What is Google Analytics – Asynchronous Tracking
Q uite recently Google has upgraded its Web Analytics Tracking Code, and the new version is called Asynchronous Tracking. This code is different from the previous GA code, below is an introduction. Asynchronous Tracking in Google Analytics: Asynchronous tracking is an improved way to track website visitors with Google Analytics. Asynchronous tracking optimizes how browsers load ga.js so its impact on user experience is minimized. It also allows you to put your Analytics snippet higher in the page without delaying subsequent content from rendering. Although asynchronous tracking uses a different Analytics snippet and a different syntax for tracking calls, it supports the exact same tracking customizations as the traditional snippet. In fact, the asynchronous...
Google Certified Analytics Professional
I am happy to share with my friends and readers that I have just passed my Google Analytics Certification exam, so I am pretty much excited. It was not very tough but the at the same time not so easy. The questions were MCQs with focus on Web Analytics concepts. I will advise reading the Google Analytics Course and reading the various questions and problems in Help Center before attempting the exam. The exam had 70 questions and the time allowed was 90 mins. Check out the various resources for preparation at: http://www.google.com/analytics/education.html
Pakistani Web Analytics Professionals
S ince the study of web analytics is one of my passions these days, I would like to create a list of Pakistani Web Analytics Professionals on my blog and also I will like to connect with them and share my knowledge with them. So if you know any of these professionals, feel free to email me or make a comment below and I will be more than happy to have them mentioned and link their blog or website here. [Update: 20th March,2010] I have tried to search Google but I have failed to find Certified Google Analytics Professionals in Pakistan, may be there are not many. I am inclined to believe that I am the first Pakistani Google Analytics Certified Professional. I can be wrong, but even on Google, none is listed...
Web Analytics Study – Busy February
F ebruary was a busy month for me, though it is not unusual with me, the special thing about this month was that I was investing most of my time in web-analytics study. I am a big fan of Analysis, and this time I made a jump , from my small endeavors to understand and grasp the concepts behind web analytics, by devoting almost all of my time to the study. Although I am a regular ready of many web analytics blogs including that of Google’s, I really enjoyed reading Avinash’s. His book Web Analytics : An hour a day has been my companion all time and I learnt a great deal of concepts from this book. Also I re-studied the Google Analytics Course, available at conversion university and refreshed my knowledge and insight about the Google’s Web Analytics...
Google Social Search
G oogle has always been esteemed for it’s innovation and they have proved it once again. Along with GoogleWave, Google has recently announced the launch of “Google Social Search”. In Web 2.0 summit, Google’s Marissa Mayer,Vice President of Search Product and User Experience; announced a new Google product called “Social Search”. This product will be available soon in Google Labs. Some of the salient features of Google’s Social Search are as follows: allows you to see results for queries from people in your social network Makes use of your Google Profile If you allow it will scan other social networks too,you’re a member of. Obviously the activities on Twitter,Face book and other social networks will be more...
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