Myspace does work

[zeroklk]

this does work with myspace do all the usual things setting up a html statcounter

it should look like this

<!-- Start of StatCounter Code -->
<a href="http://www.statcounter.com/" target="_blank"><img src="Your statcount url" invisible=1" alt="hit counter script" border="0"></a>
<!-- End of StatCounter Code -->

where there is text you will have your projects url copy this to clipboard (ctrl+c) |note you must not copy invisible=1|

now Google shorten url these are services that create shorter urls that link to your url |note the new shorter url must end in .com or it will not work|

place the new url in the following code replacing the blue text within the parenthesis

*div style="background-image:url(shorten url (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=shorten+url&btnG=Google+Search)); background-repeat:no-repeat; background-position:center; width:1px; height:1px;"></div*

|note repace astricks * with <and>|

place this text in your about me section I advise putting as the very first line or very last

if this doesn't work for you well you're not doing it right I will not answer further questions

[webado]

You are recommending cloaking the url? How honest is that?

There is a reason MySpace does not allow using such tracking software: it's their website, they allow what thya want and disallow what they want and you are only using it by agreeing to their terms and conditions. What part of "does not allow" don't you understand?

[zeroklk]

The thing is stupid kids are flooding boards with their stupid questions about myspace trackers and disreputable websites are misrepresenting themselves as specializing in myspace trackers then redirecting kids to **** or other BS products not to mention this is the number one method of "hacking" a myspace account. I don't advocate this I just don't care and considering there is a sticky that is woefully inaccurate on the subject I decided to school some idiots on the basics of website coding. not to mention I can't find anywhere they specifically forbid it. Honesty has nothing to do with html. Also you mentioned something about why myspace may have disabled javascript which was in error the reason was because a young kid created a script using java that added the entire network to his freinds list without their approval.

[Rrr]

The thing is stupid kids are flooding boards with their stupid questions about myspace trackers and disreputable websites are misrepresenting themselves as specializing in myspace trackers then redirecting kids to **** or other BS products not to mention this is the number one method of "hacking" a myspace account. I don't advocate this I just don't care and considering there is a sticky that is woefully inaccurate on the subject I decided to school some idiots on the basics of website coding. not to mention I can't find anywhere they specifically forbid it. Honesty has nothing to do with html. Also you mentioned something about why myspace may have disabled javascript which was in error the reason was because a young kid created a script using java that added the entire network to his freinds list without their approval.

Thanks zeroklk :) Did the old ver stop working about two days ago?

[zeroklk]

..but I saw a bunch of msgs and bulletins this morning from people on my friends list asking about it so I tested it

[cuteek]

Hi there, it's not a very good idea to put any kind of tracking on your myspace profile. It can be deleted. If you look in your home page you can see how many profile visits you have had anyway.:razz:

[Moral_Free]

What does it track exactly?

[webado]

Website traffic.

[Jbizzle]

I'm pretty sure I followed the directions given correctly, and it's still not working.
The only thing I can think of that could be causing this is that website I used to shorten the url. Are there any websites that you can recommend to shorten it that are legit?

[webado]

You people don't want to understand that myspace does NOT allow ANY such tracking mechanism, no matter how you want to disguise it. They will block all attempts as they discover them.

[zeroklk]

I'm not sure why Chris seems so against this. It will not give you the name of the user or any other personal info just an approximate locale based upon the ip but usually the locale is 100's of miles away my ip gives my location as 2 states north of my real location. As far as the dreaded myspace profile delete don't worry about it the way myspace handles these things is they ban certain words or domain names from being entered into code (type statcounter into your about me and you'll see).

as far as the short url click on my link (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=shorten+url&btnG=Google+Search) and use the first one

[Sharron]

I'm not sure why Chris seems so against this. It will not give you the name of the user or any other personal info just an approximate locale based upon the ip but usually the locale is 100's of miles away my ip gives my location as 2 states north of my real location. As far as the dreaded myspace profile delete don't worry about it the way myspace handles these things is they ban certain words or domain names from being entered into code (type statcounter into your about me and you'll see).

as far as the short url click on my link (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=shorten+url&btnG=Google+Search) and use the first one

It is NOT Chris's policy , It's NOT Stacounter Policy, IT IS MYSPACE POLICY. Why can't you get that?

