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I would suggest reading the Franklin Street Statement before making any decision. Not preaching one way or the other. Hopefully just adding to your list of pros & cons to weigh. http://autonomo.us/2008/07/franklin-street-statement/ --jay On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:52 PM, Chad Fennell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Library Code People: > > 1 - What do you use for your web statistics package? Are you happy with > it? Pros/Cons? > > 2 - What do you wish you used or had access to? > > 3 - Opinions on Specific Projects: > > 3.1 Piwiki/Mint > > Piwik and Mint both seem pretty interesting to me because they solve some > of the problems of "traditional" log file analysis (see > http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/the-limitations-of#comments), while of > course introducing their own set of problems: given their reliance on a > RDBMS to store each page load, there are some obvious scaling concerns for > very high traffic sites, for example. > > I wonder if anyone here has put either of these or similar systems to the > test on high traffic (define in your own terms) sites. > > 3.2 Google Analytics and/or Urchin > > Some libraries have incorporated Google Analytics into their privacy > policies: > http://www.google.com/search?q=google+analytics+libraries+privacy&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a > . > > So, anyone here passionate one way or the other? Other Pros/Cons? > > Of course, favorite resources, questions I should be asking and the like > are welcomed and appreciated as well :). > > In advance: thanks! > > Cheers, > -Chad >