This is hardly a new idea, so I wonder why we just end up using AddThis, or one of the other services. Sure, they provide stats, but it's not too difficult to h

This is hardly a new idea, so I wonder why we just end up using AddThis, or one of the other services. Sure, they provide stats, but it's not too difficult to hook up Google Analytics, or setup a pass through page. Perhaps it's the fact that they tend to provide access to most networks, if not all, despite the lack of value (participation) for most of them?