Comments on: I Hate The New Sitemeter http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/ The Thinks I Think Sat, 13 Mar 2010 22:28:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hot Link » Blog Archive » Old SiteMeter is back http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4275 Hot Link » Blog Archive » Old SiteMeter is back Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:52:41 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4275 [...] I hate the new SiteMeter [...] [...] I hate the new SiteMeter [...]

]]> By: MOM http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4136 MOM Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:51:50 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4136 WOW Shawn, you reach out to a lot of people. As you can imagine I didn't understand a lot of what I read but a lot of people agree with you and it looks like someone else wants to fix it real bad, and their also real sorry. WOW Shawn, you reach out to a lot of people. As you can imagine I didn’t understand a lot of what I read but a lot of people agree with you and it looks like someone else wants to fix it real bad, and their also real sorry.

]]> By: Mark http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4135 Mark Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:45:16 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4135 Never used SiteMeter but I do use a variety of stat packages for my site: Google Analytics (of course) but it tends to be a bit too in-depth for what I care about, <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stats/" rel="nofollow">WordPress.com Stats plugin</a> easy & simple but a little too much so and <a href="http://www.irisco.it/?page_id=28" rel="nofollow">StatPress plugin</a> which I've only started using recently but am liking so far. Or you could install <a href="http://piwik.org/" rel="nofollow">PiWik</a> and track your stats yourself (similar to Google Analytics but slightly less complex to read). Good luck with that whole SiteMeter thing, Never used SiteMeter but I do use a variety of stat packages for my site: Google Analytics (of course) but it tends to be a bit too in-depth for what I care about, WordPress.com Stats plugin easy & simple but a little too much so and StatPress plugin which I’ve only started using recently but am liking so far. Or you could install PiWik and track your stats yourself (similar to Google Analytics but slightly less complex to read). Good luck with that whole SiteMeter thing,

]]> By: FBM http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4129 FBM Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:49:43 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4129 Our Apologies - September 14, 2008 · Comments Off Dear Valued SiteMeter Customers, As you’re no doubt aware by now, we’ve chosen to roll back our website to the previous “classic” version. Based on some performance issues we were experiencing along with feedback from the community it appears we have pushed our new site live prematurely. Our intention is and has always been to offer you, our customer’s better tools and more accurate data. Obviously we fell short of this. The first thing we need to do, moving forward, is to roll out new product releases in parallel to our current platform. This will give everyone a chance to try out, evaluate, and comment on our new concepts. We would also like to take this opportunity to ask those of you who had issues or concerns with the new site to participate in future beta testing. We had originally asked for Beta Tester in two of our newsletters sent earlier this year so we’re eager to build our beta group even larger. If you’re interested in participating please send us an email using our support ticketing system with BETA TESTER in the subject line of your email. In the near term we’ll be evaluating the performance issues and feedback from our community. If you have additional input that would help us build you a better product we’d like to hear from you. We apologize for the botched rollout and will do our best to make sure the next time we do this it has your full support and blessing. Sincerely, The SiteMeter Team Our Apologies -
September 14, 2008 · Comments Off

Dear Valued SiteMeter Customers,

As you’re no doubt aware by now, we’ve chosen to roll back our website to the previous “classic” version.

Based on some performance issues we were experiencing along with feedback from the community it appears we have pushed our new site live prematurely.

Our intention is and has always been to offer you, our customer’s better tools and more accurate data. Obviously we fell short of this. The first thing we need to do, moving forward, is to roll out new product releases in parallel to our current platform. This will give everyone a chance to try out, evaluate, and comment on our new concepts.

We would also like to take this opportunity to ask those of you who had issues or concerns with the new site to participate in future beta testing. We had originally asked for Beta Tester in two of our newsletters sent earlier this year so we’re eager to build our beta group even larger. If you’re interested in participating please send us an email using our support ticketing system with BETA TESTER in the subject line of your email.

In the near term we’ll be evaluating the performance issues and feedback from our community. If you have additional input that would help us build you a better product we’d like to hear from you.

We apologize for the botched rollout and will do our best to make sure the next time we do this it has your full support and blessing.

Sincerely,

The SiteMeter Team

]]> By: FBM http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4128 FBM Sun, 14 Sep 2008 22:46:32 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4128 They are changing it back. They might be back on soon and you're supposed to check back later. Whatever. They are changing it back. They might be back on soon and you’re supposed to check back later.

Whatever.

