When it comes to website traffic analysis, the non-commercial nature of my blog greatly limits the information I am really interested in:
- Traffic Source (search engine, external reference…etc.)
- Traffic Location (geographical network location)
- Content Viewed (pages, time spent…)
- Exit Point (exit url)
Sitemeter does a great job in displaying this type of information in a clear and organized manner, and that is why sitemeter was my choice for my website traffic analysis needs.
Up until now.
As explained in this great post, sitemeter pushes specificclick cookies on to visitors of sites using their service.
I was first alerted by this when my browser’s status bar displayed “Transferring data from specificclick.net…” while visiting my site, and since then I have switched to Google Analytics.
Unfortunately, I can’t help missing the simplicity and directness of sitemeter’s traffic analysis, and I am overwhelmed by the amount of information offered by Google Analytics.
Yet again, another example of how the Internet can be Evil…
Tags: internet is evil, sitemeter