Man, now I really feel bad about what I said about Marshall Sponder awhile back …
Crap.
Awhile back I spouted off about not liking Avinash’s strategy for ranking “web analytics bloggers” and said something less than complimentary about Marshall Sponder, the WebMetricsGuru blogger. Now Marshall goes and writes one of the most positively effusive pieces about Visual Sciences I’ve ever read titled Visual Science’s Superior Web Analytics Product.
Loaded with quotes like “no other analytics product on the market today can touch Visual Sciences power to categorize data” and “Visual Sciences is the best Web Analytics platform money can buy - no question of it” this post is worth a read. Some of his comments border on hyperbole but it’s pretty typical of the response you get when someone with web analytics experience sees Visual Site for the first time.
Plus, given the recent hubbub in the Yahoo! group about tag validation, his “refrigerator” analogy is worth a read. I guess I hadn’t really thought about it that way …
So yeah, I feel bad. I don’t know Marshall very well and pretty much ended up on his bad side but now I hope to see him at Emetrics so I can buy him a drink. Marshall, if you read this blog (I kinda doubt you do) find me at the Sheraton, drinks are on me.
Raymond added the following ...
Eric,
My respect for you just escalated. We are are not always right, but have to grow to admit mistakes.
Marshall Sponder is a great metrics professional. I am confident he also reads your blog because you are worth reading.
I look forward to meeting you at eMetrics.
WebMetricsGuru added the following ...
Hi Eric,
Got the message, quite by accident by following my referral logs, and Thank You!!! I’m touched - and grinning too.
Now about the round of drinks next month - looking forward to it!!! I got a couple fellow Web Analysts at IBM that also want to join in the first round, if that’s ok.
Till later,
Marshall Sponder
Eric added the following ...
Daniel and Raymond,
Thanks very much for your feedback. It’s greatly appreciated.
Marshall,
Absolutely, drinks on me. Bring the IBM crew, no problem!
Eric Peterson
Daniel Waisberg added the following ...
Your comment reminded me of a very good phrase from William Blake. Hope it makes sense for you both.
“I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath, my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not, my wrath did grow.”