One site still had the really old Urchin code in it: Urchin is old. If you once had Urchin and your code has been copied and pasted over time, you need to change it. Google provides help for migrating from urchin.js code to the newer, asynchronous...
After nearly 14 years and an acquisition by Google, Urchin analytics software will be retired on March 28, 2012. Google Analytics advanced throughout the years as Urchin versions were released. Will the retiring of Urchin change your analytics plans?
Google’s modus operandi seems to have always been to show up late to a party, build their own dance floor, and either win people over, or buy out their best competitor (YouTube, DoubleClick, Postini, Urchin, etc).
I'll be watching and I hope they discuss their impact on the analytics market when they bought Urchin and started giving away a service numerous companies were making a living charging varying fees for.
Interestingly this was not done when Google bought Urchin and started giving away analytics - effectively killing off many small companies in that space; nor was it around for any of the other purchases Google has made.
This was somewhat understandable because analytics packages were expensive back then and Google was just in the process of buying Urchin and offering Google Analytics for free. The use of online analytics has come a long way in a few years.
Urchin (not Google Analytics) is rumored to have cost Google $30 million when they acquired it in 2005. AdWords Conversion Tracking and Google Analytics use last click conversion. And that is exactly why they offer Google AdWords or Analytics...
Similarly, when Google bought Urchin and the analytic tools industry lost many small companies. Tracking codes, analytics, and landing page testing were the tools that tightened marketing in this area and created a measurability that no other form...
Google Analytics has released Urchin 6.6. At the end of last week, Google released so many updates, we had to consolidate them into a single post. This week, the Google factory is busy pushing out a bunch of new tweaks and launches you'll want to...
There are no plans to retire the old code, Urchin.js anytime soon. When Urchin.js is finally laid to rest, site owners and developers will be given plenty of notice. Google did take the opportunity to point out why it may be advantageous to upgrade...
Google Analytics Releases Urchin 6.5 with AdWords Integration Bryan Eisenberg has published a comprehensive Google Analytics guide on his company's blog. It consists of links to some of the best information about Google Analytics out there, from...
They were using an old version of the code, urchin.js. If you're using code with the old urchin.js, don't panic - you're tests will run fine. Google Website Optimizer, a tool for landing page testing, was tracking visitors using Google Analytics code.
Google Analytics Releases Urchin 6.5 with AdWords Integration Posted by Nathania Johnson Feb 9, 2009 Google Analytics has released Urchin 6.5, which includes an integration with AdWords. If you're not familiar with Urchin, it was acquired by .
Google Analytics has released Urchin 6.5, which includes an integration with AdWords. If you're not familiar with Urchin, it was acquired by Google a while back and the free Google Analytics was developed from it.
For space reasons I'll cover only two: Google Analytics (formally Urchin) and Omniture. Before we look at specific tools, I want to cover a couple more principles I didn't get to in "Web Analytics 101, Part 1.
Google Analytics Launches "Urchin 6" Care to do more with Google Analytics code than just cut and paste a snippet in your website code? Google Analytics has been added to Google Code. Google Analytics Now Shows When a Visitor Uses Chrome
No doubt, this was a move to counter or compete with Google's ownership of Web analytics (Urchin, through acquisition) and optimizing tools. In the search world we have options. Well, a few options, anyway.
In much the same way that Google bought Urchin and branded it up as Google Analytics (GA), Yahoo is likely to do something similar. Get your free analytics tools here. Google rolled out its own analytics package a few years ago, and gives it away...
What's more: the authors admit early on that Google has acquired many already successful "information management tools," namely Picasa (photo management); YouTube (online videos); DoubleClick (ad serving); Keyhole/Google Earth (maps and satellite...
At ad:tech San Francisco, Google Analytics today announced the full launch of Urchin Software, Google's advanced - but not free - Web analytics package, aka Urchin 6. For search engine marketers who remember the name, Urchin formed the basis of...
