Despite the fact that my photograph leaves much to be desired, it looks like Google has posted news of our Google Analytics training seminar, which will be held on March 25th and 26th in Raleigh.
I must admit, it's a little crazy seeing my mug anywhere on the Google.com domain.
I've posted an update to my Google Analytics Keyword Sleuth, over on the ROI Revolution blog. It's been rather popular since I announced it last April, but due to the new JavaScript being used for Google Analytics accounts, it was time for an update.
This was originally posted here on Oldbie last April.
Back to your regularly scheduled program.
From the WSJ:
"Google is preparing a service that would let users store on its computers essentially all of the files they might keep on their personal-computer hard drives -- such as word-processing documents, digital music, video clips and images, say people familiar with the matter... The Mountain View, Calif., company plans to provide some free storage, with additional storage allotments available for a fee, say the people familiar with the matter. Planned pricing isn't known."
Way to go, WSJ. Citing your sources like a pro!
I just wanted to point out an article I wrote for ROI last week which details something that many, many AdWords (and other paid search) users might find interesting. Google Analytics, by default, will show you a visitor's bid term for your paid search advertisement. It will not, however, show you the exact search query typed into the search engine by the visitor.
So, I thought I'd fix that, because it's pretty useful stuff. Check it out, if you're at all interested: Exact Keyword Tracking with Google Analytics, Revisited
... And I love Google Reader.
So, last Friday I posted about some issues I was having with Google Reader not displaying my reading list properly. Four hours after my post, Chris Wetherell from the Google Reader team somehow finds my entry and gives me some feedback. He wants to make a "house call," and offers to help make things right within Reader.
Over the next few days, we correspond back and forth via the comments section of that entry. I sit down at work and initiate the morning ritual: coffee, email, and feeds. Dare I try it?
I do, and all is well with the world. No longer with the pink box of annoyance, my Google Reader slings out my daily dose of content. Many heartfelt thanks to Chris for his assistance this weekend. Never let it be said that Googlers aren't willing to go the extra mile when it comes to their projects.
Yesterday at work, I was playing around with my Google Reader to ensure that an RSS feed for a client's blog would work properly, and I somehow succeeded in completely borking my news reader of choice.
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