I haven't dived into this area yet mainly because I have access to my
raw server logs and can run webalizer/awstats/analog/etc. on them to get
mostly the same information.
However, I recently saw reference to Piwiki (http://piwik.org/) - an
open source alternative to Google Analytics where you get to control
where/when the collected data is accessed. I mean you set up, manage,
and control the database where the collected info resides. I like this
option better than giving my data to Google.
Google is "mostly harmless" in the Open Source world, but I really don't
like letting someone else hold *my* data in a place where I have no
control what they do with it. Google may become evil one day, or just
use my data in a way I don't want. That goes for any organization
though - not just Google... :)
My thoughts.
Shawn
Royce Souther wrote:
I remember the early days of the Internet when a CGI script that could
count how many times your page was loaded was the hot stuff of the day.
My how things have changed.
If are a web administrator you really should look at adding the free
Google Analytics <http://www.google.com/analytics> to your site. It is
way more then a stupid hit counter, it tracks who or what visits your
site, how long they visit each page and gives you graphs and maps to see
what parts of your web site are being used by what parts of the world.
There are even tools that help you to test different web designs to see
what works best.
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