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Been noticing this for a while now - when loading HL I often see my browser getting in touch with google analytics. Is this something to do with my browser being spied on or the site itself?

Just seemed odd to me as there's no google bits on site I can see :)
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Google...it's an amazing place when you google me and find HL and myspace.....emilystrange's page....

I've made HL famous as I've made ems special...

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It's just traffic-tracking software that QB's using - it's totally legit and harmless.
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lazarus corporation wrote:It's just traffic-tracking software that QB's using - it's totally legit and harmless.
yup, what he says ^ 8)

http://www.google.com/analytics/ will explain in more detail, but essentially its a stats package that shows me how many people view HL, where they came from if it was a search engine, what they might have searched for in order to find us, and some other groovy and useful bits of info :)

if you run a website, its an invaluable resource! 8)

i have toyed with the idea of making the stats publicly available too, so you can all have a look. some of them are really rather impressive!
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So would it benfit Heartland if I allowed their Java scripting every now and then?
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eotunun wrote:So would it benfit Heartland if I allowed their Java scripting every now and then?
yes and no, i guess

it wouldnt really benefit heartland as such, but it would mean i would get a more accurate picture of who visits the site, where from, and what they do while here.

cant see me using that info for anything more than satisfying my curiosity though :lol:

its entirely up to you tbh. i'd understand completely if you wanted to block them for whatever reason :)
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Cool, thanks for the info :D

Curious about the impressive bits of the stats now :lol:
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fwiw, here's a quick screengrab of the HL stats 'overview' page:

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Quiff Boy wrote:
lazarus corporation wrote:It's just traffic-tracking software that QB's using - it's totally legit and harmless.
yup, what he says ^ 8)

http://www.google.com/analytics/ will explain in more detail, but essentially its a stats package that shows me how many people view HL, where they came from if it was a search engine, what they might have searched for in order to find us, and some other groovy and useful bits of info :)

if you run a website, its an invaluable resource! 8)

i have toyed with the idea of making the stats publicly available too, so you can all have a look. some of them are really rather impressive!
OK Your Quiffness ... Can we see this Pretty Please? (Freedom of Information and all ... ?!)

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righto. here you go, but there are one or two caveats to this: 8)

this is on the basis that no-one abuses the account settings.

having a google stats account means that you also get the option of using several other google-provided services

the SECOND i see any evidence (however incidental) of this service being abused, i will remove all permissions from that email address and delete the account.

just to re-iterate: this data is provided on a trust basis. i'm potentially leaving myself open to spam etc here, so please - PLAY NICE!

so:

https://www.google.com/analytics/home/

username: stats@myheartland.co.uk
password: (hint: our fearless leader's surname :von: )

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Quiff Boy wrote: username: stats@myheartland.co.uk
password: (hint: our fearless leader's surname :von: )

:)
I typed in 'Barry' and it states 'invalid password' :twisted:

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Duh! first name 'The', surname 'Boss' :lol:
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eejits :lol:

here's another clue, for the hard of thinking:

it begins in "el" and ends in "dritch" :roll: :lol: :P
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Erm. That oughtn't to be visible to the bastard pulic?
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eotunun wrote:Erm. That oughtn't to be visible to the bastard pulic?
i cant see any other way of making the stats available to HLers :|

maybe i should move this into a reg-users only section? :?:
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I guess that would be wise. Or make the Feedback forum a registered-users only area.
After all, what happens behind these castle walls is of little significance to the passers by who simply seek for infos on the Sisters or what the enlightened few unerstand in their lyrics.
Or what we have been eating.
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Post a jpeg with the info once in awhile maybe?

Also, if it involves a security risk why making it public indeed?

To be honest, I didn't even look at the stats ;)

I know this is all based on trust, but when you see how many regulars are posting here once a day and then see the total of members... well YOU got the analytics, you should know :twisted: All the 'lurkers' and non-regulars, hell, even the regulars might abuse it.

2629 possibe abusers at the mo.

Is it worth it? :?:

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all valid points :idea:

hmm, i'll suspend access to the stats for now until i work out a way of handling it thats more secure :|

thanks for the feedback :)
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Quiff Boy wrote:all valid points :idea:

hmm, i'll suspend access to the stats for now until i work out a way of handling it thats more secure :|

thanks for the feedback :)
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what's a 'bounce rate' and should I be interested? :innocent:
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James Blast wrote:what's a 'bounce rate' and should I be interested? :innocent:
probably not :lol:
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Quiff Boy wrote:
James Blast wrote:what's a 'bounce rate' and should I be interested? :innocent:
probably not :lol:
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Quiff Boy wrote: hmm, i'll suspend access to the stats for now until i work out a way of handling it thats more secure :|
Doh! I was too slow to notice you'd briefly made this available to us ... Shame :|

Couldn't you PM us pretty please , I've seen this data before for other sites, and it is really interesting for those of us who like statistics ... ? :kiss: :notworthy: :innocent:
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Dodges Unlimited Inc. wrote:
Quiff Boy wrote: hmm, i'll suspend access to the stats for now until i work out a way of handling it thats more secure :|
Doh! I was too slow to notice you'd briefly made this available to us ... Shame :|

Couldn't you PM us pretty please , I've seen this data before for other sites, and it is really interesting for those of us who like statistics ... ? :kiss: :notworthy: :innocent:
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