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by ugh123 3313 days ago
Forgive my ignorance, but isn't this what Google Analytics is for?
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PetahNZ 3313 days ago
Google Analytics is not accurate (its sampled), or realtime (48 hour turn around).
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raquo 3313 days ago
^ For big sites like reddit, which is why you don't typically run into this when using GA on your personal blog
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659087 3313 days ago
Google Analytics is for giving Google the ability to track your users.
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ckarmann 3313 days ago
That would not help to prevent illegitimate views like those generated by spambots.
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hashhar 3313 days ago
It uses sampling to generate reports AFAIK.
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