Comments on: Microsoft To Declare War On Google Analytics http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John King http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-190272 John King Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:28:40 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/#comment-190272 Microsoft could destroy google analytics by doing the following: Accurate stats on organic traffic. Google only knows about google traffic and can't tell the difference for yahoo or msn. Not sharing or using our data for their purposes, this likely won't happen. Accurate click data (where people click on my site, google tries this and fails). Analytics design that doesn't suck, IE: it takes me 10 clicks to see where my google organic referrers are from. Concentration on quick loading stats as opposed to flashy graphs that I could care less about. Goals that work, google's system is bugged and only allows 4.. As you can see google's system has tons of bugs which could be plugged incredibly easy. If they could fix these problems I'd promptly switch over. Microsoft could destroy google analytics by doing the following:

Accurate stats on organic traffic. Google only knows about google traffic and can’t tell the difference for yahoo or msn.

Not sharing or using our data for their purposes, this likely won’t happen.

Accurate click data (where people click on my site, google tries this and fails).

Analytics design that doesn’t suck, IE: it takes me 10 clicks to see where my google organic referrers are from.

Concentration on quick loading stats as opposed to flashy graphs that I could care less about.

Goals that work, google’s system is bugged and only allows 4..

As you can see google’s system has tons of bugs which could be plugged incredibly easy. If they could fix these problems I’d promptly switch over.

]]> By: Jack http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-190238 Jack Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:50:43 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/#comment-190238 As Microsoft doesn't have access to adwords stats its gonna be difficult (sorry impossible) to replicate the functionality in Google Analytics. Microsoft can come up the wizbangiest analytics pachage in the world but I won't use it because it won't ever tie up to my adwords spending. As Microsoft doesn’t have access to adwords stats its gonna be difficult (sorry impossible) to replicate the functionality in Google Analytics. Microsoft can come up the wizbangiest analytics pachage in the world but I won’t use it because it won’t ever tie up to my adwords spending.

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]]> By: dandellion http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-190103 dandellion Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:00:14 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/#comment-190103 and if they can tell me what my visitors had for lunch today.... This is really going too far. I need info about my visitors' browsers, screen resolutions, maybe even country they are in (that depends on what my monetizing schemes are). But, I was terrified when I saw for the first time that map on the google's analytics that showed me cities where my wisitors are accesing my blog from. Isn'0t it too much? Can we have that on google maps with satelite shoots of somebody sitting in front of computer reading our blogs. Now, MS wants to go a step further in being Big Brother! And yes, we all know who the customers of that thing will be. The same marketing agencies that are responsible for the trash they call advertisements. Those that shows no idea, no originality and no creativity. Brainwashing trash (yes, I repeat the world) that is made of the results of focus groups and surveys. Repeating keywords and themes that ordinary John/Jane Doe will find interesting while sitting in front of TV. Or better, which will better get into their unconsciousness to trigger their action in the supermarket. As of MS vs. Google war... luckily Micro$oft is losing it. For the good reason, Google actually gave something to this world. But then, we will not be happy with the winner too. and if they can tell me what my visitors had for lunch today….
This is really going too far. I need info about my visitors’ browsers, screen resolutions, maybe even country they are in (that depends on what my monetizing schemes are). But, I was terrified when I saw for the first time that map on the google’s analytics that showed me cities where my wisitors are accesing my blog from. Isn’0t it too much? Can we have that on google maps with satelite shoots of somebody sitting in front of computer reading our blogs.
Now, MS wants to go a step further in being Big Brother! And yes, we all know who the customers of that thing will be. The same marketing agencies that are responsible for the trash they call advertisements. Those that shows no idea, no originality and no creativity. Brainwashing trash (yes, I repeat the world) that is made of the results of focus groups and surveys. Repeating keywords and themes that ordinary John/Jane Doe will find interesting while sitting in front of TV. Or better, which will better get into their unconsciousness to trigger their action in the supermarket.

As of MS vs. Google war… luckily Micro$oft is losing it. For the good reason, Google actually gave something to this world. But then, we will not be happy with the winner too.

]]> By: Deron http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-189998 Deron Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:17:55 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2007/07/26/microsoft-to-declare-war-on-google-analytics/#comment-189998 I think I'll give it a try once it's released. I'm using Analytics and PMetrics right now and they are both good, but I'm not totally in love with either of them. I think I’ll give it a try once it’s released. I’m using Analytics and PMetrics right now and they are both good, but I’m not totally in love with either of them.

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