tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post3398708081131383630..comments2023-11-03T06:04:08.211-07:00Comments on Second Effects: Sailing with Toshiba!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-22038208834159758462007-11-20T21:27:00.000-08:002007-11-20T21:27:00.000-08:00I stand corrected, Tateru! There obviously is more...I stand corrected, Tateru! There obviously is more to the traffic number than I had heard. Do you have a link to a description of the formula? I'd love to understand it better than I do now. <BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, all I know is that those places with traffic of 52,000 always seem to be busy - but usually with camping zombies! <BR/><BR/>Calculating traffic and the value of it is clearly a difficult matter. I was thinking about this the other day when looking at traffic numbers for different stores. My store has an open design where it's easy to find things quickly and then leave. Other stores have more complex (confusing) layouts that cause visitors to take longer to find what they want. So which is better? What would the traffic numbers say? And would they be at all useful? Other parcels involve immersive experiences that require long visits to complete get value. The value of a visit is not necessarily proportional to the duration of a visit.29Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774745025489530791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-85924245352606519482007-11-20T20:27:00.000-08:002007-11-20T20:27:00.000-08:00Well, Linden Lab have explained it at length. It's...Well, Linden Lab have explained it at length. It's _complex_ and it suits a specific purpose very well. What it's not actually any good for is telling how much real traffic you had.<BR/><BR/>It's more about aggregating percentage of daily attention of users for a piece of land, relative to other pieces of land.<BR/><BR/>It's possible that 67 got _more_ traffic than 1000 - or that the same traffic the next day will give you a different figure. It depends on what the people do throughout the 24 hour day more than it depends on the time they spend on your land.Tateru Ninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511461929629749578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-9219715256331427902007-11-20T20:17:00.000-08:002007-11-20T20:17:00.000-08:00I agree - the traffic formula is a kind of virtual...I agree - the traffic formula is a kind of virtual mystery. I've read many different claims from those who figure they know how it works, but probably only Linden Labs knows (or maybe not!)<BR/><BR/>In any case, a traffic figure of 62 no doubt means the place is basically empty compared to another having 1000 traffic - regardless of how it's calculated.29Blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06774745025489530791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-41313324366061249112007-11-19T22:25:00.000-08:002007-11-19T22:25:00.000-08:00Just a small correction - the traffic figure doesn...Just a small correction - the traffic figure doesn't have a direct correlation to the number of minutes. Three people spending N minutes on a parcel will generate quite different results depending on who the three people are and what else they are spending their time doing during the day.<BR/><BR/>That is, as the traffic system is currently implemented.Tateru Ninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14511461929629749578noreply@blogger.com