]]> By: Crystal http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4126 Crystal Sun, 14 Sep 2008 21:02:09 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4126 I'm just starting to mess about with FeedBurner, and for my modest needs it's good. I've never used SiteMeter, so don't know how it would compare, but it may be worth taking a look at. Good luck! I’m just starting to mess about with FeedBurner, and for my modest needs it’s good. I’ve never used SiteMeter, so don’t know how it would compare, but it may be worth taking a look at. Good luck!

]]> By: Gigababy http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4125 Gigababy Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:28:22 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4125 I'm actually a paying customer of sitemeter. What the hell did they do? Never, in the over 10 years that I have been working in web content design and implementation, have I seen an overhaul of software so ridiculously cumbersome, slow, incomprehensible and bug-infested as what was unveiled to me this morning when I migrated to the new platform. How the hell is your new web tracking features better? I can't for the life of me figure out what I am looking at when I am on the reports page. How do I find who is connected to my site? How do I determine search words? Last 50 visits or outclicks? I like to think I am very web savvy but I am so lost and frustrated right now that I am looking into other tracking software. The new sitemeter is not what I expected. The new sitemeter sucks ass (this is the name of my Facebook group about new sitemeter, actually). Sorry. I’m actually a paying customer of sitemeter.
What the hell did they do?

Never, in the over 10 years that I have been working in web content design and implementation, have I seen an overhaul of software so ridiculously cumbersome, slow, incomprehensible and bug-infested as what was unveiled to me this morning when I migrated to the new platform.

How the hell is your new web tracking features better?
I can’t for the life of me figure out what I am looking at when I am on the reports page. How do I find who is connected to my site? How do I determine search words? Last 50 visits or outclicks?

I like to think I am very web savvy but I am so lost and frustrated right now that I am looking into other tracking software.

The new sitemeter is not what I expected. The new sitemeter sucks ass (this is the name of my Facebook group about new sitemeter, actually).
Sorry.

]]> By: Ellen Meister http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4124 Ellen Meister Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:50:51 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4124 It's a total disaster. I think chimpanzees are running that company. I just signed up with StatCounter. It's not as good as the old SiteMeter, but better than the new one. It’s a total disaster. I think chimpanzees are running that company.

I just signed up with StatCounter. It’s not as good as the old SiteMeter, but better than the new one.

]]> By: kimby http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4122 kimby Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:43:25 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4122 I ditched Sitemeter a while ago, after they did a previous "upgrade". I wasn't happy with the changes, and now I am even more glad that I did. Still haven't found a new one that I liked though. I ditched Sitemeter a while ago, after they did a previous “upgrade”. I wasn’t happy with the changes, and now I am even more glad that I did.
Still haven’t found a new one that I liked though.

]]> By: Michael http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4121 Michael Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:28:04 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4121 God knows how much crack the Sitemeter people were smoking when they designed their new system. It is a joke. I am trying out StatCounter at the moment. Hopefully, it will work out, and then I will be able to drop Sitemeter like a bad habit. They obviously don't like being in business. This is the end for them. God knows how much crack the Sitemeter people were smoking when they designed their new system. It is a joke. I am trying out StatCounter at the moment. Hopefully, it will work out, and then I will be able to drop Sitemeter like a bad habit. They obviously don’t like being in business. This is the end for them.

]]> By: Brad http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4120 Brad Sun, 14 Sep 2008 17:12:43 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4120 Yeah I don't like it much at all. It's bloated and takes forever to load. The only thing It's good at now is telling me about all the features I'm missing for using the free version. Oh well it's free so I can't complain about it. It does still give me hit statistics which is all I need. Yeah I don’t like it much at all. It’s bloated and takes forever to load. The only thing It’s good at now is telling me about all the features I’m missing for using the free version.

Oh well it’s free so I can’t complain about it. It does still give me hit statistics which is all I need.

]]> By: New Sitemeter Really Sucks | aftnews.com http://www.brainofshawn.com/2008/09/14/i-hate-the-new-sitemeter/comment-page-1/#comment-4117 New Sitemeter Really Sucks | aftnews.com Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:40:56 +0000 http://www.brainofshawn.com/?p=816#comment-4117 [...] SiteMeter is much less usable than the old one I Hate The New Sitemeter Bye-bye SiteMeter I hate hate hate hate the new SiteMeter. They’ve ruined SiteMeter [...] [...] SiteMeter is much less usable than the old one I Hate The New Sitemeter Bye-bye SiteMeter I hate hate hate hate the new SiteMeter. They’ve ruined SiteMeter [...]

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