{"id":721,"date":"2012-03-29T16:16:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-29T16:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloggy.libsyn.com\/?p=721"},"modified":"2013-03-13T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2013-03-13T16:18:33","slug":"libsyn-stats-are-changing-for-the-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libsyn.com\/blog\/libsyn-stats-are-changing-for-the-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Libsyn Stats Are Changing For The Better"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Big Changes To Libsyn Stats<\/h3>\n

One of the top reasons we hear from you that you chose libsyn as your host\u00a0is for our stats.<\/p>\n

Many of you check the stats on a daily or even hourly\u00a0basis (don\u2019t try and deny it\u2026we totally know you do!) In order to feed your obsession we want to make sure we have as few delays as possible in\u00a0the reporting of the stats.<\/p>\n

In the past we relied on logs to be sent to\u00a0us from our CDN – and there have been a few cases this year where there\u00a0was a delay in those stats. \u00a0It is because of this that\u00a0we are going to change our procedure\u00a0so\u00a0that we get the numbers directly from our traffic servers<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This will\u00a0help speed up reporting.<\/p>\n

We expect to see better stats responsiveness which means less delays and improved accuracy\/timeliness<\/p>\n

This also gives us a chance to improve the algorithm we are using for the\u00a0stats<\/strong> – which has not really changed since libsyn started back in 2004.<\/p>\n

Back then downloads were mostly just that – downloads.<\/p>\n

Today we are seeing\u00a0more and more requests from smartphones. The way smartphones request the files is different than back in the day of downloads from iPodderX and even\u00a0iTunes.<\/p>\n

Because of this unique request,\u00a0we will be filtering out multiple requests from\u00a0the same smartphone.<\/p>\n

We have been running tests for the past few weeks\u00a0and some shows dropped a little – and others we found went up a little.\u00a0 Overall there was an average decrease of about 7% which was skewed from a few large shows that have a large percentage of smartphone traffic.<\/p>\n

For those shows with smartphone traffic –\u00a0there may be\u00a0a drop of 10% to 15% in their stats or even a little more depending on the makeup of the traffic for their show. \u00a0Some shows should expect the impact to be negligible at this time.<\/p>\n

We feel the new\u00a0stats\u00a0algorithm\u00a0will be our most accurate to date and is designed to keep up with the changing smartphone usage landscape.<\/h4>\n

We understand some will not\u00a0be happy to see any drop in stats – but we feel this change in the stats will provide\u00a0more accurate and truthful\u00a0downloads that reflect the way that podcast consumption\u00a0has been changing to more podcast streaming and downloads from smartphones.<\/p>\n

When will the stats be changing?<\/h3>\n

This Saturday March 31, from noon to midnight.<\/em><\/p>\n

Please refer to more specifics on the libsyn support post<\/a><\/p>\n

Please let us know any questions \/ concerns you might have with regards to the change in stats in the comments below!<\/p>\n

More concerns? email rob (at) wizzard (dot) tv<\/p>\n

For any technical issues, please continue to contact – support@libsyn.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Image credit via CC \u201cWeek 12\u201d by thrp<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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