Resources
Hungry for more information about web analytics? Fortunately, there are plenty of resources on the internet related to the subject. I refer to a number of sites when seeking inspiration, knowledge, or just plain gossip. Here are a few of the best:
Forum about Analytics
- Web Analytics Forum
Very active discussion forum, moderated by Eric Peterson, one of the leading opinion leaders on web analytics - Web Analytics Association
Professional association for those involved in web analytics, and the only one of its kind, as far as I know - Google Analytics University
Get your degree in analytics.
Actually, the site contains some excellent articles by reknowned authors. - Google Analytics Discussion Group
A new forum for Google Analytics. Remains to be seen whether it morphs into a place for analytics knowledge sharing or just a place for product support and feature requests
Blogs about Analytics
- Xavier Casanova’s Coffee, Sun & Technology
Covers web analystics, in between posts about technology and e-commerce - Conversion Rater
- Inside Analytics
- Juice Analytics
- LunaMetrics
- Matt Belkin’s Inside Web Analytics
- Eric T. Peterson’s Analytics Weblog
- Web Analytics Guide
Looks very much like a work in progress, but worth keeping an eye on - Chris D’Alessandro’s Detroit Automotive Web Analytics
And last, but not least, Providers of Analytics Solutions
- Clickstream
- ClickTracks
- Coremetrics
- eVisit Analyst
- Foviance
- Google Analytics Free analytics application, formerly Urchin; currently experiencing capacity shortages; sign up to request an account.
- IndexTools
- Intellitracker
- Measure Map Free web analytics for your web log; still in beta; sign up to request an account.
- Nedstat
- NetRatings
- Omniture
- Pilot Software
- RedEye
- SageMetrics
- SAS
- Site Intelligence
- Speed-trap
- WebSideStory
- WebtraffIQ
- WebTrends