Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by tersiag » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:55 AM UTC

Hi, I would like to introduce Gazehub, an online eye tracking and web analytics platform that shows you real-time data of where visitors look (and click) on your website.

We are currently running a free limited beta.

To sign up, visit www.gazehub.com

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by mikemoka » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:59 AM UTC

interesting

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by tersiag » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 5:59 AM UTC

mikemoka wrote: post #2

interesting

We made it as easy as google analytics, where you just have to put a tracking code in your website to get eye tracking data

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by timthimmaiah » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:37 AM UTC

I'm guessing this requires access to a site viewer's webcam? That would be a request that probably wouldn't fly with new, unique site visitors.

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by tersiag » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 6:42 AM UTC

timthimmaiah wrote: post #4

I'm guessing this requires access to a site viewer's webcam? That would be a request that probably wouldn't fly with new, unique site visitors.

Hi, actually were not using webcams at all. We using real eye trackers. Commercial eye trackers are becoming cheaper (eg. $99 see https://theeyetribe.com/) and even the bigger eye tracking companies such as Tobii and SMI are starting to make low cost eye trackers.

Tobii, which is partly owned by Intel, has also already developed laptops that have eye trackers intergrated

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by seivazi » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 7:05 AM UTC

The problem with current analytic tools is that they are good for site with huge number of visitors. I can not get anything from few number of visitors.

With real eye tracking i can even know why people left my page in first 10 seconds. Where they looks in first 10 seconds.

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by codeddesign » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 7:32 AM UTC

Wait... So I would have to purchase a $99 "eye tracker" just so that some random website can follow my eye movement?

Seriously? I understand the concept, but if it relies on 3rd party software/hardware for the user that has a camera to watch the user, it would never work.

Good concept, but bad implementation.

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by tersiag » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 7:39 AM UTC

codeddesign wrote: post #7

Wait... So I would have to purchase a $99 "eye tracker" just so that some random website can follow my eye movement? Seriously? I understand the concept, but if it relies on 3rd party software/hardware for the user that has a camera to watch the user, it would never work. Good concept, but bad implementation.

Hi, your thinking about right now. In a few years time, eye tracking will be as widespread as webcams are today. Plus there are already tens of thousand eye trackers in the world. And as the technology is maturing, its becoming more available

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by seivazi » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 7:40 AM UTC

codeddesign wrote: post #7

Wait... So I would have to purchase a $99 "eye tracker" just so that some random website can follow my eye movement? Seriously? I understand the concept, but if it relies on 3rd party software/hardware for the user that has a camera to watch the user, it would never work. Good concept, but bad implementation.

No, you don't need to buy anything. We have all real eye trackers. What you need to do is to just register and add the tracking code to your site. It is very similar to google analytics and crazyegg but here there is data from real eye trackers.

Re: Show HN: real-time eye tracking web analytics

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Post by timhargis » Tue, Nov 05, 2013, 7:51 AM UTC

tersiag wrote: post #8

codeddesign wrote: post #7

Wait... So I would have to purchase a $99 "eye tracker" just so that some random website can follow my eye movement? Seriously? I understand the concept, but if it relies on 3rd party software/hardware for the user that has a camera to watch the user, it would never work. Good concept, but bad implementation.

Hi, your thinking about right now. In a few years time, eye tracking will be as widespread as webcams are today. Plus there are already tens of thousand eye trackers in the world. And as the technology is maturing, its becoming more available

So what does a user need to have for you to be able to track their eye movement?