Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'analytics'

Alexa Announces Rankings Change

A new rankings system is now available within Alexa, we have learned. The new rankings system "now aggregate[s] data from multiple sources to give you a better indication of website popularity among the entire population of Internet users," according to...

SEO Analytics: SEOmoz & Enquisite

The other day, SEOmoz released what they named SEO Analytics. The beauty about this package is that nothing needs to be installed on your site, all this does is watch the search space for signals on your domain. It really...

Google Urchin 6.0 Now in Beta

Good news, analytics folks: Google Urchin 6.0 is now in beta. It looks a lot like the free version of Google Analytics but the cost is pretty high: $2995 after the beta period ends. As one member puts it, "who...

Want to Try Microsoft Analytics? Gatineau Beta Open to US Residents Only

Those of you have been anxiously awaiting the launch of Microsoft Gatineau can now sign up. The sign up form is here and is available only for US subscribers for the time being. What is the benefits of Gatineau, you...

Do Site Analytics Log Cached Page Views?

An interesting question at Cre8asite Forums has been asked: when you click on the cached version of a website, does it show up in the website's log files? One member says yes, as long as there are images on the...

Microsoft to Launch Analytics Platform, Gatineau

It's been 8 months since I initially reported on Microsoft Gatineau, and now the forums have gotten hold of the news. DigitalPoint Forums members are happy to see that other alternatives are available, and Search Engine Roundtable Forums members are...

Is the Effectiveness of Google Reports Diminishing?

Discovery ponders an interesting question at the Search Engine Watch Forums. Apparently, Google AdWords reports are not accurate due to how they itemize the data. He is seeing more reports like this: 123 Other unique queries. 69 Other unique queries....

Google Analytics "Outage" Causes Reporting Delay

After several complaints on many forums, including DigitalPoint Forums, High Rankings Forums, and WebmasterWorld, and from the fingers of Andy Beal, Google has officially acknowledged a reporting delay with Google Analytics. As of 5pm PST this evening, some users will...

Why Do Google AdSense and Google Analytics Impressions Differ So Much?

A DigitalPoint Forums shows his data from Google Analytics versus Google AdSense and sees that the page impressions are inconsistent. He then asks why he had so many page views but no impressions. A member responds to say that this...

Can You Link Google Adwords Starter Edition to Google Analytics?

A member in the Google Groups says that he is unable to link his Google AdWords Starter Edition account with his Google Analytics account. He believes that the reason for this is because he has the Starter Edition of AdWords:...

Live.com Is Not Passing Referer Information

So MSN Search Switched to Live.com the other night. Guess what... Live.com is not passing referer data. I.e. you will not know what type of traffic you are getting from live.com. You won't know you got 10 or 100 or...


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