I hate hate hate hate the new SiteMeter.

This is the worst non-improvement of a website I've ever seen. "Seen" is an exaggeration. I feel like I can't even can't see the new charts. It is ugly and unreadable. The statistics were once so clear and sharply presented, featuring the information that was most useful to the blogger.

I was willing to pay $30 a month for the premium service. Now, premium service is only $6.95 a month, but I'll probably drop it, because I never want to lay eyes on that horrible website again.

Are they trying to be more like Google Analytics? I've never spent much time on Google Analytics and have always thought it was for businesses that are not bloggers. What is the point of SiteMeter now?

Everything I loved about SiteMeter -- and you can click on the SiteMeter tag to read how I've adored it -- is gone.

Ugh!

I'm throwing away my most-clicked-on bookmark.

AND: Everyone else hates it too!

ADDED: Jac says:

It's like they didn't test this out on anyone before they launched it.

Yes! All that effort, and apparently they never saw fit to get one real SiteMeter fan to sit down and try to use it. Anyone would have told them it was a huge screw-up. It's like they just envied Google Analytics and tried to go there.... like when Coke thought it should be more like Pepsi, but never invited some real Coke drinkers to take a few sips of New Coke and say how they liked it. It could have saved them a whole hell of a lot of trouble, expense, and humiliation.

I can't believe there are people who actually got paid to create this redesign and recommend implementing it. Why wasn't there anyone in charge who stepped in and said, "Wait, we can't do this -- it's just not good enough"?

Some people think the status quo can't really be very good. We need change. Let's try some things. A lot of things. America wants change. Yeah, but what if you do all those things you think might be really cool and it's just a bad, terrible mess? Then what?

UPDATE: SiteMeter listens!

SiteMeter Rollback....

Good Afternoon,

We have received and heard your feedback concerning the latest changes to the website. We will implementing a rollback to the website immediately. We will also be responding to each of your support requests as soon as possible. If you have any questions please let us know.

Sincerely,

SiteMeter Support Team

Via Sissy Willis.

Great news. I was just responding to an IM from someone who was praising an alternative website. My end of the conversation:

i don't wanna
I am still in denial...

i want old sitemeter back
it's really important to me...

So, cool! I love when denial works!