I think that's a fairly standard definition of a user. Every company out there is looking for ways to maximise their numbers. I think if someone has signed up, then they're a user. If they create an account, they still have the potential to use the site at a later date, or they're exploring. How does that make them less of a user?
If you started culling multiple accounts and inactive users you'd start seeing some very different numbers from every major website. Particularly multiple accounts...
I think that's a fairly standard definition of a user. Every company out there is looking for ways to maximise their numbers. I think if someone has signed up, then they're a user. If they create an account, they still have the potential to use the site at a later date, or they're exploring. How does that make them less of a user?
If you started culling multiple accounts and inactive users you'd start seeing some very different numbers from every major website. Particularly multiple accounts...