On our general site, we actually use both. I find that google analytics is better for long-term trends, but statcounter is better for to-the-minute tracking. People sometimes wonder how they mention Arcen and then I appear? That's how. It's not the mention, it's the link in topic site, which then I see on statcounter. Though we also use google alerts, bu in most cases that has more of a lag on alerting us.
