tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post4598975168335672086..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: Google Analytics Tracks ChromeAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-79003683663899649672008-09-14T04:05:00.000-07:002008-09-14T04:05:00.000-07:00>Opera identifies itself as Internet Explorer b...>Opera identifies itself as Internet Explorer by default.<BR/><BR/>And that is stupid for Opera, since Opera that way rank extremely low in stats :-)<BR/><BR/>Same goes for Google Crome that indifies itself as Mozilla/Firefox<BR/><BR/>fcAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-84714877106179375112008-09-09T10:19:00.000-07:002008-09-09T10:19:00.000-07:00As with any new piece of software there will alway...As with any new piece of software there will always be problems and bugs to be worked out. I wouldn't necessarily say that Google Analytics is no longer reliable. But to be safe you can drop in another stat counter and do a cross comparison to see if the results line up. Can't hurt!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-69988581155649298142008-09-05T04:59:00.000-07:002008-09-05T04:59:00.000-07:00@Philipp:It's not very clear if Google changed som...@Philipp:<BR/>It's not very clear if Google changed something or the detection worked that way, but editing the paragraph makes it look even more suspicious.<BR/><BR/>@mko:<BR/>"Opere identifies itself as Internet Explorer by default."<BR/><BR/>That's <A HREF="http://www.betanews.com/article/Opera_to_Stop_Spoofing_IE_User_Agent/1122911404" REL="nofollow">no longer true</A> since Opera 8.02.<BR/><BR/>@Batrasden:<BR/>YouTube videos play fine in my Google Chrome. You can report issues by going to the Page menu and selecting "report bug or broken website".Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-51075494894766952172008-09-05T03:49:00.000-07:002008-09-05T03:49:00.000-07:00Youtube videos don't play properly on chrome. Any ...Youtube videos don't play properly on chrome. Any info abt this welcomePuneet Batrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816726218853484161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-28853195816715186582008-09-05T03:05:00.000-07:002008-09-05T03:05:00.000-07:00Opere identifies itself as Internet Explorer by de...Opere identifies itself as Internet Explorer by default. Can Analytics see through that?mkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10367895806223745283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-42669811042383576812008-09-04T17:06:00.000-07:002008-09-04T17:06:00.000-07:00Did they mean to say they concealed it, or that th...Did they mean to say they concealed it, or that they just didn't change Analytics so far (i.e. that they need to adapt Analytics whenever a new browser is officially released, which would be now)? And what would be the use of them concealing it if any other stats program could show Chrome anyway (wouldn't it make more sense to send a fake user agent for internal pre-releases of Chrome to hide the product)?<BR/><BR/>In any case, for reference here's the text comparison using Google's cache:<BR/><BR/>Before:<BR/>"Q. Will I see Google Chrome listed as a browser in my Google Analytics reports?<BR/>A. Because Google Chrome was not launched externally until today, we haven't yet changed Google Analytics to recognize it when you segment by browser within reports. However - this will change in the coming weeks (until then, the browser will show as Firefox). We'll let you know when the change happens."<BR/><BR/>After:<BR/>"Q. Will I see Google Chrome listed as a browser in my Google Analytics reports?<BR/>A. Yes, very soon. We'll let you know immediately once the change happens."Philipp Lenssenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09340991515644165702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-5613429733283581442008-09-04T15:45:00.000-07:002008-09-04T15:45:00.000-07:00Now that Google is a player in the browser market,...Now that Google is a player in the browser market, its analytics are no longer reliable.<BR/><BR/>They already admitted as much when they said "the web analytics service intentionally concealed the identity of the new browser."<BR/><BR/>What else are they concealing? What are they adding?<BR/><BR/>Google analytics is now a corrupt source.Stephen Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-62990346530109737792008-09-04T14:38:00.000-07:002008-09-04T14:38:00.000-07:00wow ;) same minute! :)wow ;) same minute! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058523572211165233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-36852426013321994182008-09-04T14:37:00.001-07:002008-09-04T14:37:00.001-07:00Independent StatCounter analysis:http://blog.statc...Independent StatCounter analysis:<BR/><BR/>http://blog.statcounter.com/2008/09/chrome-grabs-1-in-one-day/<BR/><BR/>http://blog.statcounter.com/2008/09/chrome-whos-losing/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00058523572211165233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-2839591950074152152008-09-04T14:37:00.000-07:002008-09-04T14:37:00.000-07:00This is perhaps a more accurate indicator:http://b...This is perhaps a more accurate indicator:<BR/><BR/>http://blog.statcounter.com/2008/09/chrome-whos-losing/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com