And why might you guess that myspace deletes certain words....like statcounter? Because they don't want trackers used on their users sites.

I don't know how statcounter feels about their forum being utilized to get around, hack and manipulate myspace policy.

You travel a thin line here. ps, I've edited this post several times, not only to add a new thought or correct a mis spelling, but because I am trying to be diplomatic and respectful.

[zeroklk]

Oh, I stand corrected then I guess I didn't understand statcounters roll as myspace policy enforcers. The only reason I started the thread in the first place was to point out chis's error in saying it couldn't be done I have no personal interest in this. Statcounter could easily neutralize the workaround I posted and I'd be cool about it (though I'm sure someone else would find away around it).

[rhondafae]

Hi!

Your beef is with MySpace.

They blocked the word, "StatCounter" because they didn't want it used there. It's their perogative, and you should be voicing your complaints with them. :)

[zeroklk]

You don't understand I'm not complaining I don't care i repeat I don't care if it works or not I don't even use myspace anymore its just people asked how to do it so I told them how rather than saying it couldn't be done.

[rhondafae]

Ah. :) Gotcha.

So for any who follow this thread, the answer is, "You cannot use StatCounter with MySpace. Please contact MySpace if you have any further questions".

[Arne]

You don't understand I'm not complaining I don't care i repeat I don't care if it works or not I don't even use myspace anymore its just people asked how to do it so I told them how rather than saying it couldn't be done.
Do you also help kids to grab candy they are not allowed to, because they don't know how to do it? :confused: If they would ask me, I just tell them they are not allowed and that's the reason the candy is stored high up so they would not reach it! I would not help them by breaking the parents rules even if I could, because the rules is theirs no matter what reasons they have even if I don't feel the reasons are right. And, if you don't care, why do you care to tell people how to do it then?

[StevenofNine]

There are two points no one is addressing as we go back and forth.

First: It's almost a dare to tell someone that coding of a certain kind can't be done. If you tell a coder (what we used to call a programmer) he can't write code to do "project x" then he's going to go off and figure it out.

OK, so it seems someone figured out how to mask a statcounter on MySpace. Clever!

What might have been better service is if it was explained to him why MySpace would soon be eliminating it as a means of tracking, not just getting in a pissing contest over whether it could/should be done. No one did.

Second, and most importantly: MySpace is in a very vulnerable situation. It needs to protect itself from being a tool, used by online predators, to connect with potential victims. Thus the ability to Privatise one's account. Thus the efforts to block all tracking software beyond a simple number of Profile hits.

Any means that might show someone who/where a user is that visits a page will be closed down. Now everyone who reads this far can find out why.

Specifically, refer to the MySpace Terms of Service, Segment 8.5, whereby anything that solicits "Personal information from anyone under 18." Thus: StatCounter, which can solicit IP adresses, etc.

If Myspace had such an issue with the insertion of tracking codes, they'd delete accounts that tried.

[webado]

I didn't say it cannot be done with subterfuge, I said MySpace does not allow Statcounter code or any other tracking code (as of when and if they find it). Period.

And I will most definitely NOT help anybody go around MySpace rules by showing just how to break them.

[rhondafae]

Official reply from the chief is, "MySpace doesn't want StatCounter to be used on its service. We should respect their wishes and not encourage people to use statcounter on myspace."

That's good enough for me. :)

[StevenofNine]

I didn't say it cannot be done with subterfuge, I said MySpace does not allow Statcounter code or any other tracking code (as of when and if they find it). Period.

And I will most definitely NOT help anybody go around MySpace rules by showing just how to break them.


Would it hurt to explain that the no-tracking policy is a socially-conscious method, not a prevention of 3rd party code for self-inerest?

[webado]

Would it hurt to explain that the no-tracking policy is a socially-conscious method, not a prevention of 3rd party code for self-inerest?

Probably not, but I've explained that numerous times and am quite sick and tired of the whole MySpace argument. Considering the kind of riff-raff one meets there on one hand and clueless gullible kids on the other, small wonder they'd want to ban tracking. It's a tiny effort to clean up the MySpace reputation as a hotbed for stalking misguided rebellious kids.