Scumbag Facebook

Awhile back Chris Berry and I had a conversation about the state of analytics and tracking and where the industry is going.  We were both concerned that analysts were going to screw themselves by tracking information they had no business to. And that it was just a matter of time …

Improved CBC search

I don’t normally write about what I do at work.  Not out of modesty or anything, but rather I don’t want to let something out that shouldn’t be public knowledge.  However, I had to write about this.  One of the aspects of my job is managing the Google Search Appliance.  …

No Cookies for You!

The EU announced that starting May 25th explicit consent must be gathered from web users who are being tracked via cookie. Obviously the biggest impact is to online advertisers (who I care very little for) who use euphemist terms like “interest based advertising” to hide the fact they would happily crawl through …

Privacy, point systems, and Analytics

There is a discussion currently making it’s way through the halls of government regarding web analytics and privacy, well more precisely tracking and privacy.  Phil Kemelor at Semphonics has a good summary of the FTC report on privacy.  The concern is more directed at information brokers than it is at individuals or …