HP-3000 Systems Discussion wrote:
>    Setting up a few web pages and the question came up... which
> counter service to use?
>
>    Suggestions?  WarStories?  Warnings?
>

There's a couple of books that I enjoyed reading:

"Web Pages that Suck" and "Son of Web Pages that Suck".  It's not Nielson,
but it brings up some good points in a humorous way.  There is a web site
for the books and it repeats what the books say about web counters:

Counters Don’t Add Up

If you’ve got a "real" Web site, and by real I mean a site that gets real
traffic, then you don’t need a counter on each page. Counters are not only
unimpressive, they make you look like an amateur. Do you see a counter on
any page at Microsoft, IBM, or General Motors? Counters appear on sites like
Larry The Locksmith (apologies in advance to all locksmiths named Larry). If
you can’t afford log file software, then you’re not a real site. Sorry. Most
hosting services will provide you with log software. Some of the programs
are probably good and some are probably bad.

Mark "who spends no time on his sucky web page" Wonsil

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