[Search wiki] Urchin

[Jimmy Wales]

We aren't putting the google analytics code on the search pages just 
now, partly for that reason (competition).  On the other hand, I don't 
really think in terms of competing by keeping information secret.  If 
people like what we are doing (as a community) they will come and look 
at it, and if they don't, they don't.  As long as we are having fun, it 
matters little I think.



Rainer Blome wrote:
> Wikia pages are analyzed with the help of 
> www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js .  My understand�ng is that this is a 
> web service that analyzes which pages are visited and how often.
> 
> Because of the nature of a traffic analysis service, the provider 
> (Google) can see how often Wikia visitors are visiting which pages. 
> Even more:  If the provider wants to, they can even compile a surf 
> profile for the requesting IP addresses.
> In case it's not blatantly obvious: this is a privacy issue.
> 
> Is it documented anywhere that this is done?
> 
> Is this necessary?
> 
> How are the results used?
> 
> Wikia is playing into the hands of its competitor, here (:-).
> If it's necessary, why doesn't Wikia do this on its own?
> 
> Rainer
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