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Karthick S
from Chennai |

Hi guys,

In the past one month, my blog has started receiving large number of views from Firebird browser. I have had 2780 visitors from Firebird in one month which is 54% of my viewers. There are 3259 visitors from US as against 911 from India.

It has never happened that way. What is happening to my blog? Is it normal?

I am not able to find anything substancial in google about Firebird or the issue.

It would be great if someone can help me come out of this issue.

thanks.

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Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Even my Blogger account is showing Firebird as the major source. Firebird is the previous name of Firefox.

When an automated program requests your webpage, it will be able to set the browser name to whatever it wants. In this case, it is setting it as 'FireBird'. 

Use GA for tracking your visitors. It excludes bot traffic Smile ( and so, your numbers fall down a lot ) 

There is nothing you can do about that traffic. Just ignore it. And don't visit referral url's which look unusual. 

See this and this thread for more information. ( Read my replies in those threads ) 

Razi
from Malappuram |

For me its Vampirestats.. Cool

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

Even for me. I wonder why are they Vampire? Surprised

Nandini Deka
from Bombay |

i also get vampirestat and filmhill....i dont click though...wat if they are hackersInnocentCool

Razi
from Malappuram |

They supposed to suck our blood through blog..:-O

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

That vampirestat is a harmless spam link Tongue out

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

Ranjith calling themselves Vampire..they for sure don't want to sound harmless :-O

I freaked out first time I saw the name :-O :-O

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

They are friendly vegetarian vampires Innocent

Razi
from Malappuram |

But I am Non veg..Cool

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

So, you're a non veg vampire? Or do are a non-veg human who eats vampires? Surprised

Razi
from Malappuram |

A non veg human who doesnt eat vampires Innocent

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Undecided

CyberKID
from India |

Did you try doing some browser compatibility testing? maybe using browsershots or such? When you or someone tries to do browser compatibility testing, these browsers and their visits get registered in your site traffic, and since this is requests that are getting generated from different IP's and locations almost all over the world, you receive traffic that is generated from different IP's and locations. And since these fetch your pages for testing compatibility, you can expect traffic using never or less heard of browsers like SeaMonkey, Konquerer, Dillo, Epiphany, etc. 

Razi
from Malappuram |

and what would be consequenses..?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

CK Do you know those browser names or did you copy paste them? Innocent I think you overlooked the number specified by the TS : 2780  vsits in one month Tongue out

@ Razi You will feel happy seeing a rise in pageviews. And your heart will break when you realise that they are bots! Foot in mouth

CyberKID
from India |

Ranjith, of course I don't know those browser names personally, as I haven't used any of these. I just copy pasted those names from browsershots. and referring to those stats, it's possible to get that number in a single day, so a whole month isn't very uncommon. If you'd like give it a try. This isn't uncommon for web and seo professionals to use those services to check compatibility of their websites over platforms

CyberKID
from India |

Ranjith, of course I don't know those browser names personally, as I haven't used any of these. I just copy pasted those names from browsershots to quote as examples. and referring to those stats, it's possible to get that number in a single day, so a whole month isn't very uncommon. If you'd like give it a try. This isn't uncommon for web and seo professionals to use those services to check compatibility of their websites over different platforms, network connections and locations. And since the demise of Adobe's browser labs, the cross browser testing utility, browser shots is IMO the only one comparabe left that's quite good and free too.

Razi
from Malappuram |

and whos is this adsense watchdogs..?? FBI Dogs..? SurprisedLaughing

CyberKID
from India |

Bhai of vampirestats

Razi
from Malappuram |

Nice to meet you !Cool

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

I don't want to play with my stats. Laughing

May be, I should try it with some other person's blog. Money mouth

Razi
from Malappuram |

I wont Ranjith.. My pageviews are still 154 or something Cool

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

You = The person who gets that bot traffic Wink

Razi
from Malappuram |

I am begging now Laughing

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Even me! Wink

Razi
from Malappuram |

Have you visited my blog onceUndecided..??

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Yes Razi. I had. I felt so jealous of your drawings and I immediately closed your blog. :((

Razi
from Malappuram |

haha.. You are so cruel.. Foot in mouth

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Innocent

No, I'm not. Give me your pencils / colour pencil  / paints and I'll visit your blog everyday. Laughing

Razi
from Malappuram |

I will give you adobe premium suite too.. Laughing

Pencil and paper  you can get from Central Mall.. 

