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To all users:
I am running software on my computer, which looks into any weblinks called up (in the background) when I open a site. It intercepts any such "home calls", e.g. when I go onto a commercial site. But our forum was always "clean". Guess my surprise, when I noticed this morning ... for the first time ever ... that cb1100forum.com calls up Google analytics. Has anybody (moderators, admin, other ???) approved or at least acknowledged this change ?
Do we care ? yes we do, or at least ... we should. Why should Google be allowed to make money with our forum, when this money does not go to our community, the operating cost ( web service ), or anything else to our benefit ?
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To be honest I don't know anything about anything you just said.
But I'd like the layman's version to learn?
2014 CB1100, 1981 KZ440 LTD, 1993 Yamaha XJ600 Seca, 1994 Yamaha XJ600 Seca
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I have not seen anything from Google on my screen
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iOS shows me that it blocked 5 trackers on CB1100forum.com on my iPad. One is Google Analytics
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Mine shows me that one person reported 5 trackers being blocked
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One of the benefits of an independent blog site, in addition to [mostly] relevant and organized information regarding the CB1100, and no distracting pop-ups.
Way more fun than Facebook.
Thank you Guth.
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Gecko, like Ferret, I know nothing. If there has been a change requiring approval, only the forum owner, Guth, could have given it.
Ever since I’ve been a member of the forum, from time to time I’ve seen Google in the logged on list, and assumed it’s trawling the site for data for its search engine.
Am I wrong?
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(08-01-2023, 07:42 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Gecko, like Ferret, I know nothing. If there has been a change requiring approval, only the forum owner, Guth, could have given it.
Ever since I’ve been a member of the forum, from time to time I’ve seen Google in the logged on list, and assumed it’s trawling the site for data for its search engine.
Am I wrong?
I think that’s right Cormanus , if you google about info about a CB 1100 this forum will be in the look up location .
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FWIW my software shows "1 tracker prevented from profiling you, Trackers on this Webpage Google-Analytics".
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I got out of the advertising business when stuff like Google Analytics became part of the job.
Search Engine Optimization.
Cool, I like engines!
It's not that kind of engine.
Oh.
