4 best stats plugin for WordPress

The blogging software of WordPress.org is no doubt the best blogging platform out there. It powers numerous blogs on the web. As a matter of fact the blogs at WordPress.com are all powered by the same platform. Knowing how well your blog stands in the web traffic is very important as it gives you an insight on your blogging. So it is important to install a stats plugin on your blog. In this article we will tell you about 4 very good stats plugin out there.

1. Blog Stats by W3Counter

This Plugin lets you track visits on your blog using the free web stats service from  W3Counter.com. All information is provided to you in real time and lets you have an insight into how and from where are the hits coming on to your blog. Using this plugin you can embed stats in your website or blog, create custom interfaces to view your stats and build custom reports for your company or clients. You can also Mash-up stats with other web service APIs.

2. Google Analytics

Google Analytics (GA) is one of the best stats solutions your wordpress blog traffic. It is  powerful, flexible and easy-to-use. Google Analytics prepares you to write and build better websites. Using GA you can isolate and analyze subsets of your traffic with a fast interactive segment builder. You can also uncover insights using an interactive multi-dimensional analysis tool. Integrating Google Analytics into your WordPress blog is very easy. You might like to read more about how to integrate Google Analytics into your WordPress blog.

3. WordPress.com stats Plugin

WordPress.com stats plugin is yet another stats plugin for wordpress. The best part  about this plugin is that it is simple to install and use and comes from the creators of WordPress. The interface is very soothing. The statistics are packed full with lot of information like Google keywords that brought search traffic to your blog, daily, monthly and yearly charts of the number of visitors to your blog. Another great feature of this plugin is that it doesn’t count your own visits to your blog once you are logged in as the blog author or administrator.

4. Sitemeter

Site Meter's comprehensive real time website tracking and counter tools give you instant  access to vital information and data about your sites audience and the number of pageviews you are clocking everyday. With sitemeter’s detailed reporting you'll have a clear picture of who is visiting your site, how they found you, where they came from, what interests them and much more. Sitemeter registrations are free of charge unless you opt for some of the enhanced features.

World's 1st Practical Artificial Leaf

A team at MIT has developed an artificial leaf from a set of inexpensive catalysts including nickel and cobalt, which is claimed to be 10 times as efficient as a real leaf at the photosynthesis process. Researchers expect the artificial leaf to revolutionise power storage in developing countries like India.

Claiming one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy, a team of scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created the world's first practical artificial leaf that can use sunlight to break water into hydrogen and oxygen which can then be used to create electricity in a separate fuel cell. "A practical artificial leaf has been one of the Holy Grails of science for decades. We believe we have done it. And placed in a gallon of water and left in sun, these artificial leaves could provide a home in the developing world with basic electricity for a day," MIT’s Daniel Nocera, who led the research team, said.

The very first artificial leaf was created by John Turner of the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, over a decade ago, but it lasted for only one day and was made of expensive metals too, making it impractical.
"Our goal is to make each home its own power station. One can envision villages in India and Africa not long from now purchasing an affordable basic power system based on this technology," Daniel added.
For their research, the scientists identified a set of inexpensive, common catalysts including nickel and cobalt that get the job done with far less expense. And, in the laboratory their playing-card-sized leaves have worked continuously for 45 straight hours without a drop in output. However, scientists are still trying to boost both efficiency and lifespan of their photosynthetic material.
“Nature is powered by photosynthesis, and I think that the future world will be powered by photosynthesis as well in the form of this artificial leaf,” added Nocera.