Google Fonts Analytics

#1

Post by rememberlenny » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 6:12 PM UTC

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

#2

Post by boarnoah » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:23 PM UTC

It looks like its lumping Android in with desktop linux. Since they are differentiating platforms by the user agent that seems like an easy thing to fix?

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

#3

Post by cronix » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:24 PM UTC

Yeah, 36 trillion requests slowing down the loading of websites. Way, unnecessarily, overused.

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

#4

Post by paulmendoza » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:25 PM UTC

cronix wrote: post #3

Yeah, 36 trillion requests slowing down the loading of websites. Way, unnecessarily, overused.

If google embedded the top fonts in the browser this wouldn’t be an issue. I don’t understand why the font selection in browsers is so limited.

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

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Post by ckdarby » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:26 PM UTC

How to track everyone, everywhere.

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

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Post by jsw » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:27 PM UTC

paulmendoza wrote: post #4

cronix wrote: post #3

Yeah, 36 trillion requests slowing down the loading of websites. Way, unnecessarily, overused.

If google embedded the top fonts in the browser this wouldn’t be an issue. I don’t understand why the font selection in browsers is so limited.

That sweet, sweet traffic data.

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

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Post by trillic » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:29 PM UTC

paulmendoza wrote: post #4

cronix wrote: post #3

Yeah, 36 trillion requests slowing down the loading of websites. Way, unnecessarily, overused.

If google embedded the top fonts in the browser this wouldn’t be an issue. I don’t understand why the font selection in browsers is so limited.

The top fonts aren't the issue for page loading, they'll be cached 99% of the time. It's more obscure fonts that actually hit the server causing the issue.

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

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Post by theandrewbailey » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:31 PM UTC

paulmendoza wrote: post #4

cronix wrote: post #3

Yeah, 36 trillion requests slowing down the loading of websites. Way, unnecessarily, overused.

If google embedded the top fonts in the browser this wouldn’t be an issue. I don’t understand why the font selection in browsers is so limited.

Last I checked, browsers don't come with fonts. Browsers use the OS's fonts if a webpage doesn't have them. I'd rather browsers not maintain their own fonts.

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

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Post by StLCylone » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:33 PM UTC

paulmendoza wrote: post #4

cronix wrote: post #3

Yeah, 36 trillion requests slowing down the loading of websites. Way, unnecessarily, overused.

If google embedded the top fonts in the browser this wouldn’t be an issue. I don’t understand why the font selection in browsers is so limited.

Loading fonts is tracking and data collection. It's what Google does. If they build the fonts into the browser, then tracking/data collections calls are not made.

Re: Google Fonts Analytics

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Post by sbr464 » Wed, Feb 19, 2020, 7:37 PM UTC

Get the raw JSON stats & font info with below links. Use httpie for color/formatted results (replace curl with http):

  curl https://fonts.google.com/metadata/stats
  curl https://fonts.google.com/metadata/fonts