How accurate is AdLogger?

Discussion in 'Reporting & Stats' started by simonjones, Jun 6, 2007.

  1. #1
    Installed AdLogger not even an hour ago, and already it's come up with 34 total clicks, 21 uniques. However, I signed in to Adsense and have only seen it increase by a couple clicks.

    I've read that AdLogger isn't 100% accurate due to the way it works, but is it usually this much off the mark?

    Also, I just added Link Units which accounted for 21 of the clicks, so I'm guessing this could be a factor if a user hasn't clicked again after.

    Glad I added the Link Units actually, didn't realise they'd be getting more clicks than the ads themselves (check lovemyflash.com to see placement).

    Thanks!
    Simon
     
    simonjones, Jun 6, 2007 IP
  2. westonburton

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    AdLogger can be a real pain. I've a site that does approx 400-500 clicks/day (according to AdSense) but AdLogger is reporting over 1200. I've several pages that open into new windows (they are derived from search results, so users don't have to go back and do a new search each time) and AdLogger thinks people are clicking ads there when they aren't..

    Here is a tip, turn off the email alerts :)
     
    westonburton, Jun 7, 2007 IP
  3. simonjones

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    I ended up just getting rid of AdLogger completely. Wasn't even remotely accurate.
     
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    adlogger was not working for me. It just got annoyed, in some sites, I got a lot of wrong clicks with adlogger, while on other sites, it was just not working!
     
    torvalds, Jun 9, 2007 IP
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    trocobob Banned

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    i have tried it , but all the info which give was not useful .. i recieve between 10 warning 7-12 clicks from the same IP in my mail
     
    trocobob, Jun 9, 2007 IP
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    AdLogger, asRep, etc. are not very accurate.
    They could be used just to have an idea who is clickbombing you.
     
    zexy, Jun 9, 2007 IP
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    AdLogger was rarely accurate for me.
     
    keyz, Jun 9, 2007 IP