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trigatch4 · 06-20-2008, 05:11 PM

Google Faces Off With Compete, Alexa, Comscore, Quantcast (And Soon Firefox)

John · 06-20-2008, 05:14 PM

still can't give you anything very accurate..

papajohn56 · 06-20-2008, 05:14 PM

Alexa blew anyway. Only tracking people with the toolbar installed, horrible idea.

nachoninja · 06-20-2008, 05:15 PM

nice, I like the related sites

noisecode · 06-20-2008, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papajohn56

Alexa blew anyway. Only tracking people with the toolbar installed, horrible idea.

Tell that to Nielsen.

papajohn56 · 06-20-2008, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by noisecode

Tell that to Nielsen.

I wonder what percentage of people have the Alexa toolbar installed, and on top of that what percentage consider themselves "advanced" at computers

trigatch4 · 06-20-2008, 06:06 PM

I think FireFox getting involved is what will really screw everyone else. Why hasn't IE done this or thought about doing this?

John · 06-20-2008, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by trigatch4

I think FireFox getting involved is what will really screw everyone else. Why hasn't IE done this or thought about doing this?

I'm sure they do do this but they probably keep it fairly hush hush.

Deliguy · 06-20-2008, 07:46 PM

still gives no actual number data. As much as I think alexa is retarded at least it gives numerical data. Squiggly lines mean nothing to me.

ZeroOne · 06-20-2008, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Deliguy

still gives no actual number data. As much as I think alexa is retarded at least it gives numerical data. Squiggly lines mean nothing to me.

Agreed. However, it does say a ballpark figure on the side, so you can approximate.

And Alexa has always had a terrible measurement system, no surprises there.

wisekid · 06-20-2008, 09:24 PM

Yeah I been hearing that. I would like to know the details

Marvin

gerMAN · 06-20-2008, 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Deliguy

still gives no actual number data. As much as I think alexa is retarded at least it gives numerical data. Squiggly lines mean nothing to me.

I you have something for comparing those squiggly lines you have data which might be way more accurate.

ZeroOne · 06-20-2008, 09:40 PM

It won't display any stats for google.com. Bastards.

HarveyJ · 06-23-2008, 10:30 PM

Mmmm, the article says something I've been wondering about for a long time.
With so many sites using Google's Analytics, I'm truly surprised it's taken them this long to actually get into gear over this.
I read somewhere (Wired I think) that some 40% of websites have Analytics' JS installed.

The FireFox one will be as accurate as you can get I reckon. If you can get 1/5 of the market, it's pretty easy to extrapolate the other 4/5... Then again, (and this is a huge generalization) FireFox users tend to be a bit more highbrow & tech savvy than IE users.

What I'd really like to see is some sort of doohickey that checks Alexa, Quantcast, et al, and makes some sort of score based on the aggregated value of those scores.
Surely an averaged score would be as accurate as you can get?

Trigatch: IE isn't on this because Microsoft never EVER innovates.
They wait until something has been popular for years, and then consider it, spend millions on marketing and consultants, say how awesome it'll be, shows it crashing at its premiere press conference, deny there's any problem and release it onto the market with massive flaws that they only do anything about when they get Governments bitching about it.
Also, this should probably be in Industry News, don't you think?

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06-20-2008, 06:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
trigatch4 BuildAndEarn Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,515 iTrader: 2 / 100%	I think FireFox getting involved is what will really screw everyone else. Why hasn't IE done this or thought about doing this? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ BuildAndEarn.com - My Affiliate Blog Phandroid.com - Android Phones Rule AndroidForums.com - Android Forums (duh!)

06-20-2008, 07:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
Deliguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 4,890 iTrader: 11 / 100%	still gives no actual number data. As much as I think alexa is retarded at least it gives numerical data. Squiggly lines mean nothing to me. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________

06-20-2008, 09:24 PM	#11 (permalink)
wisekid Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah I been hearing that. I would like to know the details Marvin Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-20-2008, 09:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
ZeroOne ohai Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 547 iTrader: 2 / 100%	It won't display any stats for google.com. Bastards. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

06-23-2008, 10:30 PM	#14 (permalink)
HarveyJ He is - THE CACTUS! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne - Not the one in Florida Posts: 3,906 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Mmmm, the article says something I've been wondering about for a long time. With so many sites using Google's Analytics, I'm truly surprised it's taken them this long to actually get into gear over this. I read somewhere (Wired I think) that some 40% of websites have Analytics' JS installed. The FireFox one will be as accurate as you can get I reckon. If you can get 1/5 of the market, it's pretty easy to extrapolate the other 4/5... Then again, (and this is a huge generalization) FireFox users tend to be a bit more highbrow & tech savvy than IE users. What I'd really like to see is some sort of doohickey that checks Alexa, Quantcast, et al, and makes some sort of score based on the aggregated value of those scores. Surely an averaged score would be as accurate as you can get? Trigatch: IE isn't on this because Microsoft never EVER innovates. They wait until something has been popular for years, and then consider it, spend millions on marketing and consultants, say how awesome it'll be, shows it crashing at its premiere press conference, deny there's any problem and release it onto the market with massive flaws that they only do anything about when they get Governments bitching about it. Also, this should probably be in Industry News, don't you think? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ After 10,000 years I'm free!

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