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Tuesday, September 9, 2008

On Google Chrome user statistics -- Comment()
I'm tracking (so now you know) the use of this weblog and Light Scrape with Google Analytics. Here at Universal Rule the browser statistics are as follows (last four days):

Internet Explorer 39%
Firefox 36%
Safari 12%
Mozilla 8%
Opera 2%
Chrome 2%

At Light Scrape the statistics are:

Firefox 48%
Internet Explorer 32%
Safari 13%
Chrome 4%
Opera 2%

It is interesting to see how Chrome has got quite a share in a couple of days. Here at UR the lower share is probably explained by Mac-related things which are not relevant to PC users. At Light Scrape, those who are looking for information about camera equipment seem also to be interested in trying out a new browser.

MacUpdate Promo is a great deal - one day to go -- Comment()
MacUpdate Promo has ten Mac apps available for $50. I had some of these applications already, but a current version of MacJournal plus LightZone as a new tool were worth the price alone. And if you have never tried out Mellel, now is a good opporturnity.

Google will own you also -- Comment()
I wrote a column for MikroPC.net, where I discussed the implications of Chrome, the new Google browser. As an example of the advantage Google has, I mentioned the tracking tools (Google Analytics etc.) for web sites, where Google collects all kinds of information about the visitors.

I got a comment which noted that other companies are also doing the same kind of tracking, for example Extremetracking.com. But my point was not the tracking as such - I was discussing the scale of Google operations in a) gathering information of how individuals are using the web, and b) building a "internet operating system" where Google controls everything from applications (running on Chrome) to the back-end servers managing the network, applications, computing, and data.

If not already, Google will know everything about you. And I wonder how they will use this information to make money.