Category Archives: Metrics

getting faster at getting faster

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Christopher Blizzard

Two things of note: 1. The update offer of Firefox 3.6 to users of Firefox 3 and Firefox 3.5 is the first time we’ve ever done an offer to a .0 release to our user base. We’ve always waited until … Continue reading →

Posted in Firefox, Metrics | 1 Comment

performance, chrome, mozilla and tracemonkey

Posted on September 3, 2008 by Christopher Blizzard

So, V8. Well-hyped. It’s got a cool logo. And many claims are being made about its performance. But it is not the only kid on the block. As we blogged about a couple of weeks ago, Mozilla has been investing … Continue reading →

Posted in Google, Google Chrome, JavaScript, Metrics, TraceMonkey, V8 | 17 Comments

Firefox Download Day

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Christopher Blizzard

Firefox 3 is about to be released and we’re trying to set a world record for the most number of downloads in a day. So sign up for the list and get ready. Our release date will be announced soon!

Posted in Firefox, Metrics, Mozilla | 2 Comments

“twitter reach” as a metric?

Posted on May 25, 2008 by Christopher Blizzard

Karim got me thinking about metrics around twitter. He’s suggesting a followers to following ratio (in my case about 164/132: 1.23 or so – grown from 148/119.) I personally like posts / followers, which helps understand how many people you’re … Continue reading →

Posted in Metrics, Twitter | 5 Comments