Comments on: Your unique visitor figures are 2-4 times too high http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/ Digital and SEO Agency Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: BLOGERCISE http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 BLOGERCISE Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:55:14 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2106 As someone who was charged with deriving UV numbers from raw traffic data (collected via the TeaLeaf system) I can appreciate the difficulties. However internally the numbers were generally treated as "relative" - what does it actually mean if you UV count is 50k or 100k? It's just a number and doesn't really equate to anything. What we looked at in more details were the changes in UV counts. As someone who was charged with deriving UV numbers from raw traffic data (collected via the TeaLeaf system) I can appreciate the difficulties. However internally the numbers were generally treated as “relative” – what does it actually mean if you UV count is 50k or 100k? It’s just a number and doesn’t really equate to anything.

What we looked at in more details were the changes in UV counts.

]]> By: Weekly Search & Social News: 02/23/2010 | Search Engine Journal http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 Weekly Search & Social News: 02/23/2010 | Search Engine Journal Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:35:32 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2105 [...] Your unique visitor figures are 2-4 times too high – Blog Storm [...] [...] Your unique visitor figures are 2-4 times too high – Blog Storm [...]

]]> By: Oli http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2104 Oli Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:50:31 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2104 Crikey! Thats a bit upsetting. Mind you if everyone has to downgrade their counts then its not so bad... but who will be the first to give the true picture? Crikey! Thats a bit upsetting. Mind you if everyone has to downgrade their counts then its not so bad… but who will be the first to give the true picture?

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2103 Patrick Altoft Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:59:23 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2103 Comcast came to the same conclusion a few years ago too. Comcast came to the same conclusion a few years ago too.

]]> By: g1smd http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2102 g1smd Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:03:04 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2102 It stands to reason that for sites where users don't logon, the same person accessing the site from work, home, and from their laptop and/or mobile phone is going to be counted as at least three different users. Likewise people who set their browser cookie permissions to 'allow for session only', will also appear to inflate the numbers of unique visitors who do not return. It stands to reason that for sites where users don’t logon, the same person accessing the site from work, home, and from their laptop and/or mobile phone is going to be counted as at least three different users.

Likewise people who set their browser cookie permissions to ‘allow for session only’, will also appear to inflate the numbers of unique visitors who do not return.

]]> By: badams http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2101 badams Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:06:57 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2101 I'm always sceptical about research published by a company in support of one of that company's products. That research is rarely unbiased. I’m always sceptical about research published by a company in support of one of that company’s products. That research is rarely unbiased.

]]> By: Srinivas http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2100 Srinivas Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:36:26 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2100 any Browser finger printing analytics provider you would suggest? any Browser finger printing analytics provider you would suggest?

]]> By: Patrick Altoft http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2099 Patrick Altoft Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:34:51 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2099 I doubt Google Analytics is particularly accurate but if you use the same thing all the time it doesn't really matter. I'm sure their browser fingerprinting isn't amazing otherwise they would be shouting about it somewhere. I doubt Google Analytics is particularly accurate but if you use the same thing all the time it doesn’t really matter. I’m sure their browser fingerprinting isn’t amazing otherwise they would be shouting about it somewhere.

]]> By: Srinivas http://www.branded3.com/blogs/your-unique-visitor-figures-are-2-4-times-too-high/comment-page-1/#comment-2098 Srinivas Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:48:48 +0000 http://www.blogstorm.co.uk/?p=3528#comment-2098 Whats your take on browser fingerprinting, does GA give enough information to track users via a browser finger print Whats your take on browser fingerprinting, does GA give enough information to track users via a browser finger print

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