Comments on: Google Finally Announces Mobile Analytics http://www.brysonmeunier.com/google-finally-announces-mobile-analytics/ Mobile SEO and Web Search Optimization Strategies from Chicago SEO Bryson Meunier Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:39:15 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bryson Meunier http://www.brysonmeunier.com/google-finally-announces-mobile-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-5991 Bryson Meunier Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:30:53 +0000 http://www.brysonmeunier.com/?p=300#comment-5991 Thanks, Larry. I saw that too, and appreciate the attention from the good folks at Bango, as always. It's important to note, however, that the study of mine that Andy mentions happened prior to the GA mobile tracking announcement, and didn't account for the improvements I'm mentioning here. Point taken, though. There will likely still be inaccuracies with Google Analytics, even with the improved mobile tracking. From the "known issues" included with the tracking tag: <blockquote>Inaccurate Locations. Google Analytics uses IP addresses to determine user location for the Map Overlay report. These are subject to possible inaccuracy, as mobile IPs originate from the wireless carrier gateway which is not necessarily co-located with mobile users.</blockquote> More later as they roll this out... Thanks, Larry. I saw that too, and appreciate the attention from the good folks at Bango, as always. It’s important to note, however, that the study of mine that Andy mentions happened prior to the GA mobile tracking announcement, and didn’t account for the improvements I’m mentioning here.

Point taken, though. There will likely still be inaccuracies with Google Analytics, even with the improved mobile tracking. From the “known issues” included with the tracking tag:

Inaccurate Locations. Google Analytics uses IP addresses to determine user location for the Map Overlay report. These are subject to possible inaccuracy, as mobile IPs originate from the wireless carrier gateway which is not necessarily co-located with mobile users.

More later as they roll this out…

]]> By: Larry Larmor http://www.brysonmeunier.com/google-finally-announces-mobile-analytics/comment-page-1/#comment-5981 Larry Larmor Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:02:29 +0000 http://www.brysonmeunier.com/?p=300#comment-5981 Andy Bovingdon has blogged about this - and he even mentions Bryson! http://blog.bango.com/2009/10/21/google-analytics-plays-mobile-catch-up%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6and-still-manages-to-come-last/ Andy Bovingdon has blogged about this – and he even mentions Bryson!
http://blog.bango.com/2009/10/21/google-analytics-plays-mobile-catch-up%e2%80%a6%e2%80%a6and-still-manages-to-come-last/

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