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by jrydberg 5512 days ago
I'm trying to figure out why people think real-time data is important. Data needs to be actionable, and I'm not sure real-time page view data is that.

What conclusions can be made from that dashboard, except "we have N visitors right now"? And what actions can you take from that data to increase the number of page views?
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jcxplorer 5512 days ago
At the moment there isn't much value except for it looking nice. However, once I implement referrers properly, it's good to see where traffic is coming from. When it comes from a discussion you are still not too late to act.

Also, having an API call that returns the trending content of the site can be used on the site itself.

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jkaljundi 5512 days ago
If you're running on cloud, one thing is to understand the need of real-time server bandwidth increases/decreases.

On the marketing & customer development side, it might help you participate in discussions regarding your site happening elsewhere.

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jrydberg 5512 days ago
Sure, but then the data is actionable: the bandwidth goes up, you increase the number of instances in your cloud. Or calls the bank for more money.
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