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April 30, 2009
Google Analytics Pro Toolset Prefers Firefox To Chrome
Seems many tech savvy people have a preference for Firefox, even Google touts using it as opposed to Chrome when employing their recommendations for analytic pro tools of the trade.
The plugins for Firefox are its attraction, something Chrome has yet to develop.
Last year, employees at Microsoft were found to be using the Mosiac browser. Seems Firefox will be continuing to grab market share, especially with their competitors recommending them.
Posted by Frank Watson on April 30, 2009 10:45 PM
Comments
Never thought I'd read an article where google takes preference over a competitors product
RadioHead May 1, 2009 2:10 AM
I also found that Google Analytics article a bit ironic when they mentioned using Firefox. then I noticed this at the bottom which might explain it: "Posted by Caleb Whitmore of Analytics Pros, a Google Analytics Authorized Consultant"
Neal G May 1, 2009 3:21 PM
I think there are people at Google using Firefox - the plugins are hard to pass up.
Aussiewebmaster May 2, 2009 12:11 AM
I don't think anyone can look past Firefox - the amount of good quality plugins and their (proven) usefulness for SEO purposes means that whoever you work for, you need to use it!
alex redmond May 2, 2009 3:34 AM
Thanks for discussing my post on the GA blog :). I can't speak for those inside the Googleplex, but personally I use Chrome as my default browser. That said, for overall Google Analytics debugging, Firefox wins because of the add-ons.
However, I think you failed to notice tool #5, which was "Page Execution Speed: Chrome JavaScript Console". As I noted in the post, I use JavaScript Console for checking the latency between when the page begins loading and when the Google Analytics tracking script is loaded and tracking hits are sent. Chrome is insanely fast at executing JavaScript, so if there is a delay due to other scripts running on the page that is significant enough to impact Google Analytics tracking, then other browsers are likely to be impacted more significantly. If it takes 6 or 8 or 10 seconds for the GA tracking to run the reports will be missing a lot of data.
Best,
-Caleb
Caleb Whitmore May 2, 2009 7:25 PM
I edit the Google Analytics blog and have to give a nod to Firebug as an amazing tool for debugging. That said, I'm really hoping (and expecting) Chrome will see some powerful add-ons of its own in coming months.
Sebastian May 4, 2009 11:35 AM
