Google Analytics Shortcuts
Google has recently launched Google Analytics Shortcuts Shortcuts have been designed to speed up the process of analysing different sets of data and to make our lives a lot easier. How To Create a Google Analytics Shortcut? Navigate to a report that you use regularly within Standard Reports or Custom Reports. Apply any segmentation using either an Advanced Segment, metric or dimensions. Once you have the dataset you are looking for,...
Facebook Building Search Engine
Is Facebook building a Google rival — one that would use your location and your friends’ tastes? A team of more than 20 Facebook engineers — led by a former Google programmer — is at work on a vastly improved search engine within the site, according a Businessweek report. The idea, according to two sources, is to take better advantage of the heaps of content Facebook users create on — and off — the site every day. With people sharing...
Google’s New Privacy Policy
Is it any coincidence that Google announced a massive change to its privacy policy right when Apple announced earnings? Media coverage divergence? In summary – From 1st March 2012, Google will allow itself to share your personal information across Google services, as long as you’re signed in. What does this mean? Google can now look at what you’ve been doing on YouTube, Gmail, and Google+ to suggest search results...
Interesting Job Ad
While viewing Slate.com for the inagural “You Need To Learn How To Program” event, I spotted an ad for DSD seeking job applicants. I then did what any keen eyed person would do and Googled the string of code to see what it meant. The number #1 result was a site called TUCUXI who also witnessed the ad and wrote the following synopsis concerning it! On first inspection, running the decoded string through a hexdump, my first...
PIPA SOPA Is Internet Death
It’s all about controlling information (and free speech) on the internet via two new legislative bills. Since the censorship of the internet failure using ACTA, two new bills PIPA and SOPA have been raised. Unsurprisingly, the names of these bills have nothing to do with protecting IP’s. PIPA – the Protect IP Act SOPA – the Stop Online Piracy Act Summary – (the non- legalized version) The US Department of Justice can...