Google, through its web properties and services, can track a large number of Internet users. This happens on Google websites such as Google Search, Google Plus or Maps, but also on third party websites that embed Google Adsense, Analytics or other widgets and scripts that the company offers. Internet users who feel that the tracking [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

When I research a domain or website, I sometimes want to find out about other websites that the company or owner maintains. Why can this be important? Lets say I want to buy a website about Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours. With a reverse lookup I can make sure that the guy who is selling the [...]

Categories: Online Services, The Web

Many websites use Google Analytics to track their traffic and optimize their website. It is for instance possible to monitor traffic trends, watch how keywords and ad campaigns perform and which hardware and software the users use to connect to the site. Google Analytics is implemented with JavaScript on the webmaster’s site so that it [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer

Several webmasters that I have talked to in the last year expressed their concern about Google’s website traffic analyzer Google Analytics. Once of the complaints was that the Analytics script would slow down the loading of the website. Some even moved to other web tracking scripts to make their websites load faster. Everton over at [...]

Categories: Google

Google has added a new module to Google Analytics called Intelligence. The currently in beta module displays custom and automatic alerts that are created from website traffic operations. It is not sure yet if all Google Analytics users have access to this new module of the website traffic analysis service yet or if it has [...]

Categories: Google

Professional webmasters, and also many other website owners, need a way to keep track of keyword rankings of their website. Keyword ranking simple means the position in selected search engines of a website for a specific keyword. Ghacks is for example ranking on the first spot in Google, and probably in every other search engine [...]

Categories: The Web, Tutorials Advanced

I think it is interesting to provide some general statistical information about the site and its visitors every now and then. Some users might just skip reading the post while others will probably find it an interesting read. The post takes the data from traffic analysis software scripts like Google Analytics and Awstats. Lets begin [...]

Categories: ghacks

I sometimes like to explore Google Analytics. It can be quite fascinating what information can be gathered from that program alone. It might be nice to share some of the information with you. I’m not talking about content information but visitor information, information about you. Some information could give clues on where the Ghacks visitors [...]

Categories: ghacks

Google Analytics is almost the default free service for any blogger, and for good reason. It’s a solid service, essential for anyone needing to track visitor statistics and create a successful blog. The biggest complaint I hear around however is over the fact Google Analytics doesn’t have any kind of ‘live tracking’ functions, statistics refresh [...]

Categories: Google, Software