there are probably some other cookie/counters threads out there--but i just found out okcounters.com started charging! Last time I checked they hadn't charged and it was free! I'm looking for a free cute counter/cookie thingy..the only one's i've seen is from dreambook.com and they're all really ugly! :(=

You are right. There are many other threads about this. Try:

http://www.lissaexplains.com/forum/search.php?s=&action=showresults&searchid=82095&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending

I use the free service from SiteMeter. It's quite good.

For the Counters I use (once again I shall say: ) bravenet (http://www.bravepages.com/)

I'm not sure about the cookies part. I don't even know what it's for :lol:

Thanks you guys.. [adrielle, counters and cookies are the same thing, people just sometimes call them cookies...] :)

Sorry but counters and cookies are not the same thing..

A Cookie (http://www.bizland.com/knowledgebase/read_article.bml?kbid=271)

A message given to a Web browser by a Web server. The browser stores the message in a text file. The message is then sent back to the server each time the browser requests a page from the server.
The main purpose of cookies is to identify users and possibly prepare customized Web pages for them. When you enter a Web site using cookies, you may be asked to fill out a form providing such information as your name and interests. This information is packaged into a cookie and sent to your Web browser which stores it for later use. The next time you go to the same Web site, your browser will send the cookie to the Web server. The server can use this information to present you with custom Web pages. So, for example, instead of seeing just a generic welcome page you might see a welcome page with your name on it.

The name cookie derives from UNIX objects called magic cookies. These are tokens that are attached to a user or program and change depending on the areas entered by the user or program.

A Counter (http://www.bizland.com/knowledgebase/read_article.bml?kbid=271)
A counter Keeps track of the number of visitors to your Web site using the Counter plug-in tool. It can tell you at any given time how many hits your site has had, and you can put the counter on any page within your Web site. A counter is useful to determine the number of visitors to your Web site, evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns or other traffic building initiatives.

Oh..Well, they are the same thing in my terms. =/