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Speyside Steve
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Google Analytics question

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I think I am being stupid, but one of my most popular keywords from Google is "not provided". :shock:

Does anyone know what this means?
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Post by dbar »

About a year ago, Google decided to hide people's search terms if that person has signed into their google account.

Therefore, for these people, you will always get a "not provided" message in Analytics.
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Post by Speyside Steve »

Many thanks!
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Why would they want to allow people to hide their search terms?
Isn't that counterproductive and of no use to the customers of google analytics (i.e. the ones who pay, and who pay because they want to gather that sort of information).
Or am I missing something?
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It's for privacy reasons.

More info on this subject here: http://www.zen.co.uk/blog/understanding ... analytics/
Kendal Holiday Cottages Ltd., Kendal, Cumbria - between the Lake District & the Yorkshire Dales.
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Post by Speyside Steve »

Thanks for this link, KC. I will try to set up a filter and see if I drill deeper into it.
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