Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics

[Charlie Morris]

Google Analytics tracks the referring domain (and path) for every visit by
default, so no, you shouldn't have to do anything custom.

-Charlie

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 4:33 PM, Genny Engel wrote:

> You shouldn't have to do any setup for basic counts to show up.  Traffic
> coming directly from Twitter or Facebook ought to be appearing under
>Traffic Sources -> Social -> Overview
>
> 
> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Kimberly
> Silk [kimberly.s...@rotman.utoronto.ca]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 11:13 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am running a wordpress-powered web site and use Google Analytics to
> measure our traffic. I would like to set up Analytics so that it measures
> traffic coming from Twitter and Facebook. I see that Google Analytics can
> be set up to track social interactions, but I'm feeling overwhelmed by the
> instructions on how to set it up (
> https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/gaTrackingSocial?hl=en_GB
> ).
>
> Have any of you successfully set this up? Care to share your tips?
>
> It would be wonderful if there was a simple edit to the WP code, or a
> plugin - am I dreaming?
>
> Many thanks,
> Kim
>
> -
> Kimberly Silk, MLS
> Data Librarian, Martin Prosperity Institute
> Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
> 105 St. George Street, Suite 9000
> Toronto, ON M5S 3E6
>
> President, SLA Toronto Chapter
>
> Office: 416-946-7032 <-- New!!!
> Mobile: 416-721-8955
> kimberly.s...@martinprosperity.org kimberly.s...@martinprosperity.org>
> @kimberlysilk
>
> www.martinprosperity.org
> Twitter: @MartinProsperit
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics

[Thompson, Keri]

Hi Kim,
If I am reading your question correctly, just setting up an advanced/custom 
segment in Google Analytics that tracks traffic coming from fb and twitter 
should do the trick.   

Create an advanced segment, name it and then set it to "include"  "source" then 
use "Matching RegExp" and fill in the form with:
 facebook|m.facebook.com|hootsuite.com|ow.ly|t.co|tweetdeck|twitter

(or whatever you wantthat's just some of the sources I use...including 
ow.ly and hootsuite because we use hootsuite here at SI)

You can then put that custom segment on your dashboard in a widget if you want. 
 Or not. 

Hth,
Keri

Keri Thompson
Head, Web Services Department
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
e. thomps...@si.edu t. 202.633.1716 @DigiKeri_SIL
library.si.edu || blog.library.si.edu || biodiversitylibrary.org



-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Genny 
Engel
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 4:33 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics

You shouldn't have to do any setup for basic counts to show up.  Traffic coming 
directly from Twitter or Facebook ought to be appearing under 
   Traffic Sources -> Social -> Overview


From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Kimberly Silk 
[kimberly.s...@rotman.utoronto.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 11:13 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics

Hi Everyone,

I am running a wordpress-powered web site and use Google Analytics to measure 
our traffic. I would like to set up Analytics so that it measures traffic 
coming from Twitter and Facebook. I see that Google Analytics can be set up to 
track social interactions, but I'm feeling overwhelmed by the instructions on 
how to set it up 
(https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/gaTrackingSocial?hl=en_GB).

Have any of you successfully set this up? Care to share your tips?

It would be wonderful if there was a simple edit to the WP code, or a plugin - 
am I dreaming?

Many thanks,
Kim

-
Kimberly Silk, MLS
Data Librarian, Martin Prosperity Institute Rotman School of Management at the 
University of Toronto
105 St. George Street, Suite 9000
Toronto, ON M5S 3E6

President, SLA Toronto Chapter

Office: 416-946-7032 <-- New!!!
Mobile: 416-721-8955
kimberly.s...@martinprosperity.org<mailto:kimberly.s...@martinprosperity.org>
@kimberlysilk

www.martinprosperity.org
Twitter: @MartinProsperit

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics

[Genny Engel]

You shouldn't have to do any setup for basic counts to show up.  Traffic coming 
directly from Twitter or Facebook ought to be appearing under 
   Traffic Sources -> Social -> Overview


From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Kimberly Silk 
[kimberly.s...@rotman.utoronto.ca]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 11:13 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics

Hi Everyone,

I am running a wordpress-powered web site and use Google Analytics to measure 
our traffic. I would like to set up Analytics so that it measures traffic 
coming from Twitter and Facebook. I see that Google Analytics can be set up to 
track social interactions, but I'm feeling overwhelmed by the instructions on 
how to set it up 
(https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/gaTrackingSocial?hl=en_GB).

Have any of you successfully set this up? Care to share your tips?

It would be wonderful if there was a simple edit to the WP code, or a plugin - 
am I dreaming?

Many thanks,
Kim

-
Kimberly Silk, MLS
Data Librarian, Martin Prosperity Institute
Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
105 St. George Street, Suite 9000
Toronto, ON M5S 3E6

President, SLA Toronto Chapter

Office: 416-946-7032 <-- New!!!
Mobile: 416-721-8955
kimberly.s...@martinprosperity.org<mailto:kimberly.s...@martinprosperity.org>
@kimberlysilk

www.martinprosperity.org
Twitter: @MartinProsperit

[CODE4LIB] Adding Twitter to Google Analytics

[Kimberly Silk]

Hi Everyone,

I am running a wordpress-powered web site and use Google Analytics to measure 
our traffic. I would like to set up Analytics so that it measures traffic 
coming from Twitter and Facebook. I see that Google Analytics can be set up to 
track social interactions, but I'm feeling overwhelmed by the instructions on 
how to set it up 
(https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/gaTrackingSocial?hl=en_GB).

Have any of you successfully set this up? Care to share your tips?

It would be wonderful if there was a simple edit to the WP code, or a plugin - 
am I dreaming?

Many thanks,
Kim

-
Kimberly Silk, MLS
Data Librarian, Martin Prosperity Institute
Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto
105 St. George Street, Suite 9000
Toronto, ON M5S 3E6

President, SLA Toronto Chapter

Office: 416-946-7032 <-- New!!!
Mobile: 416-721-8955
kimberly.s...@martinprosperity.org
@kimberlysilk

www.martinprosperity.org
Twitter: @MartinProsperit