Several people talked about using Google Analytics at the Evaluation Tools session at last weeks' MCN conference. There was a general impression that there is a long waiting list to get the service. I came home and was able to sign up immediately. (Implementing the GA script on our pages may take a bit of time, though.)
I have been using some Google services going back a ways, so that may have jumped me in queue. But the likeliest explanation is that there is no more queue, or that it is very short. So, let me encourage folks interested in this tool as a supplement to current web analytics, to sign up at their earliest convenience: http://www.google.com/analytics/ And many thanks to the folks who put together that panel - it was one of the more informative ones of the conference and was much enjoyed. ari
