Posts from ‘Site Stats’
Much to my surprise, StumbleUpon has referred almost 20,000 visits to my Ultimate Libertarian Quotes List. And it’s not slowing down either. In fact, I’m still getting about 4,000 visits per 24 hour period.
I’ve had a few pages Stumbled before, but never like this. Not even close. It got me thinking… “are most Stumblers like me?”.
I Stumble a lot myself. I probably spend at least a half hour every day Stumbling, sometimes more. The three things I love the most are lists, images, and anything to do with Libertarianism. One of the reasons I got into Stumble is because there was so much pro-freedom content available and it seemed, unlike Digg, that the Stumble crowd was very non-partisan. Or at least, not into party politics.
While the assertion made in the title is purely an educated guess and contains no statistical data, 20,000 visits from StumbleUpon is a pretty big deal. And apart from a few comments and emails that seem to believe Democrats somehow represent Libertarian values, most of the comments and e-mail I got from that post were very much in support of true American liberty.
This tells me that a huge segment of Stumblers enjoy lists and are not in favor of the current two party system.
That makes me proud to call myself a Stumbler. 
I can’t express how much I’ve needed news of a new and improved traffic statistics provider. Statcounter is, well, it’s Statcounter. Not much too it except that the 100 visits you get to see are some what in real time. Sitemeter is untrustworthy, and a system that I’ve never felt comfortable using.
Google Analytics is decent, but it’s a little complex for my basic needs and doesn’t operate in real time.
Until now there hasn’t been any other options. Thanks to Clicky, we now have something fresh on the table.
Clicky calls itself “web analytics 2.0″, and I for one find it a very fitting label. Compared to the other stat providers, Clicky offers far more tools and goodies.
Basic Features on Free Accounts
-Customizable dashboard
-Clean interface
-Visitor details
-Track custom data
-API (Application Program Interface)
-TagClouds
-Data export
-Track outbound links
-Track file downloads
-Stats via RSS
-Real time stats
-FeedBurner integration
-Google Maps integration
-IP Tagging
-IP Filtering
-Works with visitors who have JavaScript disabled
-Secure web site support (SSL/HTTPS)
-Full dynamic referer tracking
-Public statistics
-Affiliate system
If you’re a Wordpress widget fan, you’ll be happy to know that Clicky also provides Wordpress widgets ready to lock and load. For the code junkies like myself, it’s a simple process of dropping the code snippet into your footer file and you’re good to go.
In fact, I had real time data coming in just two minutes after installing the code.
Bloggers looking for a good stat provider will definitely want to give Clicky a try. You won’t regret it.
I can’t express how much I’ve needed news of a new and improved traffic statistics provider. Statcounter is, well, it’s Statcounter. Not much too it except that the 100 visits you get to see are some what in real time. Sitemeter is untrustworthy, and a system that I’ve never felt comfortable using.
Google Analytics is decent, but it’s a little complex for my basic needs and doesn’t operate in real time.
Until now there hasn’t been any other options. Thanks to Clicky, we now have something fresh on the table.
Clicky calls itself “web analytics 2.0″, and I for one find it a very fitting label. Compared to the other stat providers, Clicky offers far more tools and goodies.
Basic Features on Free Accounts
-Customizable dashboard
-Clean interface
-Visitor details
-Track custom data
-API (Application Program Interface)
-TagClouds
-Data export
-Track outbound links
-Track file downloads
-Stats via RSS
-Real time stats
-FeedBurner integration
-Google Maps integration
-IP Tagging
-IP Filtering
-Works with visitors who have JavaScript disabled
-Secure web site support (SSL/HTTPS)
-Full dynamic referer tracking
-Public statistics
-Affiliate system
If you’re a Wordpress widget fan, you’ll be happy to know that Clicky also provides Wordpress widgets ready to lock and load. For the code junkies like myself, it’s a simple process of dropping the code snippet into your footer file and you’re good to go.
In fact, I had real time data coming in just two minutes after installing the code.
Bloggers looking for a good stat provider will definitely want to give Clicky a try. You won’t regret it.
The following is a comment just published to this post about Sitemeter and Spyware. Continue Reading
Sitemeter users are bailing out at record numbers and the stat counting company has still not posted anything about it in their blog, privacy policy, or public website. In the end this will be a very painful lesson on how NOT to handle your public relations issues.
Since my original post, this blog has received about 250 to 350 visits per day searching for information regarding Sitemeter’s sell out to spyware advertisers. And since that first post, the blogosphere has been working overtime making sure that readers and other bloggers are aware of the devastating decision made by Sitemeter.
The following illustration was posted over at Debbie’s Blatherings.
My post on Sitemeter’s use of spyware in their tracking code has gained a LOT of attention over the past few days. On average, the post brings about 400 visits a day via search engines and such. It’s clear a lot of peeps are out there seeking questions.
While Sitemeter may not have answers, they at least have a response. Continue Reading
In only three months of being online, ConservaBlogs.com has jumped into the top 9,000 blogs at Technorati and we’ve gone from 6,000 visits the first month to what is shaping up to be more than 25,000 visits for March.
This growth has allowed me to view some very interesting statistics. It was difficult during the first month because I knew that the stats were skewed due to such small amounts of traffic. Now, however, the stats are large enough to actually be taken seriously.
The most surprising statistic has been the user browsers. Let’s take a look. Continue Reading
