Wednesday, May 20, 2009

I have my eye on U

So this week we played around with counters and discovered RSS. I have to say i am a bit annoyed as i have an earlier version of iWeb on my mac which wont allow me to add html :( so i need to make a choice - 1. do i upgrade my iLife and have the flexibility of working on my web page in class and the comfort of my own home, or 2. do i give up the luxury of working from home and use the lab.... hmmm im thinking i will pay the price to continue to work from home while playing with Frankie and watching tv :) As a result of this lil conflict with software, i am not able to add these tools to myCSU site just yet but ill keep u posted once its they are.

1 2 3 - COUNTERS

Counters accurately track page hit data and how many unique users visit our site. Web counters can be used by anyone and can be inserted into our page without any tricky programming. This is a great tool to see the progress and success of your site. Another web analysis tool is Google Analytics. Here, you are able to see exactly how visitors interact with your site, what pages are being viewed and the average amount of time being spent on each page. This is advantages as you have a clearer understanding of what is of interest to other web users visiting your site and allows you to make informed site design improvements, drive targeted traffic, or work on your "interestingness". Here is a LINK to a comment i made on Ricks blog (from the first group) regarding a question i have about counter.


RSS and what all the buzz is about

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is web feed formats used to publish updates. Blog entries, news headlines, and videos can all use RSS to inform their subscribed followers on any updates eliminating the need for them to regularly go to these sites to see 'Whats New'. When you subscribe to a feed, Google Reader monitors that feed and keeps track of all updates. Google Reader gathers the content that the owners and publishers provide. Some sites send out updates with entire stories while others give just a headline or brief summary and require you to go directly to the source website.So basically RSS keeps u informed and up-to-date.


This week was a lil Funny Glitter Graphics

in regards to my computer and i not getting along so im hoping for a beta week next week.

Cheer for now peeps....
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2 comments:

  1. AngusMay 23, 2009 at 8:46 PM

    Hey Anusia,

    I had trouble getting the counters and RSS feeds on to my web page and blog too. It is easy once given some direction. I emailed Damian.

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  2. RickMay 26, 2009 at 6:52 PM

    Hi Anusia, the counter you have installed counts every hit. You can crank it up if you want by simply refreshing your page a pile of times. I love the Tigger on your post, by the way.

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