WebSideStory In the News


November 28, 2000
A Better Online Experience for Customers?
"If only more companies at Internet World could help you achieve this goal."

November 22, 2000
The Concepts of Web Audience
"To make the most effective use of its Web site, a business needs detailed intelligence on how people use the site. This has given rise to a whole field of Web technology: audience analysis."

November 15, 2000
Lean, stable browser upgrade follows standards, but can it lure back IE converts?
"According to WebSideStory's StatMarket, only 12.5 percent use Netscape's browser, in contrast to its former domination of the Web browser market. ."

November 14, 2000
In hopes of retrieving a share of the market lost to Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser, America Online today released Netscape 6
"Figures from WebSideStory's StatMarket, an Internet use statistics service, showed Internet Explorer with 87.5 percent of the browser market to Netscape's 12.4 ."

November 14, 2000
Windows 2000 Fails to Derail Linux, NT, 98/95 Users Decrease
"According to a study to be released tomorrow by WebSideStory, growth for Windows 2000 seems to have come from other Microsoft operating systems. ."

November 3, 2000
WebSideStory jets to IAB
"Internet intelligence company WebSideStory Inc. said Monday that it has joined the Internet Advertising Bureau trade association. ."

October 30, 2000
In the Now
"Top of the Net found a company at the Internet World convention in New York that provides real-time analysis of Web site traffic and e-commerce activity."

October 18, 2000
WebSideStory raises curtain on ASP based Web analysis
"On Tuesday launched its new suite of hosted application services to track specific Web site events, including sales transactions, banner clicks, and site searches."

October 17, 2000
HitBox: Web Site Traffic Analysis Tool
"The HitBox suite of applications allow Webmasters to track and analyze site visitor traffic through their Web site."

October 17, 2000
WebSideStory raises curtain on ASP (application service provider)-based Web analysis
"Looking to provide the tools to gauge Web site performance, WebSideStory on Tuesday launched its new suite of hosted application services to track specific Web site events, including sales transactions, banner clicks, and site searches."

October 12, 2000
Clickstream Analysis Tools: Online Buyers' Guide
"HitBox Enterprise is an outsourced (ASP) solution that measures online visitor and customer behavior in real time."

October 12, 2000
The Internet industry is still in search of a good ratings system
"Once it starting using HitBox Enterprise, Carfax immediately saw a huge jump in AOL users looking at Carfax pages, page views that would not register on the Carfax server because the pages were cached by AOL."

October 11, 2000
''Mac OS holds steady online
"Global Web usage share of the Mac OS has remained steady at around three per cent since early 1999, says a report from Internet analysts WebSideStory. ."

October 10, 2000
StatMarket Survey: Linux Amongst the Also-Rans in OS Market Share
"WebSideStory's StatMarket is reporting that the global Web usage share of Apple's Macintosh OS has remained steady at around 3 percent since early 1999."

October 09, 2000
WebSideStory: Apple retains core user base on the Web
"WebSideStory, a provider of real-time Internet intelligence and Web audience analysis, has reported that in terms of global Web usage share, the Mac OS has remained steady at around 3 percent since early 1999."

October 09, 2000
Microsoft Still Dominant OS; Others Make Inroads
"Geoff Johnston, Vice president of product marketing for StatMarket, a division of WebSideStory, said that, while the discrepancy is large, there was some positive movement for the smaller competitors."

September 26, 2000
First-Timers Dominate Most Traffic
"According to new data from WebSideStory's StatMarket, most visitors to web sites are first-timers."

September 25, 2000
Box It Up! Web site statistics made simple
"HitBox Enteprise is a Web site analysis service from WebSideStory, an ASP that specializes in gathering and analyzing Web site statistics in real time."

September 25, 2000
Reboot: Track 'em and Serve 'em
"Instead of requiring a company to crunch through its server-log files, outsourced services like WebSideStory provide automated, real-time Web-traffic measurements."

September 18, 2000
ASP Lets Retailer Track Customer Behavior
"Skechers marketers can determine the number of returning visitors, the most frequently requested pages, time spent on individual pages and information such as "exit pages," or the last pages visitors go to before exiting the site."

September 18, 2000
WebSideStory intros larger Enterprise
"As WebSideStory Inc. prepares for its upcoming initial public offering, the San Diego-based company is releasing a more powerful version of its HitBox Enterprise product."

August 14, 2000
WebSideStory picks up international clients
"HitBox Enterprise Web audience traffic analysis software is being adopted by a number of foreign-based operators of high-traffic Websites."

August 1, 2000
Beatnik Player plug-in use more than triples in the past 18 months.
"WebSideStory, a provider of real-time Internet intelligence and Web audience analysis, says that the installed base of the Beatnik Player plug-in among Netscape users worldwide has more than tripled in the past 18 months."

July 24, 2000
Used Car Buyers Drive Carfax.com to New Heights, According To Websidestory's Traffic Analysis Service
"Carfax.com announced that visitor activity on its Web site soared during the last three months ending in June, according to their HitBox Enterprise statistics."

July 23, 2000
Norway's small Opera browser a rising star on the Net
"From humble offices above a car dealership, privately owned Opera Software's Internet browser has grown into the world's third-largest."

