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Chartbeat raises $9.5 million to measure the real time web
- mmobile 14y agoChartbeat is like playing video games. This tool is a must for every site owner and highly addictive.
- slig 14y agoI've been using charbeat for a long time and all I can say is: I love it. I really do. The insights I get are priceless. The only downside is that sometimes I spend too much time watching it instead of writing code.
- singer 14y agoWhat kind of information are you using from it? And, how does it help you in your business?
- mmobile 14y agoAt the end of day, you won't get much more data than from a traditional tool like Google Analytics. But the real-time nature and the presentation make your data so vibrant that you check Chartbeat 100 times a day—everytime you get some small hints and insights you would overlook without. Basically with Chartbeat your site lives and breaths.
- slig 14y agoI don't have a proper business per se, but I do make a living from a puzzles (flash and javascript games) site with adsense. I use the API to see what games are trending right now, and use that to order the games on various "listings". That way, new and cool stuff are always on top. I can also see exactly what times most people get on the website, and I use that information to send newsletters(and posts social media) on what I think is the best time. I see what games are more engaging and I can focus on them, writing more features or simply promoting them better.
- brooknam 14y agoAgree, the biggest downside to chart beat is the destructive impact it has on productivity and inter-personal relationships
- conover 14y agoI wonder how the introduction of Google Analytics' Real-Time beta has affected their business. While it doesn't have all of the social features that Chartbeat does, it does cover a lot of their ground.
- mmobile 14y agoHow do I get it? Is there a link inside GA?
- tomgallard 14y agoGo to Home on the top tab, and you should see real time options on the left hand menu
- mmobile 14y agoLooks nice and there's a difference in concurrent visitors of 50% compared to Chartbeat, anyone knows why??
- arctictony 14y agoGoogle only receives pings on the page load so it then assumes that each visitor is there for five minutes to get its measurement of concurrents. Chartbeat is being pinged every few seconds so we can tell if someone is really there or not. The infographic I linked to above explains it better.
- arctictony 14y agoHey, I'm the CEO of chartbeat. When Google Analytics launched their real time we saw a slight jump in churn that month and then things settled down to normal levels again the next month, so not much effect at all thus far. This might have something to do with it: http://chartbeat.com/infographics/measure-different http://chartbeat.com/infographics/measure-different
- brokentone 14y agoI've used Chartbeat at both, my last and current jobs. It's really invaluable for immediate feedback. I went by their headquarters last week, and they're a quality team doing really good work. They've got some great new ideas that I hope this funding helps them produce.
- tomgallard 14y agoI sometimes wonder about the value of real-time analytics. I use Google Analytics real-time, and it can be extremely addictive watching visitors arriving, navigating, hoping you'll get a conversion, looking at how they found you. But does it really add anything over none-real time analytics? Much healthier to check your reports once a week or so I would think. I often think its just another distraction (like checking email or HN) that can moves focus from what I really should be doing. Though I'd love to hear what uses people have found for real time analytics...
- mmobile 14y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3847649 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3847649
- tomgallard 14y agoI understand you get a better feeling off it, but I'd love to hear from people who have noticed something using real-time analytics they wouldn't have seen from plain old analytics. I'm not sceptical, just curious as I think it can easily turn into a great way to waste time...
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- antr 14y agoHey Tom, it's not my testimonial, but that of a close friend. This person runs a pretty successful, non-tech, blog. He uses Clicky real-time analytics, and explained to me that he uses it in real-time to either push content (via social media) or hang on to it in order to get a steady number of monthly visitors. Example, if he gets 25,000 page views during half a day, and only "needs" 30,000 a day to be on target with his estimates/budget he won't tweet/fb, or publish a post, etc. On the other hand, if he sees mid-day numbers are down, he will push content in order to reach to the desired number. From his experience, real-time analytics is worth it and works. I'm certain this no so much the case with non-publishers or page view driven businesses.
- huhtenberg 14y agoGreat dashboard facelift too. I've been following one of their designers on Dribbble for a while now, and his has been consistently hitting the style and usability nail on the head. (edit) This guy - http://dribbble.com/mattbango http://dribbble.com/mattbango
- citricsquid 14y agoDoes chartbeat not publish their pricing? I'm trying to check what they'd charge us but I don't see anything.
- dbenedicto 14y agoMy name's Doug and I actually work over at Chartbeat. You can get a breakdown of our pricing at chartbeat.com/plansandpricing. Any other questions, feel free to shoot me an e-mail at support@chartbeat.com.
- citricsquid 14y agoThanks!
- kmfrk 14y agoI am having a really hard time comparing all the available traffic analyzers; I had my eyes set on Gauges (http://get.gaug.es http://get.gaug.es) because of its pristine look compared to the unholy mess of Google Analytics, but maybe there are better or equally-good alternatives out there. How do you compare the tools available out there, as long as one of your main parameters are design/UX? It feels like there are as many traffic analyzers as there are to-do apps for iOS.
- talbina 14y agoGive http://getclicky.com/ http://getclicky.com/ a shot.