April 2009
The Archives
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04.30.09Updated Google Analytics Keyword ExtractorOK, I'll admit, my last post was downright shameful... The code was poorly presented, and poorly formatted. It wasn't at ALL my normal caliber of work, so I went ahead and rewrote the concept into a tighter little wrapper. I am using the Gattica gem to interact with the Google Analytics API. This little script provides a wrapper around the gem that easily allows you to extract your sites organic keywords and sort them based on the number of unique entrances to your site via each keyword.
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04.22.09Using the Google Analytics API with Ruby, Open-Uri & HpricotYou may or may not have heard that Google has finally opened up their Analytics API to the public. You can read Googles official statement here. I thought I'd show you all a quick crash introduction on how you can access the API using Ruby. The following code uses Open-Uri to access the API and Hpricot to parse the response. In this example, we're going to authenticate with the API, and then we're going to use it to extract all the keywords (organic and paid) which have brought visitors to our site within the past year (limited to 100 keywords max) NB: sorry ...
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04.03.09So, you want to build a Web App…Are you unemployed? Were you fired from your job as an accountant at a Fortune 500 company? Looking for a good way to make money, but don't want to get back in the rat race? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you should consider building a WEB APP! Web Applications are EASY to build! Anyone can do it! First, you need an idea. This can be the hardest part. Basically, you just want to think about something people do every day that you can do better. Here are some ideas to get you started: web-based makeup mirror (requires a webcam) sea-monkeys...give them ...
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04.03.09The Genius, The Moron, And Your Lot In This Terrible, Magnificent LifeShow me one man who has gotten power, fame and money through incredible talent effortless genius carefully cultivated network and I’ll show you ten fools who got the same in spite of themselves Show me one business that has achieved dominance in its industry through good decisions careful planning unrelenting diligence and I’ll show you one hundred who have thrived through directionless and unplanned ways Show me one writer who has attained greatness through higher education cultural savvy bald nepotism and I’ll show you one thousand uneducated hacks who whisper into eternity with effortless grace The facts are clear The Genius regularly fails The Moron regularly wins And the bookshelves of the world bend low ready to teach us why and how this is so It seems the only thing left to do is to do the thing as best you can and leave the rest in your overstuffed suitcase on your ...
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