{"id":308,"date":"2012-04-10T18:50:58","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T18:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/?p=308"},"modified":"2021-08-04T10:02:41","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T17:02:41","slug":"hacker-news-vs-slashdot-post-mortem-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/hacker-news-vs-slashdot-post-mortem-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Hacker News vs Slashdot &#8211; Post Mortem Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sd_vs_hn_cover.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-330\" title=\"sd_vs_hn_cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sd_vs_hn_cover.png\" alt=\"Slashdot Hacker News\" width=\"120\" height=\"75\"><\/a>In March, two of our articles were featured on the frontpage of both <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/\">Hacker News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/slashdot.org\/\">Slashdot<\/a>. \u00a0After reading a recent post on HN with details of a post mortem analysis, we realized it was important that we share a bit of our analytics as well. \u00a0We logged into our analytics account, and we were <strong>absolutely stunned<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>Long Live Slashdot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/yro.slashdot.org\/story\/12\/03\/14\/165253\/interview-with-suren-ter-from-you-have-downloaded\">interview with Suren Ter<\/a>\u00a0posted on March 14, 2012, featured the most discussion amongst all posts on that date. \u00a0We found it quite interesting that the thread had ignited so much discussion. \u00a0When a colleague notified us that the article was featured on CmdrTaco\u2019s website, we braced ourselves for the impact of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slashdot_effect\">Slashdot Effect<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-002.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-310\" title=\"Slashdot Google Analytics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-002-300x46.png\" alt=\"Slashdot Referral\" width=\"300\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-002-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-002-500x77.png 500w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-002.png 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hacker News <em>aka Literate News<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our article on Hacker News was about the loved and hated <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=3718065\">Bitcoin<\/a>. \u00a0With only 73 votes, the article remained on the frontpage for the greater part of the day on March 17, 2012.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-001.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-309\" title=\"Hacker News Google Analytics\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-001-300x46.png\" alt=\"Ycombinator Referral\" width=\"300\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-001-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-001-500x77.png 500w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/yc-vs-sd-001.png 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>An Analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As there are many variables at play, it would be naive to claim that these results can be used to formulate any conclusion. \u00a0However, it appears it may be safe to say that Slashdot is no longer the Slashdot that we all once knew. \u00a0Further, it is highly likely that readers on Slashdot scan headlines (or read summaries\/excerpts) <strong>whilst<\/strong> hackers on Hacker News read and digest everything (or click and idle). \u00a0It is quite arguable that the contents of the stories played a role in shaping these results. However, based on others\u2019 post mortem analyses of HN posts cross referenced against the large volume of discussion on our Slashdot\u2019d post, this argument may not be valid.<\/p>\n<p>Statistics on Alexa still show Slashdot as more popular than HN:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sd-alexa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-312\" title=\"Slashdot Alexa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sd-alexa-300x105.png\" alt=\"Slashdot Alexa\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sd-alexa-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sd-alexa-500x176.png 500w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/sd-alexa.png 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/hn-alexa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-311\" title=\"Hacker News Alexa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/hn-alexa-300x100.png\" alt=\"Ycombinator Alexa\" width=\"300\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/hn-alexa-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/hn-alexa-500x167.png 500w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/hn-alexa.png 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Web Browsers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For the most part, it looks like Slashdot is read by a fairly equal share of Chrome and FF users, <strong>whilst<\/strong>\u00a0HN definitely favors Chrome.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/browsers.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-326\" title=\"Browser Comparison\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/browsers-300x132.png\" alt=\"Browser Comparison\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/browsers-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/browsers-500x220.png 500w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/browsers.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Operating Systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was a bit of a shock. \u00a0One would imagine Linux to be the top contender from HN, but it appears Steve Jobs\u2019 legacy remains the champ.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/os.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-327\" title=\"Operating Systems\" src=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/os-300x132.png\" alt=\"Slashdot Operating Systems\" width=\"300\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/os-300x132.png 300w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/os-500x220.png 500w, https:\/\/www.privateinternetaccess.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/os.png 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please let us know in the comments if you have had similar or conflicting results to the ones we have published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In March, two of our articles were featured on the frontpage of both Hacker News and Slashdot. \u00a0After reading a recent post on HN with details of a post mortem analysis, we realized it was important that we share a bit of our analytics as well. \u00a0We logged into our analytics account, and we were &hellip; 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