Thanks Seb and everyone else who responded. My colleague, the superman, Jeremy Ottevanger, added some codes and it appears to be working (fingers crossed). Still want your recommendations for other software though (I do like comparing trends!).
Bilkis. Bilkis Mosoddik Web Content Manager, Web Team, Communications Museum of London 150 London Wall London. EC2Y 5HN Tel: 020 7410 2213 / 020 7814 5723 Fax: 020 7600 1058 Email: bmosoddik at museumoflondon.org.uk www.museumoflondon.org.uk Spectacular new ?20 million Galleries of Modern London opening at Museum of London on 28 May 2010. Find out more at www.museumoflondon.org.uk Before printing, please think about the environment -----Original Message----- From: mcn-l-bounces at mcn.edu [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chan, Sebastian Sent: 16 April 2010 16:05 To: Museum Computer Network Listserv Subject: Re: [MCN-L] Suggestions for Web Analytics software besidesGoogleAnalytics Actually it can be done much more easily than that by just using the GATAG.JS addon. One line of code and a JS file on your server. Grab it here - http://www.analyticsresults.com/search/label/ga.js Also tracks outbound links . . . 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Any views expressed in this message and attachments are those of the individual sender and the Powerhouse Museum accepts no liability for the content of this message. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] on behalf of Glen Barnes Sent: Thu 15/04/2010 7:55 AM To: mcn-l at mcn.edu Subject: [MCN-L] Suggestions for Web Analytics software besides GoogleAnalytics Hi Bilkis, You can track the downloads pretty easily using the _trackEvent tag [1]: _trackEvent(category, action, optional_label, optional_value) The key here is not to manually add this to _every_ link you want to track. I can't find the exact page[2] that you want to access now but basically on page load you have a default piece of javascript that adds the correct Javascript to each anchor tag. Here[3] is a script that does it using the old method of generating 'fake' page views (the new way of using event tracking is the recommended way). Hope this helps. Thanks Glen Barnes http://www.mytoursapp.com [1] http://code.google.com/apis/analytics/docs/tracking/eventTrackerGuide.ht ml [2] http://www.google.co.nz/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=javascript+a dd+google+analytics+event+tracking+to+each+download+automatically&meta=& aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= [3] http://www.goodwebpractices.com/downloads/gatag.js On 15/04/2010, at 7:00 AM, mcn-l-request at mcn.edu wrote: > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 11:49:42 +0100 > From: "Mosoddik, Bilkis" <bmosoddik at museumoflondon.org.uk> > Subject: [MCN-L] Suggestions for Web Analytics software besides Google > Analytics > To: "Museum Computer Network Listserv" <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Message-ID: > > <CBE3ED7D5509D54F9C4E1D614931DF0E066ADA20 at mail-mwh-2k3.museumoflondon. > org.uk> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Hi everyone, > > We use WebTrends and Google Analytics (GA) for analysing our web > statistics at Museum of London. However, WebTrends has become > increasingly very expensive for us and we want to move away from it to > a new, preferably free, package and would appreciate all your > recommendations. I am aware of some of the software out there that has > been mentioned in previous emails, but I would like a recommendation > of one that you think is really good. > > A couple of things that the software should do that GA doesn't: > > * Allow reanalysis of web log files > * Allow analysis of visits to downloads > > Any other comments or suggestions are welcome. > > Thanks. > Bilkis. > > > Bilkis Mosoddik > Web Content Manager, Web Team, Communications Museum of London 150 > London Wall London. EC2Y 5HN > Tel: 020 7410 2213 / 020 7814 5723 > Fax: 020 7600 1058 > Email: bmosoddik at museumoflondon.org.uk www.museumoflondon.org.uk > > Spectacular new ?20 million Galleries of Modern London opening at Museum of London on 28 May 2010. > > Find out more at www.museumoflondon.org.uk > > Before printing, please think about the environment > > > > > _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer Network (http://www.mcn.edu) To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l The MCN-L archives can be found at: http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
