Rumors have been circulating which have alleged that Google, amongst other major Internet companies, have joined a secret U.S. government program called PRISM, that gives the National Security Agency (NSA) direct access to their servers. While your privacy may be an afterthought on the web these days, Google is denying giving Big Brother any special… Continue reading Google’s CEO Fires Back Against User Data Collusion Rumors with the Government
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Google Analytics to Roll Out Improved DashBoard Sharing for Collaboration
Google Analytics has announced a new feature that will allow you to share and collaborate on Google Analytics dashboards! The dashboard gives you an overview of how your web properties are performing, and comes with a powerful feature to create a customizable dashboard that you and your teammates can edit. Dashboard sharing allows you to… Continue reading Google Analytics to Roll Out Improved DashBoard Sharing for Collaboration
Demo the New Google Maps and Explore the World Like Never Before
While you wait for your invite to the Google Maps you can preview the new features on this handy More Than a Map demo site. Google has updated Maps inside and out, from new colors to integrated Street View. Here’s what to expect: New Colors New colors give Maps a lighter, more inviting feel. Satellite… Continue reading Demo the New Google Maps and Explore the World Like Never Before
Crunching Numbers: Twitter Acqui-Hires Analytics Firm LuckySort
Twitter has been gobbling up analytics companies over the last year and they appear to still be hungry for more big data. Twitter has reportedly acqui-hired LuckySort, the developer of TopicWatch, a cloud-based text-mining application that analyzes large volumes of content like news, filings, blog posts and tweets. Welcome aboard, @luckysort! luckysort.com — Twitter (@twitter)… Continue reading Crunching Numbers: Twitter Acqui-Hires Analytics Firm LuckySort
Google Launches YouTube Trends, Displaying the Most Popular Videos in Real-Time
Wouldn’t it feel good to find the latest viral video, before it goes viral? Now with the YouTube Trends Map you can check out which videos are trending in cities across the nation before your friends so much as post them to Facebook. The latest addition to the Google Trends Dashboard, the YouTube Trends Map… Continue reading Google Launches YouTube Trends, Displaying the Most Popular Videos in Real-Time
Klout Adds Bing and Instagram Data to Your Score
Klout is taking a huge step to make its influence score more meaningful by announcing Bing and Instagram data has been added to its analytics today. Bing becomes a Klout network Klout announced a partnership with Bing last Fall, and today this relationship has come to full fruition as Bing data will be integrated into… Continue reading Klout Adds Bing and Instagram Data to Your Score
How To Turn Your Website’s Google Analytics Report Into An Infographic
Have you ever tried to make quick sense of your website’s Google Analytics report? Google Analytics is a great tool that provides a wealth of information about your website’s traffic and engagement, but the dashboard style display of key metrics can be a little much to take in and meaningfully process. Yet more than 10… Continue reading How To Turn Your Website’s Google Analytics Report Into An Infographic
Pinterest Launches New Web Analytics Tool For Businesses As First Step Towards Monetization
Online bookmarking tool Pinterest is rolling out a new Web Analytics Tool that will allow businesses to track the number of visitors delivered to their website, see what people are pinning from their site and other useful information. This is part of the rapidly growing startup’s effort (Pinterest quadrupled from 9 to 40 million users… Continue reading Pinterest Launches New Web Analytics Tool For Businesses As First Step Towards Monetization
