The missing iOS6 referrer data
More and more search marketing data is lost due to (not provided) keywords and now iOS6 users appear as “Direct Traffic” although they come from Search. Continue reading
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Java tool to download search query data
As Python is not really my mother tongue I decided to create a Java 6 version of the download tool for the search data in Google’s Webmaster Tools. To run it follow these steps: Unzip the archive into a directory … Continue reading
Downloading data from Google Webmaster Tools
Today, Google has published some Python scripts which allow an automated download of data from the Google Webmaster Tools, namely the Search Query data. UPDATE: I created a Java version of the Search Query downloader. Any feedback would be great. … Continue reading
Chrome users don’t send referrer data from Google Plus
Google Plus traffic reported to be down by 60% – Really? We all have heard the news that Google Plus is not developping as some people think it should. The Daily Mail even reported “Traffic plunges for Google+ as 60% … Continue reading
The HTTP referrer and the FTC complaint against Google
For almost twenty years, it had been in existence and been used widely. Blemished since its birth by its seemingly dyslexic parents, it has served web masters and more recently online marketers alike. But alas, our good ol’ pal, the … Continue reading