My colleague Carl Sandquist recently wrote "Although you may get a bit teary-eyed bidding farewell to expounding on the differences of eVars and props to your developers, we’re sure you’ll eventually get over it." He's obviously right about this: developers will shed no tears if they never have to see props or eVars ever again. … Continue reading 2 Good Reasons to use Context Data
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Ode to Charles & Map Local
There once was a tool with a feature The merits of which like a preacher I praise on this blog And I'm almost agog For it's part of my normal procedure If there is one tool in my toolbox that I have to point out, it's "Charles" by Karl von Randow. Sure, there are others … Continue reading Ode to Charles & Map Local
Tracking Internal Search
We have explored a lot of basic techniques and fundamental principles of web analytics and Adobe Analytics specifically. I guess it is time for a practical tip. Read the following, understand it, then take it to your friendly marketer and see what she says. She might be positively surprised! Internal Search Most web sites have … Continue reading Tracking Internal Search
Context Data Variables & Processing Rules
When Processing Rules were first released in SiteCatalyst 15 in 2011, they were perceived by many as a light-weight alternative to VISTA Rules. That's not entirely wrong. The big improvement that they brought, though, was their usage in conjunction with Context Data Variables. It really makes sense to mention both together. So, what are Context … Continue reading Context Data Variables & Processing Rules
Reporting API – Extended ReportDescription
Building upon Pulling Data out of the Reporting API, we will today extend the example to include a breakdown, more metrics, a filter and a segment. We will also use the classified report rather than the non-classified for added readability. With a more complex report like this it is even more important to have a … Continue reading Reporting API – Extended ReportDescription
Tracking Mobile Apps
So far we have explained what basic tracking of web pages looks like. Today we'll broaden our horizon and briefly introduce how mobile apps can be tracked — apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 8, apps developed for iOS or Android using PhoneGap, apps for WinRT (Windows 8) or even OS X and some other mobile … Continue reading Tracking Mobile Apps
Debugging
You are a developer - you develop! Also, sometimes, you debug. Our article today focusses on the latter: how to debug when you are implementing Adobe Analytics. Let's start off by finding out what exactly we can expect to debug. Adobe Analytics has a lot of moving parts, some of them client-side, some "in the … Continue reading Debugging
Web Analytics for Developers 