Measure Map, first impression
About a week ago I was invited to participate in test-driving the preview version of Measure Map, a supposedly clean and comprehensive way of gathering blog visitor statistics. I’ve been playing around with Measure map for about a week now and I’m impressed.
Measure map is a nice mix of smart Flash based RIA’s and AJAX technology to make access to visitor statistics as easy as possible. Various kinds of data are available, the most important stuff like visitors, the comments they left and the posts they visited are already implemented, but the Measure Map people promise that more functionality may be added in the near future.
I like both the design and the clear way in which the data is presented. Keep in mind that Measure Map is not meant as a replacement for tools like Urchin or AWStats though, it is targeted towards blog owners, so you find detailed info on transferred bytes and the like, but the software does give you good insight in how frequently your blog is visited and what people are doing on your blog.
The icing on this (free) cake is the easy installation. After you subscribe to measure map, you’re asked what kind of blog software you are using. Most popular blog systems, like MovableType, Typepad, Blogger and WordPress are supported. Pick your blog system and simple instructions tell you where to place a piece of Javascript in your templates to enable Measure Map tracking on your blog.
Got curious? Head over to Measure Map and sign up for an invitation.
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