Getting 'ouk' in your Search Stats?
Tue, 22 May, 2007 – 9:42 am
I've been seeing 'ouk' as a search term on a few different sets of stats. I couldn't work it out especially when it wasn't just on my sites but others too.
Then today, whilst looking at my WordPress Stats, I noticed a search had been made on Orange UK website. Suddenly I saw 'ouk' as a value in the URL
http://search.orange.co.uk/all?brand=ouk&tab=web&q=test&…
As you can see, the first variable in this URL is 'brand' which has the value of 'ouk'. Because the actual query is the third variable ('test'), I'm guessing stats programs are picking up on the first one.
Well it's solved a mystery for me, hope it may do for someone else!
Phew – I'm glad it's not just me. Apparently Ouk is a Cambodian variation of chess – just one of the many things I learned which researching this particular item from my log stats!
By Graeme Lamb on Sat, 22 September, 2007
It is quite wierd seeing it in your search queries. Am impressed at how far you've looked
By Sarah on Sat, 22 September, 2007
Ahhhhhhh. Right.
By Iain on Sun, 16 December, 2007
I guess the penny has dropped!
By Sarah on Sun, 16 December, 2007
Haha thanks for this. I just googled 'ouk' to find out why it was a search term in my web stats and found this!
Thanks for the info! Happy Blogging!
Ben
By Ben Nuttall on Sun, 10 February, 2008
I'll take your word for it. I'm running Advanced Web Statistics 6.7 (build 1.892) and noticed a lot of visitors searching for a type of lcd "ouk/hdtvs" lol
By Al on Wed, 9 April, 2008
Funny I just found the same when viewing my stats, it led me here actually. we run a site – http://mg-rover-radio-codes.com and finding ouk was a bit strange. Now I know why.
Thank you.
By jon lewis on Wed, 2 September, 2009