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]]> By: Web Analytics (How It Works) Explained in 4 Minutes | Gilligan on Data by Tim Wilson http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/02/27/all-web-analytics-tools-are-the-same-at-least-when-it-comes-to-data-capture/comment-page-1/#comment-97157 Web Analytics (How It Works) Explained in 4 Minutes | Gilligan on Data by Tim Wilson Thu, 26 May 2011 16:22:02 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=696#comment-97157 [...] The video is a much simplified overview of what I went into in greater detail in an earlier blog post. [...] [...] The video is a much simplified overview of what I went into in greater detail in an earlier blog post. [...]

]]> By: Web Analytics tools Comparison -- Sitecatalyst, Google Analytics, Webtrends, Coremetrics | Gilligan on Data by Tim Wilson http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/02/27/all-web-analytics-tools-are-the-same-at-least-when-it-comes-to-data-capture/comment-page-1/#comment-95514 Web Analytics tools Comparison -- Sitecatalyst, Google Analytics, Webtrends, Coremetrics | Gilligan on Data by Tim Wilson Thu, 10 Mar 2011 03:41:34 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=696#comment-95514 [...] Basic page tag data capture mechanics — 95th percentile — this is actually something pretty important to have a good handle on when it comes to understanding one of the key differences between Sitecatalyst and other tools [...] [...] Basic page tag data capture mechanics — 95th percentile — this is actually something pretty important to have a good handle on when it comes to understanding one of the key differences between Sitecatalyst and other tools [...]

]]> By: Gilligan’s eMetrics Recap — Washington, D.C. 2010 | Gilligan on Data by Tim Wilson http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/02/27/all-web-analytics-tools-are-the-same-at-least-when-it-comes-to-data-capture/comment-page-1/#comment-57306 Gilligan’s eMetrics Recap — Washington, D.C. 2010 | Gilligan on Data by Tim Wilson Thu, 07 Oct 2010 02:05:23 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=696#comment-57306 [...] [...] [...] [...]

]]> By: Jannis http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/02/27/all-web-analytics-tools-are-the-same-at-least-when-it-comes-to-data-capture/comment-page-1/#comment-40765 Jannis Mon, 10 May 2010 12:01:09 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=696#comment-40765 Hey Tim, great article. We´re currently working on an analytics tool that works a bit different and is suited for custom usecases: the user just sends the data thats intersting to him and he doesn´t need to use JavaScript in this case. If you want to have a look, just check my website. Hey Tim, great article.
We´re currently working on an analytics tool that works a bit different and is suited for custom usecases: the user just sends the data thats intersting to him and he doesn´t need to use JavaScript in this case.

If you want to have a look, just check my website.

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]]> By: Ernest Mueller http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/02/27/all-web-analytics-tools-are-the-same-at-least-when-it-comes-to-data-capture/comment-page-1/#comment-38085 Ernest Mueller Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:16:31 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=696#comment-38085 Great summary, you make a crusty old Web Admin proud :-) The other important thing to note about this method is that it's a little lossy. We spent months trying to figure out why when we first implemented page tagging, moving from our older log-based model, that we seemed to be missing visits. I spent a lot of time comparing our access logs to the raw page tag log from the supplier and in the end, for mysterious reasons (and believe me I know and accounted for all the reasons page tag results are *supposed* to be different from log results), page tagging was dropping about 5% of our visits. (Page tags got some visits logging didn't, but lost a bunch logging did, and this is the net difference.) In the end, the supplier admitted "Yeah... That happens." For marketing purposes, that's usually just fine. But I think it's important to note that what you see from page tagging isn't 100% of what's actually happening, so don't make logic mistakes based on it (e.g. "I'm sure no one from Company X has looked at our Web site, because it doesn't show up in our page tag based analytics."). Great summary, you make a crusty old Web Admin proud :-)

The other important thing to note about this method is that it’s a little lossy. We spent months trying to figure out why when we first implemented page tagging, moving from our older log-based model, that we seemed to be missing visits. I spent a lot of time comparing our access logs to the raw page tag log from the supplier and in the end, for mysterious reasons (and believe me I know and accounted for all the reasons page tag results are *supposed* to be different from log results), page tagging was dropping about 5% of our visits. (Page tags got some visits logging didn’t, but lost a bunch logging did, and this is the net difference.) In the end, the supplier admitted “Yeah… That happens.”

For marketing purposes, that’s usually just fine. But I think it’s important to note that what you see from page tagging isn’t 100% of what’s actually happening, so don’t make logic mistakes based on it (e.g. “I’m sure no one from Company X has looked at our Web site, because it doesn’t show up in our page tag based analytics.”).

]]> By: BACS http://www.gilliganondata.com/index.php/2010/02/27/all-web-analytics-tools-are-the-same-at-least-when-it-comes-to-data-capture/comment-page-1/#comment-37947 BACS Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:41:26 +0000 http://www.gilliganondata.com/?p=696#comment-37947 Thanks for sharing this group of lesson learned, you have added a few points that I need to go away and consider. Thanks for sharing this group of lesson learned, you have added a few points that I need to go away and consider.

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