GAS - Google Analytics on Steroids

May 24, 2012 What the basic implementation gives you? • One pageview every time a page loads • That doesn’t seem a lot but with just that GA can calculate everything you see on the reportswww.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 3

May 24, 2012 How to implement Event Tracking? <a href="#" onClick="_gaq.push([_trackEvent, Videos, Play, Babys First Birthday]);">Play</a>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 6

May 24, 2012 How to implement Event Tracking? <a href="#" onClick="_gaq.push([_trackEvent, Videos, Play, Babys First Birthday]);">Play</a>From: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/gajs/eventTrackerGuidewww.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 6

May 24, 2012 The documentation is not perfect • There’s so much more you can do with events,Video usage is just one small example; • The docs are just examples, you should never implement events like that in the real world; • Videos don’t even have a play button most of the time.You probably use a player like youtube.www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 7

May 24, 2012 What is GAS https://github.com/CardinalPath/gas • A library to help you implement GA • Implement a lot of events so you don’t have to • Open Source • Tested on large deployments • Easy to get involved • Regular bug-ﬁxes and new features • Spoiler: I’m the main developerwww.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 8

May 24, 2012 What GAS gives you for free? • Outbound links • Web Form usage • Download links • Video Usage • Youtube • Vimeo • HTML5 <video /> • Email: links usage • Scroll percentagewww.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 9

May 24, 2012 Just upload gas.js and implement GAS instead of GA <script type="text/javascript"> var _gas = _gas || []; _gas.push([_setAccount, UA-YYYYYY-Y]); // REPLACE WITH YOUR GA NUMBER _gas.push([_setDomainName, .mydomain.com]); // REPLACE WITH YOUR DOMAIN _gas.push([_trackPageview]); _gas.push([_gasTrackForms]); _gas.push([_gasTrackOutboundLinks]); _gas.push([_gasTrackMaxScroll]); _gas.push([_gasTrackDownloads]); _gas.push([_gasTrackYoutube]); _gas.push([_gasTrackVimeo]); _gas.push([_gasTrackMailto]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true; ga.src = /gas.js; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })(); </script>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 10

May 24, 2012 What do you do if your site has multiple domains?<script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); _gaq.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true; ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ga.js; var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();</script>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 14

May 24, 2012 What do you do if your site has multiple domains?<script type="text/javascript"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); _gaq.push([_setDomainName, myothersite.com]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true; (function() { ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true;ga.js; ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); ga.js; })(); var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();</script> </script>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 14

May 24, 2012 What do you do if your site has multiple domains?<script type="text/javascript"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); <a href="http://www.myothersite.com/intro" _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); onclick="_gaq.push([_link, http://www.myothersite.com/intro.html]); return false;">See my blog</a> _gaq.push([_setDomainName, myothersite.com]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true; (function() { ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true;ga.js; ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); ga.js; })(); var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();</script> </script>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 14

May 24, 2012 What do you do if your site has multiple domains?<script type="text/javascript"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); <a href="http://www.myothersite.com/intro" _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); onclick="_gaq.push([_link, http://www.myothersite.com/intro.html]); return false;">See my blog</a> <a href="http://www.mysite.com/" _gaq.push([_setDomainName, myothersite.com]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); onclick="_gaq.push([_link, http://www.mysite.com/]); return false;">Go back to my site</a> _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true; (function() { ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true;ga.js; ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); ga.js; })(); var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();</script> </script>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 14

May 24, 2012 What do you do if your site has multiple domains?<script type="text/javascript"> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); <a href="http://www.myothersite.com/intro" _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); onclick="_gaq.push([_link, http://www.myothersite.com/intro.html]); return false;">See my blog</a> <a href="http://www.mysite.com/" _gaq.push([_setDomainName, myothersite.com]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); onclick="_gaq.push([_link, http://www.mysite.com/]); return false;">Go back to my site</a> _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); <form name="f" method="post" onsubmit="_gaq.push([_linkByPost, this]);"> _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true; (function() { ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true;ga.js; ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); ga.js; })(); var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();</script> </script>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 14

May 24, 2012 What do you do if your site has multiple domains?<script type="text/javascript"> <script type="text/javascript"> L var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); var _gaq = _gaq || []; I _gaq.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); <a href="http://www.myothersite.com/intro" _gaq.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-X]); _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); onclick="_gaq.push([_link, http://www.myothersite.com/intro.html]); return false;">See my blog</a> <a href="http://www.mysite.com/" _gaq.push([_setDomainName, myothersite.com]); _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); onclick="_gaq.push([_link, http://www.mysite.com/]); return false;">Go back to my site</a> _gaq.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); A <form name="f" method="post" onsubmit="_gaq.push([_linkByPost, this]);"> _gaq.push([_trackPageview]); (function() { var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true; F (function() { ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var ga = document.createElement(script); ga.type = text/javascript; ga.async = true;ga.js; ga.src = (https: == document.location.protocol ? https://ssl : http://www) + .google-analytics.com/ var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); ga.js; })(); var s = document.getElementsByTagName(script)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s); })();</script> </script>www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 14

May 24, 2012 How to do it with GAS? _gas.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-1]); _gas.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); _gas.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); _gas.push([_setDomainName, myothersite.com]); _gas.push([_gasMultiDomain, click]); _gas.push([_trackPageview]);www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 15

May 24, 2012 How to do it with GAS? _gas.push([_setAccount, UA-XXXXX-1]); s s e _gas.push([_setAllowLinker, true]); c _gas.push([_setDomainName, mysite.com]); c _gas.push([_setDomainName, myothersite.com]); u _gas.push([_gasMultiDomain, click]); S _gas.push([_trackPageview]);www.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 15

May 24, 2012 GAS can do a lot more for you • You can extend GAS by adding plugins • GAS helps you if you need to use _setAllowAnchor(true) • GAS ﬁxes bad formatted events for you • GAS helps you if you want to send data to multiple accounts at the same timewww.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 16

May 24, 2012 What else can you expect from GAS in the future • Support for more video players • Support for tracking social widgets usage • More customization options if you are a developerwww.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 17

May 24, 2012 https://github.com/CardinalPath/gas Eduardo Cereto Carvalho @eduardocereto ecereto@cardinalpath.comwww.CardinalPath.com © 2012 Cardinal Path, Inc, All Rights Reserved. Proprietary and Confidential. 18

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