Perhaps we should all ditch Google Analytics

7 points by mijnpc 14 years ago | 6 comments

Google is still gaining more and more power, and with their recent changes, they're so called "privacy" thing, to protect its users and hide their keywords, I think it's better if we all switch to different analytics tool.

Piwik is a free alternative, or we can also use getclicky or KISS, there are many out there.

What do you guys think?

Pewpewarrows 14 years ago |

I really don't understand any part of your argument.

nomdeplume 14 years ago | |

I second that

mijnpc 14 years ago |

See this also: http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/what-does-not-provided-keywords...

And http://www.davidnaylor.co.uk/tracked-google-users-will-resul...

dgunn 14 years ago |

On what grounds? I'm not sure you've given any reasons at all to ditch google.

mijnpc 14 years ago | |

Not Google, but Google Analytics.

They are hiding the 'organic keywords' from viewing, from users who are logged in.

This amount can be from 10 to 25% from all search traffic.

They do this for "privacy" reasons, but somehow, if you PAY them (Google Adowrds), you seem to see all the keywords?

It's like forcing people to use their service.

SkipHeadJr 14 years ago | | |

How are they forcing you?