Today, I am reaching out to other Google Bloggers that have their blogs hosted and maintained by Google at http://www.blogspot.com.
I am a fellow blogger who has been using Google's blogging platform for over 5 years. One of these blogs is the one you are reading now and the other is a blog titled "Hello Anna!" at http://privetanna.blogspot.com
One thing I have noticed over that period of time is that Google may be providing me with inaccurate information regarding the statistics i.e. views, comments and google+ likes I have received on various posts on my blogs.
I have become increasingly aware of Google's censorship of my own material for quite some time. I have also been made aware that Google is not providing me accurate information. In fact it has been hiding statistics from me since I began using blogger as my primary tool.
Here is an example of a post that Google has been dishonest and misleading about.
Here is a screen shot I took of another post that Google has been giving misleading information about. This image was also captured a few days ago.
This is a screenshot taken of the same post minutes ago
I believe that Google is manipulating the results to lead me to believe that Adsense revenues would be insignificant and/or nothing. You can imagine Adsense revenues connected to a blog post that has over 1/4 million likes would be significantly higher than a post that receives only 1 or 2 likes. But how do I go about proving that the numbers shown above are accurate. I can't without accessing the actual data on the server which Google will never allow me to do.
I am a fellow blogger who has been using Google's blogging platform for over 5 years. One of these blogs is the one you are reading now and the other is a blog titled "Hello Anna!" at http://privetanna.blogspot.com
One thing I have noticed over that period of time is that Google may be providing me with inaccurate information regarding the statistics i.e. views, comments and google+ likes I have received on various posts on my blogs.
I have become increasingly aware of Google's censorship of my own material for quite some time. I have also been made aware that Google is not providing me accurate information. In fact it has been hiding statistics from me since I began using blogger as my primary tool.
Not only does Google appear to hide my statistics, it appears to be manipulating the data by throwing out random numbers. Usually this is a significant drop. One day I will have a post with over 1/4 million Google+ likes and the next day it will be down to 2 or 3.
Keep in mind, shortly after starting this blog, BBC Radio 4 in London contacted me for various radio interview for a show titled "Don't Log Off". Subsequently BBC radio flew a crew out for 3 days and created a 30 minute documentary based on the content of this blog.
Here is an example of a post that Google has been dishonest and misleading about.
Several days ago, this post displayed almost 273,000 Google+ likes but today it shows that 1 person(me) likes the post. Keep in mind, this post has been on my blog for nearly 5 years.
Here is a screen shot I took of another post that Google has been giving misleading information about. This image was also captured a few days ago.
This is a screenshot taken of the same post minutes ago
There were at least 5 posts that had over 1/4 million likes 3 days ago and now.... :(
Just Yesterday I was able to capture these screenshotsof numbers that have changed within 24 hours. It is not nearly as significant of a change as the others but I expect Google will work out the "bug" and it will display a single digit number next to the likes column like all of the other posts have.
Just Yesterday I was able to capture these screenshotsof numbers that have changed within 24 hours. It is not nearly as significant of a change as the others but I expect Google will work out the "bug" and it will display a single digit number next to the likes column like all of the other posts have.
Notice the large number of Google+ likes next to the 2 posts. It sticks out like a sore thumb but I believe these numbers are probably more accurate given the length of time they have been online. I also think the other posts are not accurately represented.
As you can see in the above image, the number of Google+ likes ave decreased slightly within a 24 hour period. Soon I believe those numbers will also decrease from 6 digit numbers to single digit numbers as did the other posts displayed above.
To top it off Google also tells me I have 0 followers on both my blogs. Yet, strangers come up to me on the street and recognize me from my blogs.
These dishonest business practices have finally led me to move my blog to a better, more open platform that is not known for censorship and/or dishonest business practices.
To top it off Google also tells me I have 0 followers on both my blogs. Yet, strangers come up to me on the street and recognize me from my blogs.
These dishonest business practices have finally led me to move my blog to a better, more open platform that is not known for censorship and/or dishonest business practices.
You can find this blog continued along with all the previous content at http://whoisbryguy1955.wordpress.com.
If you have been following my other blog, you will find that it has been moved to WordPress as well.
If you have been following my other blog, you will find that it has been moved to WordPress as well.
You can find it at http://privetanna.wordpress.com,
I believe that Google is manipulating the results to lead me to believe that Adsense revenues would be insignificant and/or nothing. You can imagine Adsense revenues connected to a blog post that has over 1/4 million likes would be significantly higher than a post that receives only 1 or 2 likes. But how do I go about proving that the numbers shown above are accurate. I can't without accessing the actual data on the server which Google will never allow me to do.
The burden of proof then lies with me and I would probably need to pay an attorney a lot of money to subpoena the information.
I wrote an official blog post dedicated to this issue directed solely at Google, Inc. You can find it in a previous post titled "A message to GOOGLE". You can read it on blog-spot here or on WordPress here.
The question I have is if there are any other bloggers out there using Google's blogging platform that may have been experiencing similar problems with the Google Stats/Analytics. I can't imagine that Google has singled me out as I would not consider my blog to be the most popular blog on their blogging platfor. I believe there are other bloggers out there that Google may be lying to by misrepresentation of the stats and providing inaccurate data.
I think this is a deliberate attempt to mislead me and other bloggers into believing that the revenues generated through Adsense are not of any value thus saving Google a huge amount of money by essentially lying about our statistics.
As I stated earlier, I can't imagine that I am the only blogger using Google blogger that Google is manipulating the statistics. I think given the vast number of blogs hosted on blogspost.com, there are a significant number of other bloggers experiencing the same issue.
If I am correct and Google is manipulating data in an effort to avoid payment to bloggers, it is a crime and they should be sued and prosecuted for fraud.
In conclusion, if you are a blogger using Google as your blog tool of choice and you have noticed similar activity, please contact me and we may be able to get enough bloggers together to justify filing a class action lawsuit against Google.
Also if you are considering starting a blog, don't pick Google as your blogging platform. From what I have seen WordPress is much easier to use and is more compatible with other social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook.
You can follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc... @privetanna, @bryguy1955, @whoisbryguy1955 and @aviatoroflove.
Check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/bryguy1955/videos?view=0&shelf_id=0&sort=dd
Last but not least, check out my book titled "The Never Ending Letter" on Amazon here http://a.co/696Tu6t
You can follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc... @privetanna, @bryguy1955, @whoisbryguy1955 and @aviatoroflove.
Check out my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/bryguy1955/videos?view=0&shelf_id=0&sort=dd
Last but not least, check out my book titled "The Never Ending Letter" on Amazon here http://a.co/696Tu6t
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