Latest content by Tim Lowden
Web Analytics: Why the Users Metric Just Got More Complicated
A look at how the new Safari policy will alter your web analytics benchmarks.
Exciting Additions to Analytics.usa.gov
We’ve expanded analytics.usa.gov to include 15(!) more agency-specific dashboard pages. We now offer agency-specific analytics data pages for a total of 25 major federal agencies, and each one is accessible from the dropdown menu at the top of the site.
Why Switching to HTTPS Will Make Your Analytics Better
Federal agencies are required to make all federal websites accessible through a secure, HTTPS-only connection by the end of the 2016 calendar year. What you might not have known is that the switch to HTTPS will improve your ability to track which sites are directing web traffic to yours. Recently, a federal colleague reached out
The Postal Service Just Broke Analytics.usa.gov
Ok, so it didn’t really break it. But you might notice that the amount of “people on government websites now” on analytics.usa.gov is a lot higher than it used to be.
Analytics.usa.gov: Now with Agency-Specific Dashboards
We’ve added agency-specific dashboards to analytics.usa.gov!
Analytics.usa.gov: New Features and More Data
As of writing this post, 25,225 of the 124,878 total visitors on federal government websites participating in the Digital Analytics Program (DAP) are NOT located in the United States. And as a result of
Gov Analytics Breakdown #2: Mobile Is Bigger than Ever
A review of the Digital Analytics Program (DAP) data confirms what many are already saying: Content is being viewed on mobile devices more than ever before, and the percentage of sessions via mobile devices is growing.