Google Analytics experiences “data processing error”

Error exclamationToday, as I logged into my Google Analytics account, I got the following message:

System Message: Analytics Processing Delay from April 30th to May 5th

Google Analytics experienced a data processing error from April 30th to May 5th. Almost all of the data has been recovered and is currently being reprocessed. The recovered data will be reflected in your reports within a few days. Please note that a small percentage of data, particularly in the area of e-commerce reporting, was not recoverable from those dates.

We sincerely apologize for this processing issue and are taking every precaution to prevent such disruptions from occurring again in the future. For more information, please read through our common questions.

The Google Analytics Team

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Yahoo buys Indextools – YAHOO!

Yahoo buys IndextoolsThe recent news of Yahoo buying Indextools gives me plenty to look forward to – it’s an exciting development in the world of web analytics which will stirr up things and bring about another shift.

As with Google Analytics, there’s a catch – only sunshine is free these days! By offering users a free web analytics tool that currently competes with the likes of Omniture and WebTrends, Yahoo are cunningly luring advertising dollars into their Yahoo Search Marketing program.

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