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News Media that use Galleries to increase Page-views don’t increase Time-spent (Attention)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

It is not uncommon to see News Media Publishers drive un-segmented page views as one of their primary Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) – And one of the biggest page view drivers for online News Media today are the common use of Galleries. I would argue that those additional page views, however massive they are, don’t deliver the same value to the advertiser, as compared to the core product (the news article) – and ultimately isn’t really what the user/reader wants.

Yahoo Web Analytics Training Webinars Launched

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

I’m pleased to announce that today we add a considerable resource to our existing support and self-serve channels! Yahoo Web Analytics Product Training on-Demand.

Further to this we have also added an Interactive Q&A section (Adobe Captivate) for each of the training sections. This will enable users to check their knowledge at each stage of the training, or go back and check it further down the line.

Tracking Mobile Devices in Yahoo Web Analytics

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Tracking mobile activity has become, not just a nice to have feature, but a necessity in any mature Web Analytics tool. You of course know this already. Find below a set of entertaining custom Mobile reports from Yahoo Web Analytics. The numbers themselves are rather exciting actually, even though my point is, just to show you some of the Dimension you can use when doing you mobile analysis with Yahoo Web Analytics. Enjoy! :-)

My immediate thoughts on Digital Magazines – after buying the Kindle

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

I honestly believe that a tablet of some sorts will provide the opportunity for a prospering digital magazine industry, I in particular see the need for a curated editorial product that can be consumed, completed and finally commented on as a whole. Everything that seems like a task – MUST create a structure to finish, which is my biggest issue with today’s endless information stream. However, I believe the digital magazine is up for a transformation which is more radical than the print replica I just read.