Comments on: Google Analytics – your stats are at risk of getting spammed http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/ Flash Platform Geek Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:31:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: localToGlobal » Blog Archive » news review -> 16th week of 2009 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-21033 localToGlobal » Blog Archive » news review -> 16th week of 2009 Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:29:10 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-21033 [...] > Google Analytics - your stats are at risk of getting spammed | Peter Elst [...] [...] > Google Analytics – your stats are at risk of getting spammed | Peter Elst [...]

]]> By: K Irizawa http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-21021 K Irizawa Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:15:30 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-21021 Wow. That's an amazing story. I've had my server hacked once and found my traffic spike up, but never heard of such case like this until now. Unless you create another profile and migrate the code, I hope either that site fixes it or Google utilize 404... Sorry to hear about that. Wow. That’s an amazing story. I’ve had my server hacked once and found my traffic spike up, but never heard of such case like this until now. Unless you create another profile and migrate the code, I hope either that site fixes it or Google utilize 404… Sorry to hear about that.

]]> By: Jensa http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-21013 Jensa Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:17:54 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-21013 I've kind of given up on trusting Google. I use both Google Analytics and Google Urchin on my server. Urchin is the software that analytics is built upon, but the main difference is that Urchin is installed on the server. Urchin constantly reports more than twice the unique visitors that Analytics does. So who do I trust - Google or Google? To test a little, I've now installed a third system. This reports somewhere in between the other two... I guess statistics are always misleading. What is it they say there's lies, damn lies and statistics? :) J I’ve kind of given up on trusting Google. I use both Google Analytics and Google Urchin on my server. Urchin is the software that analytics is built upon, but the main difference is that Urchin is installed on the server. Urchin constantly reports more than twice the unique visitors that Analytics does. So who do I trust – Google or Google?

To test a little, I’ve now installed a third system. This reports somewhere in between the other two… I guess statistics are always misleading. What is it they say there’s lies, damn lies and statistics? :)

J

]]> By: Savvas Malamas http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-21002 Savvas Malamas Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:54:15 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-21002 @Peter Good catch Pet! @Fabian I use Woopra for my blogs and its awesome. Especially the LIVE feature.. Love it so far. @Peter Good catch Pet!
@Fabian I use Woopra for my blogs and its awesome. Especially the LIVE feature.. Love it so far.

]]> By: Oh Snap! | Quickie: Google Analytics has Spam Potential http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-21001 Oh Snap! | Quickie: Google Analytics has Spam Potential Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:53:46 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-21001 [...] morning Peter Else posted an article on his blog (viewable here) about the potential for someone to use another person’s Google Analytics tracking number for [...] [...] morning Peter Else posted an article on his blog (viewable here) about the potential for someone to use another person’s Google Analytics tracking number for [...]

]]> By: Zeh http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-21000 Zeh Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:50:06 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-21000 Maybe a better solution (even if not a real solution) would be to just create a new code and move tracking to that new code. But yeah, they should at least add some kind of referral check. Maybe a better solution (even if not a real solution) would be to just create a new code and move tracking to that new code. But yeah, they should at least add some kind of referral check.

]]> By: spacedust http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-20999 spacedust Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:21:43 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-20999 Hi Peter, ip filtering would fix your problem http://www.conversion-matters.co.uk/google-analytics-tutorial-how-to-filter-unwanted-data-in-google-analytics Hi Peter,
ip filtering would fix your problem http://www.conversion-matters.co.uk/google-analytics-tutorial-how-to-filter-unwanted-data-in-google-analytics

]]> By: Fabian http://www.peterelst.com/blog/2009/04/15/google-analytics-your-stats-are-at-risk-of-getting-spammed/comment-page-1/#comment-20998 Fabian Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:41:42 +0000 http://www.peterelst.com/blog/?p=1774#comment-20998 Google Analytics fail :/ Maybe its time I try out another system like Whoopra or something. Its scary when I think about how much faith I put in Google to do handle things for me. Feedburner, Gmail, Google Feeds, Google Analytics.. shocking really! Google Analytics fail :/ Maybe its time I try out another system like Whoopra or something. Its scary when I think about how much faith I put in Google to do handle things for me. Feedburner, Gmail, Google Feeds, Google Analytics.. shocking really!

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