Leaked: Google Analytics Is Making Its Way To Google+

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Google Analytics has continually beefed up with social data and full Google+ integration may be right around the corner. The Dutch website Dutchcowboys found some official (and confidential) slides from an official Google deck showing how to connect a Google+ page with Google Analytics. In addition, Arvid Bux discovered the full confidential deck showing more screens about the full integration of + & Analytics.

The slides show a very simple integration between Google+ and Analytics that occurs by entering ones analytics code to a new tab in your pages settings. This works with current Google Analytics tracking, or a new GA account can be created directly within Google+.

The total number of visits, pageviews, average time on the site and bounce rate will reportedly be measured. Users can also see analytics directly within Google+ buy clicking on a new top navigation button (next to circles). Currently there is no way to track any Google+ page activity other than viewing post sharing, social engagement or +1/share data.

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Google Analytics has been making a strong push for more social data as of late. However, they are without the help of Twitter & Facebook. Some recent social media improvements to Google Analytics have been the addition of the following:

Social Engagement Reporting 06/27/11
Social Tracking Integration - 11/04/11
Social Data Hub 12/07/11
Social Reports 03/20/12

Source: SELand
 
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Very interesting. This coincides with the release of the new android phones that have G+ built in I believe. Then again this is also a another step towards big brother...

Its going to be very useful though to be able to have access to such statistics especially for testing.
 
Anyone who didn't see this coming shouldn't ever step inside a betting shop. I mean Google+ is in everything Google now why wouldn't they link these two parts?
When you think that Facebook Pages have analytics and tracking why wouldn't Google+ Pages and profiles who have a far superior tracking technology?

Google+ will be in every Google product soon with Android and Google Chrome Browser to be the next big important steps. You can already log into a Google account on a Chrome Browser or Android Phone so once the Google+ Technology is added it will be everywhere. It's just a question of when, not if.
 
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