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• Are Search Engines Biased?

  Published: July 23, 2007, 10:08 am

  Tags: Stats Relevancy

  Search Engines and Favoritism from Google Operating System has put together a quick study comparing the top results from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft's search engines. The results showed that for 10 generic searches, the search engines (excluding Microsoft) tend to rank their own properties higher than their competitors. For example, "Google

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• STATS SHMATS: Imminent Milestones

  Published: July 31, 2007, 1:28 pm

  Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Chicago White Sox, David Rabinowitz, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mlb, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Stats Shmats, Tom Glavine

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by the ultra-rare possibility that Barry Bonds, Tom Glavine and Alex Rodriguez will all reach significant milestones in their respective games tonight. But since their personal records have already been covered here and here in depth, here is a closer look at tonight's statistical

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• iPhone working in sub-zero temperatures

  Published: August 1, 2007, 10:00 am

  Tags: Cold Weather, Coldweather, Iphone, Stats

  Filed under: iPhone I purchased my iPhone on a warm, summer evening. Soon it will be exposed to a New England winter with sub-zero temperatures. How will it perform?Apple lists an official "nonoperational temperature" of -4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C). Minus 4°F is entirely possible in my neighborhood. Does this mean my iPhone

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• STATS SHMATS: Record Feats

  Published: August 1, 2007, 5:54 pm

  Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, David Rabinowitz, Mlb, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Stats Shmats, Toronto Blue Jays

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by the Yankees' franchise record-tying eight home runs in Tuesday's 16-3 rout of the White Sox at Yankee Stadium.Here are some more franchise records related to the Yankees' place in MLB history: Record 10:Yogi Berra won a record 10 World Series rings as a player in 1947, '49-53,

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• STATS SHMATS: Crazy Eights

  Published: August 2, 2007, 5:45 pm

  Tags: Annika Sorenstam, Chicago White Sox, Edmonton Oilers, Lpga, Mlb, Matt Hughes, Montreal Canadiens, Nhl, New York Yankees, Stats Shmats, Ufc, Washington Capitals

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy... Today's entry is inspired by a historic moment in Thursday's Yankees-White Sox matinee at Yankee Stadium. The two teams became the first in MLB history to score eight runs or more apiece in the second inning of a game.With that in mind, here are a few other 'crazy eights' ... Crazy Eights: The record number

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• STATS SHMATS: George Steinbrenner

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:12 pm

  Tags: David Rabinowitz, George Steinbrenner, Mlb, New York Yankees, Stats Shmats

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. As I mentioned in The Locker Room earlier this morning, Steinbrenner's health has come into question recently and there's a remote possibility that his record-long ownership may end in the not-too-distant future.With that in mind, here

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• Stats info for July

  Published: August 3, 2007, 4:04 pm

  Tags: Site Housekeeping, Site Stats

  I thought I'd do a monthly run-down of how the site's doing and who's coming by and checking it out. After all, this is a community site so the community ought not know how it's doing, right? (FYI: I'm using my host's Webalizer stats.) Monthly Statistics for July 2007 read more

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• Monitor the Success of Your Website with these Tools

  Published: August 4, 2007, 1:49 am

  Tags: Web Stats Tool, Web Development, Seo Tools, Web Statistics

  Monitoring the site and its progress is one of the aspects of running a website. In so doing, you will be able to see its overall performance and know the things needed to improve the site. Below you will know the 10 free tools you can use that will help optimize and maximize the results of your site. 1. Google Analytics Google Analytics has

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• STATS SHMATS: Unbreakable MLB Milestones - Consecutive Games, Hits And Strikeouts

  Published: August 6, 2007, 4:08 pm

  Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Cal Ripken Jr, Cincinnati Reds, David Rabinowitz, Derek Jeter, Houston Astros, Mlb, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, Philadelphia Phillies, Stats Shmats, Texas Rangers

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ...Continuing where I left off, here are my three remaining unreachable milestones. 2,632: Cal Ripken Jr.'s consecutive games played streak.Ripken, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame this year, shattered Lou Gehrig's record by 502 games when all was said and done.Miguel Tejada's 1,152-game streak ended on

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• STATS SHMATS: Unbreakable MLB Milestones - Wins and Steals

  Published: August 6, 2007, 3:50 pm

  Tags: Cy Young, David Rabinowitz, Mlb, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Rickey Henderson, Stats Shmats

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by this past weekend, also known as 'milestone weekend.' And with so many milestones being reached this season, and a few more likely on the way, I have decided to take a look at five numerical milestones that will NOT be reached anytime soon, if ever. 511: Denton True 'Cy' Young's

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• STATS SHMATS: Barry Bonds And Hank Aaron

  Published: August 7, 2007, 12:12 pm

  Tags: Atlanta Braves, Barry Bonds, David Rabinowitz, Hank Aaron, Mlb, San Francisco Giants, Stats Shmats

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by the chance that Barry Bonds will break Hank Aaron's all-time home run record tonight in San Francisco.Everyone knows about the home run record, but in what other stats does Bonds have the edge over Aaron? Let's examine: 1.051: Bonds' on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS), the

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• Hitwise Launches 2008 Election Metrics Tracking

  Published: August 9, 2007, 9:55 am

  Tags: Stats Hitwise

  Hitwise has launched a new data center that will track a range of metrics associated with the upcoming 2008 US election. It will reportedly update those metrics every Tuesday. The categories that will be tracked include the top websites from both parties, top political search terms and the fastest moving political websites, among several others.

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• STATS SHMATS: Shut Out

  Published: August 9, 2007, 2:39 pm

  Tags: Chicago Cubs, David Rabinowitz, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mlb, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Orel Hershiser, Philadelphia Phillies, Roger Clemens, San Diego Padres, St Louis Cardinals, Stats Shmats, Tom Glavine, Walter Johnson, Washington Senators

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by the Dodgers' recent run-scoring futility, which ended this afternoon in Cincinnati. 16: The most shutouts in a single season, accomplished by George Bradley (St. Louis Brown Stockings, 1876) and Grover Alexander (Philadelphia Phillies, 1916). Bradley's feat is also the rookie

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• STATS SHMATS: Rick Ankiel

  Published: August 10, 2007, 4:57 pm

  Tags: Babe Ruth, David Rabinowitz, Mlb, New York Yankees, Rick Ankiel, St Louis Cardinals, Stats Shmats

  is hard. Stats Shmats is easy ... Today's entry is inspired by Rick Ankiel. The pitcher-turned-outfielder hit a home run in his first major league game as an outfielder, and he is now the latest player to go from being a pitcher to being a position player, or vice-versa. Five: The number of wild pitches Ankiel threw in Game 1 of the 2000

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• Current US Economic Stats

  Published: August 10, 2007, 11:08 am

  Tags: News, Economic Stats, Economy, Imports

  of the other vital economic stats that you frequently hear thrown around: Consumer Price Index +0.2% Jun 2007 Payroll Employment +92,000(p) Jul 2007 Producer Price Index -0.2%(p) Jun 2007 Productivity +1.8% 2nd Qtr 2007 Related: Content Tags:Economic Stats Economy

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