Comments on: Web Analytics - Outcomes http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/ Web Development and Other Ramblings Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Lynette Spicer http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-296 Lynette Spicer Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:48:09 +0000 http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-296 Why people don't use feeds at the newspaper in question..... The answer seemed to be they wanted information 'spoon-fed' to them. It was too much trouble to go look at feeds. Maybe they just don't 'get' feeds. I love how I get news that way, much better than the news I get via email and have to wade through other emails to find. Maybe we need some testimonials or more explanation about feeds as a link from our news site to encourage people to try them. Why people don’t use feeds at the newspaper in question…..

The answer seemed to be they wanted information ’spoon-fed’ to them. It was too much trouble to go look at feeds. Maybe they just don’t ‘get’ feeds. I love how I get news that way, much better than the news I get via email and have to wade through other emails to find.

Maybe we need some testimonials or more explanation about feeds as a link from our news site to encourage people to try them.

]]> By: bwebster http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-277 bwebster Sun, 18 Nov 2007 22:25:24 +0000 http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-277 Lynette, You bring up an interesting point. I wonder if there is a service that would e-mail articles to people based on feeds, or if we'd have to build an e-mail subscription service. I'm also wondering why the people at the conference didn't use feeds. Are feeds something new to them, or have they looked at getting information both ways, and decided that e-mail is the best way for them? I like feeds so much better than e-mail, that I think we should do more to promote the advantages of feed readers. The last think I want is more e-mail :-) Brian Lynette,

You bring up an interesting point. I wonder if there is a service that would e-mail articles to people based on feeds, or if we’d have to build an e-mail subscription service.

I’m also wondering why the people at the conference didn’t use feeds. Are feeds something new to them, or have they looked at getting information both ways, and decided that e-mail is the best way for them? I like feeds so much better than e-mail, that I think we should do more to promote the advantages of feed readers. The last think I want is more e-mail :-)

Brian

]]> By: Lynette Spicer http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-274 Lynette Spicer Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:33:29 +0000 http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-274 Brian, I've always been fascinated by Web stats and your post makes me want more detail. Del was at a media relations conference in Sioux City this week where one or more newspaper and TV folks said they don't use feeds. They want the information in their 'in' box. Which made me think about the land-grant institutions I get news from that don't offer feeds, but do send directly to my email account. So I think like Kevin Gamble wrote---"...resistance is futile. It really doesn't matter whether we like it or not. It's the new reality." We probably need to offer topic segments of our news as well as our news in a chunk via email as well as via feeds. Different audiences, different preferences. The people vote by their mouse clicks and to be viable, we need to know how they vote today and in the future. Thanks for a really good post. I look forward to more. Brian,
I’ve always been fascinated by Web stats and your post makes me want more detail.
Del was at a media relations conference in Sioux City this week where one or more newspaper and TV folks said they don’t use feeds. They want the information in their ‘in’ box. Which made me think about the land-grant institutions I get news from that don’t offer feeds, but do send directly to my email account.
So I think like Kevin Gamble wrote—”…resistance is futile. It really doesn’t matter whether we like it or not. It’s the new reality.”
We probably need to offer topic segments of our news as well as our news in a chunk via email as well as via feeds. Different audiences, different preferences.
The people vote by their mouse clicks and to be viable, we need to know how they vote today and in the future.
Thanks for a really good post. I look forward to more.

]]> By: Brian Webster http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-273 Brian Webster Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:22:40 +0000 http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-273 Thanks Anne and Jeanne for the comments. Anne - I posted this article about midnight last night, and before 7:00am, you not only commented here, but also <a href="http://blog.aafromaa.com/2007/11/front-page-is-not-entry-point-not-even.html" rel="nofollow"> posted a response</a> in your blog. That's impressive! So much for the traditional work hours. [For those wondering, I had not changed my blog settings to account for the end of Daylight Savings Time, so the times shown for this article are an hour off. Should be fixed now.] Thanks Anne and Jeanne for the comments.

Anne - I posted this article about midnight last night, and before 7:00am, you not only commented here, but also
posted a response in your blog. That’s impressive! So much for the traditional work hours.

[For those wondering, I had not changed my blog settings to account for the end of Daylight Savings Time, so the times shown for this article are an hour off. Should be fixed now.]

]]> By: Jeanne Wiebke http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-272 Jeanne Wiebke Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:05:32 +0000 http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-272 Brian, good analysis. As an organization, we certainly need to look at this type of information when planning for future development. We also need to look at those "old" sites that are being hit heavily and revamp them make sure the tie in with ISUE exists. Jeanne Brian, good analysis. As an organization, we certainly need to look at this type of information when planning for future development. We also need to look at those “old” sites that are being hit heavily and revamp them make sure the tie in with ISUE exists.

Jeanne

]]> By: Anne Adrian http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-270 Anne Adrian Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:49:06 +0000 http://bdwebster.com/2007/11/15/web-analytics-outcomes/#comment-270 Brian, very good practical example. Another reason to look at web development differently than we have in the past. Brian, very good practical example. Another reason to look at web development differently than we have in the past.

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