Tony Karrer

OCTOBER 2, 2007

Just a quick note that I've been using SiteMeter and Google Analytics for a while now on my blog. It was nice as a quick hit information source and I'd still recommend say it was good as a starter approach to getting statistics. On the other hand, it's tough to beat Google Analytics, especially for the price (free).

Google 100

Google Site Analytics Statistics 100

Tony Karrer

AUGUST 31, 2010

He helped me pull together the following evaluation of a few different solutions: ClassMarker Quia ProProfs Google Docs Forms Creator, and Quibblo. Data Collection : Does the tool provide detailed statistics on individual and/or group performance? This can be an interesting quiz / test tool especially if you already use Google docs.

Low Cost 168

Low Cost Comparison Quiz Cost 168

Tony Karrer

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Basically, he shows his "referring sites" from Google Analytics for the past two weeks: His conclusion: Folks who visit from Twitter don't visit as many pages and spend less time of the site. Notice that google.com as a referring source (likely Google Reader) is better than Direct generally. Bloglines also has better numbers.

Twitter 113

Twitter Quality Site Reference 113

Tony Karrer

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

What do these companies have in common: Google eBay Yahoo Amazon MapQuest Craigslist Wikipedia YouTube Built on top of Linux (open source). Eras - Hardware (IBM), Software (Microsoft), Network/Data (Google). Mentions Google putting testing over the toilet. Statistics. Pattern recognition is key. Not packaged apps.

Social Networks 100

Social Networks Wiki Wikipedia Social Bookmarking 100