Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 09:59:22 -0500 From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-announce@freebsd.org Subject: [FreeBSD-Announce] The FreeBSD Project is enabling Google Analytics on www.freebsd.org Message-ID: <20121204145922.GB1450@glenbarber.us>
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--Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The FreeBSD Project is enabling Google Analytics on www.freebsd.org. Why? =46rom a strictly documentation point of view, it is essential to be able to easily identify user behavior on the FreeBSD.org site. This includes the main Project website, the Handbook, and others article and books. By using Google Analytics, some of the things we can learn (specifically about our documentation) include: - We will be able to identify the most actively visited pages within the site as a whole. This information, especially in documenting an Operating System, is essential in identifying "priority" pages, and can help the Documentation Project prepare such pages before releases. - We will be able to identify length of time users spend on specific pages which, in turn, can help us identify pages that should either a.) have more content added, or b.) have content broken out to make the content less dense, and easier to digest. (Note that this is data we simply cannot get by log-grepping.) - We will be able to identify key search engine keywords, and will be able to better maintain the documentation accordingly. - We will be able to see data on things that are impossible to find out through logs, such as screen resolutions used, to make sure we do not accidentally "break" things from a usability perspective. In the long run, this change ultimately means better documentation. But we can do this on our own, why do we need to send data to a third party? - Doing this on our own means increased infrastructure, increased maintenance, and increased security exposure. - Google already supplies a large number of tools, there isn't a need to duplicate effort. - Google Analytics answers questions that cannot be discerned from just grepping logs. For example, How long do FreeBSD users browse the website; which pages are most likely to bounce users or draw users in; what is the most common screen resolution, which Operating Systems visitors to the website read and which pages specifically? But I don't want Google to know I exist!? It is possible to opt-out by setting the "Do Not Track" flag on your browser. This page covers the major browsers: http://www.techtipsgeek.com/enable-do-not-track-feature-in-web-browsers/155= 84/ A quick Google search can help find solutions for other browsers. In addition, disabling JavaScript will also opt you out. With regards, Glen On behalf of: doceng@ --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJQvg/KAAoJEFJPDDeguUajNB8IAIgbJOdghKvg6fvWc8cpw3u/ 2ixHQtQk0xy+N6rIvQjT7Y6TOsfvDooFlwtpJTx882HeuqXCpoOlTsPF3Kqcxauj p5TN/biRXGuUjDjIjXIKAQFkxxoZ6gnSauvcQIxjoWcpiKbvs+jSWcqR72NhV8Me cWVNJ1758iX5HevRbyPllkQVnCu3bvIdrdhKL8Ax8FyrjAQdvd2/fcD95BO9k/ad vXXUcBYZx9ClCr9MP1m8v3sSJDj4W5oUK4EMKKsy4VC/p0hM802mQQDvjlV4hWau 34PzfrpUGQ0whqwgRPFm6j22J2o5gmsOsDE8nbqrSQ0J08BuP9VN15Qoe/BZPeQ= =DaoR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Yylu36WmvOXNoKYn--
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