Fast Talk Response -

Steve McNally — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:03:16 -0400

Coffee's a tough nut: it's not inexpensive to startup or manage a shop, and the margins are sensitive to market conditions (oil prices, milk prices). Two coffee shops opened recently within the two-block walk to my office in Manhattan. Both of them charge more for a large, black coffee than Starbucks does. I don't find either cup better than Starbuck's bold offerings (their Pike's Place, OTOH, I can do without ...)

Comment on Node ant

Steve McNally — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:16:58 -0400

this is the correct url:

http://meanbusiness.com/2008/06/27/free-web-analytics-competitive-analys...

Comment on Node ant

Steve McNally — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:07:48 -0400

i also can't send the group a message. i am offered the opportunity to on My Groups page, but hitting that link gets me a Not Permitted error.

No editing of blog posts or comments once submitted?

Steve McNally — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:06:13 -0400

Hmmmm ... I saw I had an erroneous URL in my previous blog post, but I had no way to edit it.

there's also no apparent way to stay logged in to this site.

:UPDATE: You can update blog posts, but only from the My Blog front page. Interesting. Glad I was wrong about Editing.

Inactive Groups on FastCompany.com

Steve McNally — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:10:13 -0400

I've been a member of the Web Analytics group since joining FastCompany.com

I posted once in February and another today. No responses to either.

There are nominally 11 members of this group. I'd best most or all of them have some good insights to share. I'd love to hear from them; what's the best way of mobilizing this group?

Quantcast, Compete.com and Google Trends for Websites?

Steve McNally — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:00:22 -0400

Are you availing of services like Quantcast, Compete.com and Google Trends for Websites? Which ones and why?

On various sites, we've got embedded tracking code from Urchin / Google Analytics,
Quantcast, HBX, and Omniture for various clients. Then there's NuConomy, Woopra and Piwik.

Web Analytics

Fast Talk Response -

Steve McNally — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:17:17 -0400

Not many people in any profession embrace change. Doctors are generally on the latter part of the adoption curve. eRecords are new, different, expensive, and "get in the way" of care during the adoption phase.

The benefit is less for the doctor herself than for the insurance company and the patient who may want to take her records to another physician.

Comment on Node ant

Steve McNally — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 19:22:13 -0500

"Conclusion: what makes a successful online community? A single, easy-to-use feature. Click here to participate. Do only this one thing."

Fast Talk Response -

Steve McNally — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 14:27:30 -0500

Several factors are likely:

- "There may be a gap in the market, but is there a market in the gap?"
- Difficulty with a price point that would not sabotage MacBook sales
- The iPhone's relatively recent market availability: needs penetration and maturity
- It's being actively worked on, but not yet "perfected"

Current analytics options?

Steve McNally — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:23:54 -0500

Which tool(s) are you using currently?

I'm using HBX and Google Analytics.

I'm looking at NuConomy.com and others.

What are you using that you'd recommend?

Web Analytics