http://paknettech.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/web-analytics-technologies/ Search Engine Optimization & Internet Marketing Consultant Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:51:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://paknettech.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/web-analytics-technologies/#comment-28 Web Analytics Technologies Thu, 09 Oct 2008 16:51:54 +0000 http://paknettech.wordpress.com/?p=27#comment-28 [...] paarabi@yahoo.ca wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThere are two main technological approaches to collecting web analytics data. The first method, log file analysis, reads the logfiles in which the web server records all its transactions. The second method, page tagging, uses JavaScript on each page to notify a third-party server when a page is rendered by a web browser. Logfile analysis vs page tagging Both logfile analysis programs and page tagging solutions are readily available to companies that wish to perform web analytics. In many cases, the same web analytics company will offer both approaches. The question then arises of which method a company should choose. There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach. Advantages of logfile analysis The main advantages of logfile analysis over page tagging are as follows. [...] [...] paarabi@yahoo.ca wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThere are two main technological approaches to collecting web analytics data. The first method, log file analysis, reads the logfiles in which the web server records all its transactions. The second method, page tagging, uses JavaScript on each page to notify a third-party server when a page is rendered by a web browser. Logfile analysis vs page tagging Both logfile analysis programs and page tagging solutions are readily available to companies that wish to perform web analytics. In many cases, the same web analytics company will offer both approaches. The question then arises of which method a company should choose. There are advantages and disadvantages to each approach. Advantages of logfile analysis The main advantages of logfile analysis over page tagging are as follows. [...]

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