analytics

Drupal module for tracking attachment downloads per-user

Not long ago I built an extranet for a client, which was a secure repository of documents. The client wanted to know which files were being downloaded by which users, but Drupal didn't offer that out-of-the-box. So, I had this very modest module written by a nice fellow in the UK.

download_statistics.tar.gz

 

Untar, upload and install as usual. Then you'll be able to see something like this: 

Nine Marketing Tasks You Shouldn't Be Doing Anymore

For the marketer at a medium-sized company, the development of web-based apps has made some tasks obsolete. With some effort and startup costs, by 2009 you can stop:

What gives a marketer her authority?

In a post from last week, I mentioned (almost as an aside) that marketers have to own the “What The Customer Wants” piece if they want any authority. This was a rather loose end that needed tying. I can think of three other subjects that a marketer ought to know cold, if they expect to have a say in corporate strategy.

How SEO can screw up your...

Some Search Engine Optimization (SEO) tactics can give you a marginal boost in rankings, but hurt you on a net basis.

The main culprit is usually an overweening preoccupation with on-page keyword optimization, but link-building can hurt too.

This article is not about black-hat SEO practices, which are covered in plenty of detail elsewhere. Instead, we’ll look at “good” SEO practices when they’re overdone.

Let’s see what gets hurt.

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