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How To Use Google Analytics to Look for 404-Errors on Your Site

by Dennis Goedegebuure 2 Comments

Just recently I was slightly involved in the migration of a site. The migration was somewhat successful, although a lot of planning and check lists were lagging. Although I have not been involved in a lot of migrations of websites, I know what to look out for. Unfortunately I was only consulted in a late […]

Filed Under: Blogging Tagged With: advanced segments, FAIL, Google Analytics

You only lasted 5 Minutes; So Disappointing!

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Wow, how can you piss me off more than sending me a direct spam message on Twitter directly after I returned the favor of following you. Resulting in being followed and un-followed within 5 minutes. New record for me! Follow Un-Follow Within 5 Minutes.

Filed Under: Twitter Tagged With: FAIL

dir.alabama.gov site down

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The dir.alabama.gov site went down today due to high traffic volume after the announcement the maximum unemployment benefit for new claims will increase from $255 to $265 after July 5. As the term  dir.alabama.gov is a trending keyword on the Google Search trends for today, the traffic send to the site is surging. A second […]

Filed Under: Internet Tagged With: FAIL

FAIL: Parking in San Francisco

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You know the feeling. You run to your car, because you know there is street cleaning today. Unfortunately you are already too late, and there is a parking ticket on your car… $50 wasted. Well at least the city can put that money to work… Yeah Right! But how funny is it that these little […]

Filed Under: Real life Tagged With: FAIL, San Francisco