Statistics can say anything, or they can be totally meaningless.
I do sometimes take a look at the statistics for this blog, and I am noticing that in the past week, 39% of pageviews came from people using the Firefox browser vs. 29% from people using Internet Explorer (15% Safari, 10% Chrome, etc.). On my PCs and my laptop, I've never used anything but Internet Explorer... Can anybody give me some idea why they think Firefox might be better? (Faster? -- IE is already fast)
Other stats: 86 views from Russia this past week, 42 from Germany. The Germany number I believe, but why is Russia in second place after the U.S.? I still think some Russian hackers might be up to no good.
Windows was the #1 operating system of my viewers, Linux #2, Macintosh #3. I've figured out that it's the Russians using Linux (whatever that is).
Statistics can be endlessly fascinating, or they can be dull as dirt. Thanks for sticking with me. спасибо to all you Russians.
7 comments:
Who the heck is the 29%? IE is the worst browser on earth and from the stone age!!! lol
But Ruthie -- you're still not telling me WHY Firefox is better.. :-)
Because of this post, I decided to give Firefox another chance this morning. The first page I went to wouldn't even load. Tried again, didn't load. I felt like I was in AOL's browser! Went to IE and the page opened right up like it always does. That said, 99% of the time it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference which browser you use, so you might as well stick with the one you're used to.
Ruthie, I thought you said Google Chrome was the best?
Yes, you won't see me defending IE OR Firefox. They are both horrid and if my jobs didn't require these browsers, I would delete and never use them again. People like what they like, but I like lightning speed and lots of features so I will stick to Chrome
Internet Explorer has given me problems over the years when it just decides that certain content is not compatible so it won't show it to me or won't even load a page. I tried Firefox and never had another issue. The last straw for IE was actually when it decided not to let me post on the Dixon Website (is that still operational??).
Update (as if anyone's still reading the comments on this post): This morning I tried a site through IE, the text loaded, the pictures loaded, then the pictures disappeared. I tried it through Firefox and it worked fine. You just never know!
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