It's often said there's no such thing as bad publicity. Now it appears that the war on social networking and the anti-Myspace coverage in the mass media have backfired. Metrics vendor Hitwise is reporting that Myspace.com has climbed to the No. 1 position among U.S. Internet users with a stunning surge in traffic from May to July.
Also from Hitwise: A comparative audience analysis of the New York Times website vs. Digg.