YouTube Debuts Viewer Analytics Tool

Online video makers can now watch those watching their videos.

Google (NSDQ: GOOG)’s YouTube on Thursday released YouTube Insight, a free video analytics tool designed to help video makers understand more about where their viewers are and how those viewers found their videos.

“For example, uploaders can see how often their videos are viewed in different geographic regions, as well as how popular they are relative to all videos in that market over a given period of time,” a YouTube blog post explains. “You can also delve deeper into the lifecycle of your videos, like how long it takes for a video to become popular, and what happens to video views as popularity peaks.”

The metrics YouTube is making available are likely to be appreciated by marketers and professional video makers, who can use the information to see where videos are popular and to correlate changing viewership with related promotions and events.

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Injuries at Six Flags

A visit to the local theme park doesn’t always have a happy ending.

Six Flags Over Texas has averaged about 50 guest injuries a year since 2005, ranging from small cuts to dislocated knees and neck strains. At Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, the water park has reported about 20 guest injuries per year in the past three years.

Most of the injuries occurred on the big roller coasters, the Titan and the Texas Giant, which often jostle riders around. But a number of injuries also occurred while guests waited in line, often small children playing on line ropes or running in line.

Rides with the most injuries 2005-07

Six Flags Over Texas

Titan — 22

Texas Giant –14

Runaway Mountain — 12

Texas Tornado — 9*

Roaring Rapids — 7

Shockwave — 7

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