Anyone have any advice about using Google Analytics? My boss - and her boss - want to get web traffic information and are too cheap to pay for anything (I mean ANYTHING ... aside from my time). I'm a little hesitant about it.
Comments?
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Toddson - Jun 18, 2010 11:27:10 am PDT #14169 of 25501
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
§ ita § - Jun 18, 2010 11:35:21 am PDT #14170 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What are your hesitations? Our corporate guys have used it, rather than get into the shenanigans of host-based activity reports.
Toddson - Jun 18, 2010 12:12:08 pm PDT #14171 of 25501
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I thought I'd get some advice before we jumped in - if others have used it for corporate website without problems, if there had been problems, etc.
I mean, why have a hivemind technology thread if I'm not going to use it?
Thanks for the info!
§ ita § - Jun 18, 2010 12:13:53 pm PDT #14172 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Our website guys had a hesitation because of the idea that Google would have their info (we're in the financial industry and kinda possessive), but in the end they seem very happy with what they have. If we ever get a host with a decent free package we'll switch away, but so far it's been the best free offering.
Toddson - Jun 18, 2010 12:16:08 pm PDT #14173 of 25501
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Thanks again!
amych - Jun 18, 2010 12:24:59 pm PDT #14174 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
We're not corporate, but we're kinda freaks about where the data goes, and people use GA extensively without any problems. I think the main looniversity site still uses a whole fancy paid bizness, mostly because they already had a contract, but for things like the individual schools/departments/projects that I deal with more often, it's dead easy and way better than the other free things out there.
Toddson - Jun 18, 2010 12:34:09 pm PDT #14175 of 25501
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Yeah, we used to use Web Trends, then we switched hosts and they ran Web Trends reports for us, then we took the hosting in-house and ... didn't have anything. There's nothing in the budget and our web tech support company had some time left in our allotted hours. So ....
Thanks again again!
Jessica - Jun 21, 2010 4:12:23 am PDT #14176 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I used my TomTom GPS unit for the first time yesterday, and HOLY CRAP it is awesome.
There were a few confusing places where, say, the computer was telling me to get on Interstate 478, which is what nobody on earth except the TomTom computer apparently calls the Brooklyn-Battery tunnel. And then it kept saying "Triboro Branch" instead of Triboro bridge, which was adorable.
Dylan has named it Borgie.
Strix - Jun 21, 2010 5:23:13 am PDT #14177 of 25501
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Jessica - Jun 21, 2010 5:50:07 am PDT #14178 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I was all set to install a custom voice until I realized that the custom voices won't give street names (they just say "turn left in 2 miles").