Have you ever heard of a program called Google Analytics? It’s offered by some little online search company for absolutely no cost, just out of the kindness of their hearts…Or maybe the web giant is providing the service to help sell more ads, who can tell, either way it’s FREE. Google Analytics uses a method […]
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Web Analytics: Logfile Analysis
Ok, so if you’re like some of the people I know, this might be your approach to web analytics… Dr. RandE: “Hmm, I would like to know how many people are visiting the blahblah foundation website. I’ll give my website guy, Chuck, a call.” Ring…Ring… Chuck: “Hello” Dr. RandE: “Hi Chuck, Dr. RandE here. I […]
Topic Blog: Flowing Data
Without a doubt the most popular blogging approach is just picking and sticking to a topic. Specialization makes a lot of sense. There is a lot of competition on the web, so making it easy for a reader to know what they will find on your site is critical. The key is to […]
Me Blog: Chris Brogan
Look at Me! Look at Me! It’s something my 2 year old daughter says when she is doing something for which she is particularly proud. Like spinning really fast or dancing with her Belle doll. As adults, we’re often too modest to call attention to ourselves so directly. But on the web, where there is […]
Blogging Community: Scientific Blogging
Yesterday I covered the community blog, today, the blogging community. What’s the difference? In short, while a community blog is often a single blog with multiple authors, a blogging community is multiple blogs combined into one site. Usually when you have a single community blog, there is a fair amount of editorial control. Someone often […]
Community Blog: AEA365
I want you to use your imagination and picture something. You decide to join some interesting professional association and take a trip to the annual conference. You pick up a registration packet and start leafing through sessions. Then you notice something weird…every single session is presented by the same presenter. Silly right? Seems kind of […]