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Adobe premium suite Surprised I find it too difficult to learn how to use such complicated softwares. Undecided

Colour Pencils are enough! Cool

Razi
from Malappuram |

..What about  Adobe photoshope..?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Other than MS Paint , everything looks complicated for me. Undecided

Razi
from Malappuram |

You better buy some cryons from the next stationary shop//Sealed

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Crayons? Tongue out I am very bad at using crayons. :(( I use colour pencils and sketches! Smile

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

Ranjith I can loan you crayons. I have tonss Wink

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Loan? Should I pay the loan back? Undecided

Razi
from Malappuram |

 Whoaa.. Indian Economy is getting down like "Loan for cryon" !!  So SadFrown

Fairy Princess
from Delhi |

Razi, it's not "loan for crayons," it's "crayons on loan".....two different things Smile

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Razi The rupee is falling! Frown 

Razi
from Malappuram |

Ranjith.. Be careful. Dont be hurt LaughingLaughing

Razi
from Malappuram |

PM.. things may be different but its the matter of result...Innocent:)):)):))

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Surprised

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

So much confusion my crayons will get lost like this Surprised

No crayons on loan now Yell

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Then give them for free Sfurti Innocent

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

Nothing is free in this world kido Money mouth

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Are they collecting taxes for using air also? Surprised

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

Till now there are no obvious taxes for bodily functions like breathing, bathing etc etc Wink 

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Did you forget that you will have to pay the water bill? Surprised

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai |

why are you guys giving importance to blogspot traffic report? Use Google analytics.

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

I was wondering who this new man with a new gravataar is. Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

:))

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

It's not rocking. The chocolate got tired of the people around him and is flying to outer space. Tongue out

Nandini Deka
from Bombay |

cakewala shud have a cake at gravatar

Sfurti Juztamom
from Mumbai |

It is a flying eclairs not a Cake!!

Eclairs is not a lie..it is yum!!

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Innocent

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai |

Brand new Sorcerer! Different face, Different lulz, different different, but still the same guy!

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Got married? Innocent

The Sorcerer
from Mumbai |

No! Where's the fun in that??? Seriously doubt I am a marraige material :P.

Razi
from Malappuram |

Doubt..????:-O:-O:-O:-O:)):))

CyberKID
from India |

don't know whether there's any increase anywhere but, there's surely sudden increase of visitors on OP's thread Cool and OP nowhere to be seen.Undecided

CyberKID
from India |

OP=Original Poster (TS)

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

@ Vijay

TS != The Sorcerer

TS = Thread Starter

Tongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

Yes! Laughing

CyberKID
from India |

what's that VP :-?

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

@ CK Vijay wants you to waste your time by reading that [ not so useful Sealed ] article. Innocent

CyberKID
from India |

I don't! I won't! waste my time reading that Vijay, come up with better tricks Tongue out. I skimmed through that article. If you want to get my time wasted, put up some interesting tech links, any tech, aviation, warfare, computer, electronics, etc.Cool

Razi
from Malappuram |

CK is intelligent , he is a geographer too SurprisedSurprisedTongue out

Vijay Prabhu
from Mumbai |

Razi he is a kid after all, he need to learn all things Sealed

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

CK Read the 'The Art of Computer Programming' Tongue out

CyberKID
from India |

Ranjith, done that already Tongue out. Since, I don't have an eye for art or literature Undecided, I've replaced "art" with "book" and read them, done it on the computer a lot of times, still like doing it Smile.

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

CK Surprised

I wonder how you read those books Innocent 

CyberKID
from India |

Ranjith Surprised what do you mean by you wonder? I know how to read books Tongue out.

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

:))

I heard people saying that those books are too mathematical and use assembly language. Undecided I don't know whether it's true or not. Undecided

Vijay Prabhu
from Mumbai |

Ranjith I have never been visited by this firebird thingyTongue out

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

May be the bots don't know your blog! Laughing

CyberKID
from India |

should I do that? Laughing

Vijay Prabhu
from Mumbai |

Good Ranjith thanks and do what CK I will let loose the spam king on ur blogWink

Ranjith
from hyderabad |

:))

tinku shaji
from Coimbatore |

Hey Vijay I am Tinku Shaji not Tinkujee ShaaCool

Vijay Prabhu
from Mumbai |

OK sorry TS I place the ji at a wrong place

tinku shaji
from Coimbatore |

Razi..

Visited your blog now.. God your an amazing artist and your blog is awesome.

Razi
from Malappuram |

Tinku shaji.. Thanks buddy..!