Bleeding edge is here

Posted by Paul Sanderson on Aug 25, 2009 in Development | 0 comments

So we have just launched our bleeding edge version of Air Analytics located at http://www.airanalytics.net/bleed/stats/login.php

Whats is Bleeding Edge?

Bleeding edge is the latest development version of Air Analytics. This is were all our latest developments are rolled out and tested. Once we are happy with the latest version and it is stable we will roll it out to the main site. So if you want to see whats underdevelopment or the new features come along to the bleeding edge version and have a look. Bleeding edge is updated generally with nightly builds

Note: the bleeding edge version is considered an experimental version and may break.

Description parameter added

Posted by Paul Sanderson on Aug 21, 2009 in Development | 0 comments

We have just added a 3rd optional parameter in the track function. This now allows you to give a little extra information that may describe a type/action or even give more information about a bug that has occurred, how you use it is up to you.

You will need to grab the latest version of the classes from the download section on your dashboard.

We are still looking for private beta testers, if you are interested register here.

Private Beta is here

Posted by Paul Sanderson on Aug 19, 2009 in Announcements | 0 comments

Well is been a hard slog but the first cut of Air Analytics is being released in a private beta today. What does this mean? Well we will only have a limited number of testers to start with. This is just to make sure that the system is working and running smoothly over time we will introduce more users and then open it to the Internet as a beta.

If you are interested in being a Private Beta tester we are actively looking. Please register and we will contact you.

Features released in V 0.01

• Application Installs Reports
• Application Uses Reports
• Unique Application Usage Reports
• Application Version Reports
• Custom tacking types Reports
• Filtering, such as OS, Date App Version
• Fixed Type Reporting, such as Error, Page Views Etc
• Unlimited Amount of applications
• Air Counters Widget for your website – Read more about it here
• AIR Classes to allows you to track with Air Analytics

Features in the pipeline

• Application Open Time
• OS Reporting
• Online Vs Offline Usage Reporting
• Application Update Reporting
• Custom Reporting
• Goal Tracking
• Geo Location. Where in the would you application is being used.
• Application Downloads
• HTML javascript Air Analytics Lib
• Error Notifications. E.g if a error happens a user defined number of times an email is sent alerting some to the error

Sign up to be Private Beta Tester

Our Forums

Posted by Paul Sanderson on Aug 16, 2009 in News | 2 comments

So we have just setup our very own vanilla forum where you are be able to get help, chat to us and meet other users. our forum is located at http://airanalytics.vanillaforums.com/ so head on over and get started.

Also if you have never checked out vanilla forums we suggest you do. Vanilla forums are a wicked piece of kit, described as the wordpress of forums. And we here at Air Analytics couldn’t agree more. Check them out here http://vanillaforums.org/ and here http://www.vanillaforums.com/.

Thanks

Tell people how kick ass your app is….

Posted by Paul Sanderson on Aug 12, 2009 in Development | 0 comments

Imagine having a tool that can let other uses know how popular your app is just like feedburner counters. Well this sweet feature is now part of Air Analytics. Let me introduce you to Air Counters

Air Counters is cool way to promote your application. It is a dynamic graphic that always displays your applications current installs, usage or number of users. Its a great way to show how popular your application is.

This feature is all part and parcel of Air Analytics. So once you start tracking you can use these counters when and wherever you like.

We are currently working on a few more widget types that we think you will like. But if you have an idea for one let us know as we are always open to new ideas.

Implement Air Analytics into my application.

Posted by Paul Sanderson on Aug 5, 2009 in Articles | 2 comments

So Air Analytics is on the way soon, and you find your self wondering how will I be able to implement the tracking into my application.

Well my friend you are reading the right post. Let me take some time out of the dev schedule to tell you how easy it is to implement Air Analytics tracking in your app. In a future post I will tell you what stats and info you can expect to see.

Over the past 4 months we have been going out of our way to build an application analytics solution that is user/developer friendly as possible while still keeping the app streamline and the tracking unobtrusive to the user. We understand that AIR applications can take many forms, functions, shape and sizes, so have we set about developing a system that is totally flexible and can mould to your application not the other way round.

Implementation
To start the tracking you only need import the class to add the following line of code:
AirAnalytics.start(“api_key”, “app_ID”);

and Air Analytics is ready to roll.

Now to track an item, pageview or click all you do is call:
AirAnalytics.track(“Action”, “Type”);
Action = the item that was tracked eg “page/home” or “mainNav/homeBtn” this can be anything that you wish to define.

Type = the type of action it is E.G if it is a page view use the type “page” or you can even create you own type and add it to the system all in the control panel.
For example if you have a twitter app why not add a type “tweet” and every time and successful tweet is sent tack it. This way you will be able to see how may tweets you app is sending.

We have started you off with 4 common types that we think people will generally use in every application they are

• “page” for page view
• “click” for any button click you want to track
• “url” for those links to external URLs
• “error” Yes… for those unwanted errors… now you can see how many and when the appear

Don’t worry about loosing any tracks while the app is running offline. Air Analytics manages the tracking offline as well making it a complete tracking solution for you application.

Like we mentioned before we will be going into a private beta so if you are interested please drop us a line or leave a comment here somewhere with your details.

Thanks Paul

Air Analytics is on the way

Posted by Paul Sanderson on Jul 8, 2009 in News | 0 comments

We are currently developing the first full AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) analytics that you can easily (very little code, 1 line) use to track what is happening in your AIR application suchs as applicaion installs, errors, application uses, unique users, operating sytems, and much more

This is a unlike any other tracking solution out there currently. Air Analytics is being built from the ground up with special attention to easy of use and efficient in tracking. This is native solution to AIR so no hacks and works around are needed to get the tracking working. Air Analytics is even able to track fully while the application is offline, so you are able to see the whole picture.

This is were we will be posting our developments and news, also we will soon be going into a private beta so stay tuned if you are interested and want to help us test this wicked piece of kit.
/Paul