer Senior Analyst Wikimedia Foundation IRC (Freenode): HaeB
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