Webmasters Stack Exchange
Webmasters Stack Exchange

Questions tagged [quantcast]

9 questions
28
votes
2 answers

Quantcast http://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel request 302 redirects to Facebook and other ad networks

I just spent a few hours investigating what I thought might be a malicious Chrome extension (using developer tool to audit them, highly recommended!), an ISP/DNS injection issue, or a malware infection, but best I can tell this is occurring as a…
Greg Bray
  • 583
  • 5
  • 11
7
votes
2 answers

Difference between Alexa, Google Analytics, Quantcast and Compete website statistics

I am getting confused by the following traffic metric systems: Google Analytics, Alexa, Quantcast and Compete metrics because they each show different values. ie. unique traffic, visits, pageviews, etc. Which among them would be the most reliable…
Jimmy Obonyo Abor
  • 333
  • 2
  • 9
5
votes
1 answer

How does quantcast determine values in metrics like "percent of site visitors with a master's degree"?

I recently started using Quantcast on my site to determine my audience (which, really the site is so small now that I already know). When I look at some of the metrics on Quantcast, I see gender, education level, etc. How does quantcast determine…
Ryan Hayes
  • 417
  • 1
  • 6
  • 11
3
votes
1 answer

Is there a (free) reliable place to get statistics from sites, more reliable than Alexa, Quantcast, Compete?

I mean, seems there's no way. I am just asking in case someone knows of a recent new site being more accurate. I am aware of Alexa's, Compete and Quantcast inaccuracies and/or limited system/range of sites to get their stats. I also know about…
S.gfx
  • 906
  • 5
  • 9
3
votes
1 answer

I have never created Quantcast account why still they show my site's Quantcast rank?

I have never registered for Quantcast and placed Quantcast code on my site. Still, on many website value checker sites I found some number as Quantcast for my site. Does this rank really matter for a SEO? If yes, then is there any powerful method…
Hardik Mer
  • 131
  • 3
2
votes
1 answer

What does the Quantcast __qca cookie do?

I'm reviewing the cookies served up from my website and one of them is a first-party cookie __qca which seems to be set by Quantcast. I'm sure this is just used for tracking, but I can't find this cookie discussed anywhere on Quantcast's website or…
Loftx
  • 471
  • 4
  • 11
1
vote
1 answer

How can you set cookieless subdomain with Quantcast

I have correctly setup Google Analtycis so GA is not setting cookies for my subdomain. I mean for my static subdomain. But Quantcast is setting. What i wonder is can i prevent Quantcast to set cookie to my static subdomain which is…
Furkan Gözükara
  • 371
  • 1
  • 2
  • 11
1
vote
1 answer

Is there an easy way to see the Top 100 Global Websites based on monthly uniques?

I can easily see the top 100 sites on Quantcast, or most of their competitors, but they're based on US uniques. Now, Quantcast provides Top Lists for non-US Visitors, but they're country by country, so I'd have to dump the Top list from each country…
Jaydles
  • 111
  • 3
0
votes
2 answers

Quantcast reporting

Looking at a Quantcast report I see that they have metrics like women, male, children and different age groups, etc. How do they determine which visitor to the site is woman, male, child, old man, etc?
Jimmy Obonyo Abor
  • 333
  • 2
  • 9