Comments on: The New Sitemeter Makes Me Want To Throw Things http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:53:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jill http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416310 Jill Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:50:47 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416310 I thought Sitemeter was quite an adequate tool until today when they took away anything interesting you'd want to see about your site on the free version. It also had no way to customize what you are looking at, which was nothing. There was nothing to see except an hourly report on how many people visited. It did, however, make me take the leap to Google Analytics, which we know will stay free for a long time coming. The only problem is that it is overkill for people like me with a small blog that I track weekly and don't have advertising etc. Well now they are back to the old version, but the harm has been done. Now I don't trust them at all. I thought Sitemeter was quite an adequate tool until today when they took away anything interesting you’d want to see about your site on the free version. It also had no way to customize what you are looking at, which was nothing. There was nothing to see except an hourly report on how many people visited.

It did, however, make me take the leap to Google Analytics, which we know will stay free for a long time coming. The only problem is that it is overkill for people like me with a small blog that I track weekly and don’t have advertising etc.

Well now they are back to the old version, but the harm has been done. Now I don’t trust them at all.

]]> By: mw http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416308 mw Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:02:54 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416308 I took a quick look at it this morning and could not figure out how to see the referral sites, which is the only thing I am really interested in. I thought - <i>"that must just be me, they could not have left that out of the free site. I won't think about that now, I'll check back later."</i> Now it's gone. Saved me a lot teeth gnashing. I took a quick look at it this morning and could not figure out how to see the referral sites, which is the only thing I am really interested in. I thought – “that must just be me, they could not have left that out of the free site. I won’t think about that now, I’ll check back later.” Now it’s gone.

Saved me a lot teeth gnashing.

]]> By: Steyn: Mad How disease (9) | Jack’s Newswatch http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416305 Steyn: Mad How disease (9) | Jack’s Newswatch Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:29:45 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416305 [...] it turned out not very well at all. “Burn it. Drown it. Kill it. And then burn it some more. [...] [...] it turned out not very well at all. “Burn it. Drown it. Kill it. And then burn it some more. [...]

]]> By: canpolnex http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416304 canpolnex Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:18:48 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416304 They took something that was simple and worked and replaced it with something that was complicated and didn't. At least they were quick to realise their mistake! They took something that was simple and worked and replaced it with something that was complicated and didn’t. At least they were quick to realise their mistake!

]]> By: J. Harden http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416302 J. Harden Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:08:02 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416302 Hey, at least if Obama wins, and they lose their job, they can go to work putting together the national healthcare exchange website! There is an upside to incompetence. Hey, at least if Obama wins, and they lose their job, they can go to work putting together the national healthcare exchange website! There is an upside to incompetence.

]]> By: Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Okay, I’ll Admit It, The New Sitemeter Sucks http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416299 Below The Beltway » Blog Archive » Okay, I’ll Admit It, The New Sitemeter Sucks Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:22:20 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416299 [...] # 3: Stephen Green still isn’t happy and neither is Justin Gardner Related [...] [...] # 3: Stephen Green still isn’t happy and neither is Justin Gardner Related [...]

]]> By: jakedahn http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416298 jakedahn Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:22:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416298 Wow, very surprised that they're going to roll back. You would think they were fully serious and committed to putting out a new design and that they'd hold their ground. Maybe next time around they should do something like facebook, and give people a choice on whether or not they can use a new design, and once they get all the kinks worked out launch it globally. Wow, very surprised that they’re going to roll back. You would think they were fully serious and committed to putting out a new design and that they’d hold their ground.

Maybe next time around they should do something like facebook, and give people a choice on whether or not they can use a new design, and once they get all the kinks worked out launch it globally.

]]> By: Candice @ Jubilee Events http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416297 Candice @ Jubilee Events Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:21:21 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416297 Couldn't have said it better... Problem is I can't even log into my sitemeter account because the password doesn't work and apparently it takes over 8 hours for sitemeter to email you your password. Couldn’t have said it better… Problem is I can’t even log into my sitemeter account because the password doesn’t work and apparently it takes over 8 hours for sitemeter to email you your password.

]]> By: Dyre42 http://donklephant.com/2008/09/14/the-new-sitemeter-makes-me-want-to-throw-things/comment-page-1/#comment-416296 Dyre42 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:21:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=7936#comment-416296 They did have open betas for it. I'm surprised the beta testers didn't say nay to the design. They did have open betas for it. I’m surprised the beta testers didn’t say nay to the design.

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