42244 4 3 econsultancy_xml <p>This is where <a href="http://www.compete.com/">Compete's</a> 'attention' metric could be useful - it measures the total amount of time U.S. users spend on a website as a percentage of total time spent on the internet by all U.S. users.</p> <p> <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/445981158_2781de9b4e.jpg"> <img alt="Compete attention stats" height="196" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/445981158_2781de9b4e.jpg" width="480" /> </a> </p> <p>The above graph gives a comparison of MySpace, eBay and YouTube, and shows that MySpace users spend far more time on that site that the others. </p> <p>While other web analytics companies, such as Hitwise, track stats at ISP level, Compete, along with Alexa and others, get their stats from users who have their toolbars installed.</p> <p>This means that attention stats for many smaller sites and blogs, including E-consultancy, are not available at the moment. </p> <p> <a href="mailto:blog@e-consultancy.com">blog@e-consultancy.com</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>This is where <Link URL="http://www.compete.com/" Window="New">Compete's</Link> 'attention' metric could be useful - it measures the total amount of time U.S. users spend on a website as a percentage of total time spent on the internet by all U.S. users.</Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Center"> <Link URL="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/445981158_2781de9b4e.jpg" Window="New"> <Image AlternateText="Compete attention stats" Source="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/229/445981158_2781de9b4e.jpg" Width="480" Height="196"> </Image> </Link> </Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Left">The above graph gives a comparison of MySpace, eBay and YouTube, and shows that MySpace users spend far more time on that site that the others. </Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Left">While other web analytics companies, such as Hitwise, track stats at ISP level, Compete, along with Alexa and others, get their stats from users who have their toolbars installed.</Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Left">This means that attention stats for many smaller sites and blogs, including E-consultancy, are not available at the moment. </Paragraph> <Paragraph Align="Left"> <Link URL="mailto:blog@e-consultancy.com" Window="New">blog@e-consultancy.com</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-04-04T12:00:00+01:00 4 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong>Compete's web analytics tools has attempted to give a broader range of stats beyond mere visits and page views by introducing stats measuring visitor's 'attention'.</strong> </p> <p>In a recent post, Steve Rubel discussed <a href="/blog/836-what-will-replace-the-page-impression">what would replace the page impression</a>, and while the unique visitor metric is probably the most reliable metric available at the moment, it fails to measure a user's <em>engagement</em> with a particular site. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Compete's web analytics tools has attempted to give a broader range of stats beyond mere visits and page views by introducing stats measuring visitor's 'attention'.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>In a recent post, Steve Rubel discussed <Link URL="/blog/836-what-will-replace-the-page-impression" Window="New">what would replace the page impression</Link>, and while the unique visitor metric is probably the most reliable metric available at the moment, it fails to measure a user's <Quote>engagement</Quote> with a particular site. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1027 <p>Those interested in web analytics should read the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-measurement-and-strategy-report">Online Measurement and Strategy Report</a></strong> published by Econsultancy. The report contains valuable insights into how companies are using both paid-for and free analytics tools.</p> <p>Those interested in web analytics should read the <strong><a href="http://econsultancy.com/reports/online-measurement-and-strategy-report">Online Measurement and Strategy Report</a></strong> published by Econsultancy. The report contains valuable insights into how companies are using both paid-for and free analytics tools.</p> 363030 Compete offers new 'attention' metric false 2007-04-05T11:52:00+01:00 compete-offers-new-attention-metric 2009-04-30T06:23:00+01:00 2009-10-13T08:58:24+01:00 392