discuss: Webstat Software
Subject:
Re: Webstat Software
From:
Binh Nguyen ####@####.####
Date:
12 Mar 2005 12:31:40 -0000
Message-Id: <1081abc905031204313c22f4f3@mail.gmail.com>
> > Yup that is true. That is why I proposed using web bugging (
> > http://www.xml-dev.com/blog/index.php#16 ) on all TLDP documents, so
> > that we can track them.
> >
> > In Peace,
> > Saqib Ali
> > http://validate.sf.net
>
> Web bugging is okay but personally I find it offensive especially when
> people don't tell me what that they're doing it. In any case, I think
> a lot of the LDP mirrors actually use Webalizer in order to collect
> stats. I just used Google to find those stats (just type in 'ldp
> webalizer usage'). Also, wouldn't the mirrors provide the same sort of
> statistical information that the main site provides. Admittedly, it
> would drastically reduce the statistical anomalies that would arise
> from a smaller search space but it would be fairly similar, would it
> not? Also, (I'm not sure how difficult this is) couldn't we just write
> a program to use the Google API (http://www.google.com/apis/) to scour
> for 'Webalizer' usage stats on all LDP mirrors? In any case, I'll see
> whether this is feasible and I'll get back to the list....
Been fiddling around with search strings and the Google API.... Can't
seem to get enough recent stats. Bugger, I guess we're back to web
bugs again. How exactly were you proposing to get them into the whole
collection though, Saqib?
Binh.
