I spent the last hour trying to find a regular expression to parse a url that was url-encoded or to match between two words. Java was having a difficult time retrieving the url since it was parameter=something& but rather proxystylesheet%3Ddefault_frontend%26. The expression is:
(?<=proxystylesheet%3D).*?(?=%26)
Where proxystylesheet is the parameter you are looking for. This won’t find the value if it is at the end of the line but in my case, that is unnecessary.
When Google originally announced the features for the most recent refresh of Google Analytics we were excited. But not that they have finished rolling most of them out, to everyone’s analytics accounts, it is pretty awesome. For a free product Google Analytics now is pretty feature rich.
Of all the new Google Analytics features we feel the there are 3 the really stand out.
1. Custom Variables
Finally! Custom variables in Google Analytics will now allow you to set up to five variables per page. This is a vast improvement over the old _setVar. You can set three types: visitor, session or page. The flexibility this will allow is amazing. This feature is even more compelling when you consider that you can now also use custom variables in advanced segments.
2. Annotations
This is very helpful. Add notes to data that will allow you to keep better track of external marketing’s effect on traffic.
3. Expanded Goals Functionality
Let’s me honest, four goals was never enough. Not a problem anymore! You now have 20 goal that are segmented into Goal groups for 5 each. This is great for grouping conversion actions. In addition to an expanded number of goals you can also track site engagement through goals.
Head over to Google Code to get all the documentation on these new features.
Yesterday, Google announced a new Asynchronous Tracking Code for Google Analytics. While initially in Beta, the code will allow for tracking of events before all the scripts on your page load. Should be a great improvement for rich media or large content site tracking.
The new tracking snippet offers the following benefits:
Faster tracking code load times for your web pages due to improved browser execution
Enhanced data collection and accuracy
Elimination of tracking errors from dependencies when the JavaScript hasn’t fully loaded
Today, Microsoft released the new Office 2010 and SharePoint 2010 public beta. This is is the first public beta of the new technology.
It’s been 3 years since the previous release of the Office. Much has changed in the economy and the enterprise landscape. We just download the versions and will begin to test them and report back.
The MC+A team will be hosting a webinar to discuss the new features of the recently released Google Search Appliance version 6.2 software. We will be covering the business impact of these features and making recommendations for upgrading your appliance.
OpenPipline is an open source software project for crawling, parsing, analyzing and routing documents. I joined the board of advisors a while back and I’m happy to say that I’ve finally got around some time to put effort into really contributing. The goal is to develop a standard framework for developing enterprise search applications. Enterprise search products have similar architectures yet they are typically incompatible with one and another. Something developed for one…can not be processed by another.
We’ve started out building on a commercial release of the pipeline processor and have begun to integrate it with some of our Google Search Appliance customers. For them, this tool provides the ability to convert document types that are not support by the GSA or other extraction techniques. It really depends on the requirements.
Our first contribution to the project is a commercial release of a stage that publishes the item from OpenPipeline to a Google Search Appliance. By combining the technologies, you get an open text processing framework along with Google’s powerful algorithm.
We believe in the benefits of effective search. At MC+A, search is more than an add-on or after thought. We strongly feel that search should be at the core of your IT efforts to help you work better. It today’s market, even with talk that the worst is behind us, reducing cost of technology investments is important. IT investments need to produce results and justify their cost.
Along these lines we’re proud to announce a new Search Hardware Renewal Program, design specifically to help our current Google Search Appliance users to renew their solution along with the services they need to maximize their return on investment. Effective November 1st we’re offering all renewing Google Search Appliance customer a discount on our renewal hardware packaged with our Search Best Practices service review. We are hoping to help our clients continue their enterprise search initiatives, maintaining a substantial ROI and competitive edge due to less wasted time and resources searching for documents.
What is the Search Hardware Incentive Program?
The program is straight forward. Current customers will have an opportunity to trade in their old end of license GSA for a discount credit toward their renewal.
Simply turn in your old GSA for a brand new yellow box (GB-7007 running version 6.0) and MC+A will provide a 10% discount on renewal hardware with our Search Best Practices package. We’ll even cover the shipping for your old GSA.
What is in it for you?
Keeping up with the latest Google search technology. There have been three major releases in the past 12 months and a new appliance platform the GB-7007.
MC+A implementation experience. Over 75 implementations in the past two years. We’ll help you maximize your ROI and leverage your search technology so that you’re effectively using it shortly after your purchase.
So, how does it work?
Inform your sales rep that you would like to take advantage of SHIP.
MC+A will process your hardware renewal and execute the SBP review.
Once your new hardware is up and running. MC+A will process your hardware trade in. We’ll even cover the shipping for your old GSA.
Truly see what the Google Search Appliance can do for you an your business. Renew today.
Google Business published a video detailing some of the new version of the Appliance(see below). The new version of the Google Search Appliance has improved and new features in the following areas:
If you are an early adopter of Windows 7 and you own a Google Search Appliance, be sure to set the following local policy so that Kerberos will be enabled:
Local Security Policy
Local Policies
Security Options
Network Security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos
Enabling all options under Network Security: Configure encryption types allowed for Kerberos