July 19, 2000
AltaVista Gains Record Users in June, Rises in Rankings
"AltaVista Company, the premier knowledge resource on the Internet at www.altavista.com, has reported a record 64 million users worldwide in June, based on company data."

July 12, 2000
AltaVista's Global Search Referral Percentage Doubles
"AltaVista believes that its search market share has risen due to the company's successful international expansion and continued worldwide commitment to search excellence."
June 28, 2000
Microsoft Dominates Browser Battle
"Microsoft Dominates Browser Battle IE usage reaches an all-time high, as Netscape continues to fall."
June 27, 2000
Microsoft Share Surges in Web-Browser Market
"Microsoft Corp.'s share of the Web browser market - the focus of the government's antitrust lawsuit against the company - has surged more than 20 percentage points in the past 18 months, according to WebSideStory Inc. of San Diego."
June 27, 2000
Internet Explorer Use Reaches a High
"The percentage of people using Microsoft's Internet Explorer to cruise the Web is at an all-time high of 86.08 percent, according to Web analysis firm WebSideStory Inc."

June 26, 2000
It's An IE World (Wide Web)
"Netscape's once-dominant browser has slipped to an all-time low of just under 14 percent as of June 18, WebSideStory says."
June 26, 2000
Microsoft's Share of Browser Market Rises to 86%, Study Finds
"Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer browser is now used by 86 percent of Web surfers worldwide, according to WebSideStory's Statmarket.com."
May 24, 2000
HitBox Pro gets 5-star rating from PC Magazine
"HitBox Pro, a product for gathering statistical analysis of websites, scores a 5 star ranking."
May 2000
HitBox Enterprise Palm Application Gets 5 Stars
"A WebSideStory Palm Application allows wireless access to monitor your web traffic."

May 23, 2000
Europe Packs Biggest Foreign Online Punch
"Europe dominates the list of non-U.S. domains, according to exclusive new data from WebSideStory's StatMarket."
May 23, 2000
E-Commerce Sites Embrace Hitbox Enterprise
"WebSideStory Inc. this week announced that several e-commerce sites have recently joined the ever-expanding list of HitBox Enterprise clients."
May 17, 2000
Access your stats With a Palm!
"As an addition to their HitBox Enterprise service, WebSideStory now offers you access to your stats via a Palm VII."
May 16, 2000
Macintosh Reaches Connecticut Status
"According to StatMarket.com, Macintosh use is on the rise. Macintosh use has slowly, but steadly, been increasing over the past year, especially during the month of May."
May 16, 2000
Tracking Electronic Customers
"WebSideStory Inc. is among a new crop of sophisticated, Web-based tracking solutions designed to give owners the skinny on where to best place their advertising dollars, determine which promotions work best, improve site navigation and ultimately boost customer loyalty and retention."
May 9, 2000
YEP, There is a Way to Surf the Web so You're not Alone?
"WebSideStory, wants to change the solitary nature of surfing with the release of Yep 2.0, a software client they call a Web companion."
May 5, 2000
Cable Modem Providers Gaining Ground in ISP Race
"According to StatMarket.com, cable modem service providers @Home and Road Runner have been increasing their market share dramatically over the last year."
May 2, 2000
WebSideStory upgrades Yep
"As WebSideStory Inc. prepares to conduct an initial public offering, it has decided to upgrade its Yep Web Companion, an application that allows users to chat with other Yep users, take each other on guided tours of the Internet, post notes on any Website, view Web surfing statistics, and vote on the quality of each site visited."

May 2, 2000
Yep Web Companion 2.0
"WebSideStory, more commonly known on the Internet for their Webmaster tools and statistics offerings, now offers a Web browser add-on component for users."

May 2, 2000
More Surfers Get Net in More Colors
"Today more than 50% of surfers can view the Web in 65,536 colors, according to new data from the experts at WebSideStory's StatMarket.com."

April 24, 2000
Reboot: L.A. Stories
"Among the information available with HitBox Wireless are a breakdown of Palms vs. cell phones accessing a site, as well as the browser versions and screen resolutions on these appliances."

April 15, 2000
Access to Web Traffic Data Going Wireless
"WebSideStory last week introduced a wireless access feature for its Web-traffic analysis service, letting subscribers use an off-the-shelf handheld data device or a Web-enabled wireless phone to get up-to-the-minute analyses of their site traffic."

April 6, 2000
Leading U.S. Internet Company Unveils New Web Browser
"Netscape, once the Internet's leading browser, has been battling Microsoft and its Explorer browser for market share. Late last year, the data research firm WebSideStory said that Microsoft Explorer accounted for 75 percent of all browsers used on the Internet, while Netscape Navigator accounted for just 24.7 percent."

April 4, 2000
WebSideStory to Track Wireless Net Use
"The San Diego company said its HitBox Wireless product would enable Web sites to track such things as what type of device was used to access the site and in some cases the area code of the user's phone."

April 3, 2000
Keeping Web Customers Happy
"Jacobsen's J and N Computer Services in Fairport, NY, sells computer parts and services, and Jacobsen estimates that he has been able to nearly triple his total hits and page views since he started using HitBox in September, 1999. He also says he has been able to increase average visit times from 2 minutes to 6 minutes, largely attributed to seeing what his customers are doing online and then ge