Hacker News with Generative AI: Web Analytics

Why is PostHog so in vogue? (ycombinator.com)
I've noticed lately that a LOT of sites are using PostHog. Until now, I've never seen that many websites use it. Is there a reason why or is it just the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon?

Web Analytics, User Behavior

10 points by PranaFlux 8 days ago | 10 comments

Web Analytics Accidentally Collecting Passwords (freshpaint.io)

Web Analytics, Security, Privacy, Data Breaches

38 points by luu 65 days ago | 8 comments

Show HN: I made a stupid simple but 100% free web analytics (indielytics.link)
Free and transparent. No signup required. Anyone can add their website (and get a free backlink) by simply addidng our lightweight script to their HTML. There is no option to keep your analytics private. It's open for everyone to see.

Web Analytics, Open Source, Privacy, Web Development

29 points by Avfrosta 96 days ago | 6 comments

Counting unique web site visitors without using cookies, UIDs, or fingerprinting (normally.com)
Building a web analytics service without cookies poses a tricky problem: How do you distinguish unique visitors?

Web Analytics, Privacy, Technology, Cookies

12 points by fanf2 114 days ago | 4 comments

Fathom Analytics has been acquired (usefathom.com)
The day has finally come. Fathom Analytics, a company we've been running since 2019, has been acquired. We will reveal why we sold, who acquired us, and Fathom's future.

Acquisitions, Analytics, Business, Web Analytics

17 points by charlieirish 122 days ago | 2 comments

Show HN: OnePageGA – Simple dashboard for GA4 like Plausible (onepagega.com)
OnePageGA is a simple, easy to use, and easy to understand one page dashboard for Google Analytics 4.

Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Tools, Dashboards

32 points by johnnytee 139 days ago | 21 comments

Every number in Google Analytics is wrong (plausible.io)
“Every number in your Google Analytics account is wrong.” That is exactly what an independent study recently done by Orbit Media found.

Google Analytics, Web Analytics, Data Analysis, Marketing

10 points by hricha_shandily 157 days ago | 10 comments

Urchin Software Corp: The unlikely origin story of Google Analytics (2016) (urchin.biz)

Google Analytics, History, Business, Software, Web Analytics

274 points by cpeterso 236 days ago | 57 comments

Is Google Analytics Broken? (ycombinator.com)

Google Analytics, Data Analysis, Web Analytics

16 points by crazythursday 332 days ago | 6 comments

Any Google Analytics Alternatives? (ycombinator.com)

Analytics, Web Analytics, Marketing, Data Analysis

11 points by ivanmarketingua 337 days ago | 16 comments