Google Analytics - oooh neat, I think?

so.

i put this snippet of code into my blog code:

and then Google's new Analytics tool, will tell me all kinds of good information on visitors to my blog. This should be interesting. Rumors are that this is all Urchin related, I think they are not rumors, as the method called in the Javascript is "urchinTracker()"

If you go do this on your blog, you can better analyze your traffic.

Here are some of the things they can tell you:

Snippet from the Help Information, Visitor Summary

Visitor Summary

The four graphics in this report provide a quick snapshot of visits to your site. Shown are:

* the total number of visits and pageviews your site received, the average number of pageviews per visit (P/V), and the number of visits and pageviews over time
* the number of first-time visits and returning visits
* the cities from which the most visitors come to your site
* your top referral sources.

Edit 1: There is also what's called "funneling" and "Conversions" so you can set a Start and an End and follow a sales process through the site. Very cool information!

Anyway, we have all always had stat's services running, watching our logs, telling us information, but I'm quite certain Google's spin will be neat!