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  1. ↪ Aaron Parecki: Looking at #opensource alternatives to Google Analytics. Anybody tried http://t.co/JCWexJnD or... #indieweb http://t.co/GKonCjpC

    Aaron Parecki I use and enjoy Piwik. Real-time analytics is great and the API can be really useful too. In fact I don’t use it as much as I’d like to.

  2. Looking at my #piwik realtime analytics, I see lots of people arriving at my website from the keyword 'ecard'. The reason is obvious, but I can't help thinking: what the hell is my tiny, niche ecard system doing popping up at number 13 on google results?! My cards feature drawings of cartoon underwater pigs playing traditional musical instruments… Is this really in high demand?

    Looking at my realtime analytics, I see lots of people arriving at my website from the keyword 'ecard'. The reason is obvious, but I can't help thinking: what the hell is my tiny, niche ecard system doing popping up at number 13 on google results?!

    My cards feature drawings of cartoon underwater pigs playing traditional musical instruments… Is this really in high demand?

  3. A tip for users of #piwik #analytics — if you want to use campaigns, but don't want to clutter things up with bothersome URL parameters (which would, for example, make a QR Code a **lot** bigger), just set up a server redirect/alias that redirects from some shortened URL e.g redirect: waterpigs.co.uk/d4/ to waterpigs.co.uk/lutherie/catalogue/dulcimers/D4?pk_campaign=ads&pk_kwd=catalogue (Real example) then use the shorter URL on your actual advertising . It's a bit of a cheat, but works nicely. #webdesign #server #http #apache

    A tip for users of — if you want to use campaigns, but don't want to clutter things up with bothersome URL parameters (which would, for example, make a QR Code a lot bigger), just set up a server redirect/alias that redirects from some shortened URL e.g redirect:

    waterpigs.co.uk/d4/

    to

    waterpigs.co.uk/lutherie/catalogue/dulcimers/D4?pk_campaign=ads&pk_kwd=catalogue

    (Real example) then use the shorter URL on your actual advertising . It's a bit of a cheat, but works nicely.