July 2009
4 posts
Announcing: Ghostery for Firefox v2.0 featuring...
I’m pleased to announce the release of Ghostery for Firefox v2.0!
You can get the latest version here, or if you already have Ghostery installed, simply wait for Firefox to automatically notify you of the update.
NEW: Ghostery TrackerBlock - Block advertising, widgets, and other trackers
You’ve all been asking for the ability to block trackers for a long time. I am very happy to...
Top 10 Web Analytics Trackers on the Web
This is number three in a series of posts this week on the Top Web Bug Trackers we saw at Ghostery during June.
Noteable:
Full blown domination: Google Analytics, Google’s data collection machine, accounts for 80% of the distribution among the Top 10.
Three sleepers on the list: StatCounter, Woopra and Crazy Egg.
Quantcast is 4x larger than it’s larger, better funded...
Top 10 Widgets on the Web
This is the second in a series of posts coming this week on the Top Web Bug Trackers we saw at Ghostery last month.
Noteable:
It’s all about Sharing. 4 of the top 10 widgets (AddThis, DiggThis, ShareThis and AddToAny) are focused on letting users rate or recommend content.
Wow, AddThis is twice as large as its next 3 competitors combined.
Portable Social Networks: Facebook and...
Top 10 Web Bug Trackers on the Web
This is the first in a series of posts coming this week on the Top Web Bug Trackers we saw at Ghostery last month.
What surprised me:
Google’s utter domination of the Top 10 list (Google Analytics, Google Adsense, Doubleclick and Google Custom Search).
Google Analytics coverage is massive and growing quickly. I instinctively knew this but its breadth and velocity even surprised...