The document discusses Google Analytics and the Chrome web browser. It provides an overview of Google Analytics, including what it is, why it's important for web developers, and how to get started. It also covers important things for developers to know when developing for Chrome, such as the user agent, V8 JavaScript engine, and developer tools. The document concludes by providing contact information and resources for learning more about Google Analytics and Chrome.
Sarah Dutkiewicz is a web developer for OverDrive, Inc. When she isn't working, she can be found active in the .NET community and the Cleveland Tech Events community. She is the owner of Cleveland Tech Events, which she currently runs on her own. Sarah has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering Technology from the University of Toledo. She is also a Microsoft MVP in Visual C#. For more on Sarah, check out the following sites: Cleveland Tech Events http://www.clevelandtechevents.com Coding Geekette http://www.codinggeekette.com This presentation was given Saturday, September 19, 2009 for the Web Dev SIG of the Greater Cleveland PC Users Group as part of their Google Chronicles series.
Google Analytics gives web site owners and web developers a view of how their sites are being used. It can show who is visiting the site and where they're from, the most popular pages, and even the most popular content within those pages.
Some of the things Google Analytics can track include: * Visitors - where they're coming from - new traffic - browser capabilities
Some of the things Google Analytics can track include: * Traffic - who's referring to your site - where people are going from your site - ad traffic - search engine traffic
Some of the things Google Analytics can track include: * Content - landing pages - most popular content
It's very easy to setup! 1. Go to http://www.google.com/analytics 2. Log in with an account that's been tied to the Google system. 3. Click Sign Up button. 4. Start this wizard... - Which site is it tracking - Give the account a name - Set the country - Set the timezone 5. Click Continue.
Continuing setup... Just a few more basic details... then click Continue.
And now the tough part... copy and paste the Javascript code onto your site. - Perhaps include the code in an include file. - This code *must* appear within the <body></body> tags.
This is what it looks like in the Cleveland Tech Events template.
If you work for a company that likes this package but doesn't want to use Google's servers, this is the standalone product. See the link on the slide for more details - including resellers.
Come out in December to learn more about the metrics covered in various web site statistics tracking packages - including Google Analytics, Google Urchin, and possibly others (like Webtrends and Woopra).
This presentation is covering Google Chrome, the web browser - not to be confused with their upcoming operating system of the same name.
As web developers, we may rely on the user agent to detect whether a browser is mobile or even what platform the end-user is using. We may display selective text based on this user agent string. This is how it looks in Chrome. More on WebKit can be found here: http://webkit.org/
Really.. no... Google is *not* entering the automobile industry.
For more information on Google Gears, check out the FAQ here: http://code.google.com/apis/gears/gears_faq.html
Web Inspector To get this to work, right click on the web page and click &quot;Inspect Element&quot;.
Task Manager To get to this feature: 1. Click on the page button (right next to the address bar). 2. Click on Developer. 3. Click on Task Manager. Stats for nerds goes to: about:memory If you terminate the page, the Google Chrome error page will appear. You can see what this error page looks like by going here: about:crash
Javascript Debugger Yes - that is the Google Analytics Javascript file.
Resource Tracking See how large your site resources are and how long it takes for them to load.