May 04, 2008

Visitors

So in just a couple of days, the ClusterMap is already an eye-opening experience. Of course, some of the hits are random, some are spiders, some are weird google refers, none of which can I prove since I can't see refers for this site. Just guessing.

Even so, it's strange to see some of the places people have come from to visit.

The vast majority are from CONUS. No surprise there. I'm pretty sure I know who my visitor from Tokyo is. (Hi, HC!) Sydney is obvious. I'm not too surprised to see visitors from Singapore, though I don't know for certain who they are. And I know who the visitor from Israel is. On the other hand...

Bangkok? Madrid? Seville? Cape Town? Montevideo? Abu Dhabi? Good Heavens! Do I really have regular readers in those places? Only time will tell, I think.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Site Stuff at 07:03 PM | Comments (8) | Add Comment
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1 I think I'll have to get me one of those.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 04, 2008 07:30 PM (PiXy!)

2 Google Analytics would do the same, although perhaps without the flashy map.

Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at May 04, 2008 09:36 PM (qNSKg)

3 Ditto Sitemeter which lets you put a little out of the way, barely noticeable icon on your page. 

Posted by: Robert at May 04, 2008 10:47 PM (4ixH5)

4

LGF tried using one of the traffic tracking bugs, and found out that the company was doing evil things. Unfortunately, I don't remember details, like what evil things, or which one it was, and my search skills just now weren't up to the task. I know that a couple of the traffic tracking companies are gathering rather more information than we really wish they would.

In fact, I thought it was SiteMeter, but I'm no longer sure.

I could always mail Charles and ask him, but he wouldn't answer. I'm on his shit list now.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at May 04, 2008 11:21 PM (+rSRq)

5 Oh wow, I missed that.

Yeah, right here.  I did not know that.

Thanks, I didn't realize these guys were bad news.

Posted by: Robert at May 05, 2008 12:24 AM (4ixH5)

6 SDB:  Wuhuh?  I totally missed that story, assuming there was a ( public ) story to it.  Any more detailed explanations ( or links to existing articles/posts that summarize ), if you wouldn't mind?

( I *used* to frequent LGF. . . until I noticed them spending more and more time and vitriol attacking Gates of Vienna than anything else. . . )

Posted by: metaphysician at May 05, 2008 06:10 AM (9Lztf)

7 It was indeed Sitemeter, and they were sending out third-party tracking cookies - without telling anyone.  I dropped them myself after that.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 05, 2008 06:16 AM (PiXy!)

8 The other problem with Sitemeter is it has (or at least had) a habit of not actually loading, which would leave your page hanging, which would break the comments edit widgy, which only activates when the page finishes loading.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 05, 2008 06:17 AM (PiXy!)

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