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    From the page: "Twitter is great for traffic, but just how great it is, well, you'll never really know. Why not? You'll ask. Well, the only traffic you'll see coming from Twitter is traffic that comes through Twitters web interface. And most people I know don't use the... more

    Reviewed by heartfm Jan 20 2009, 02:51am ( 4 reviews ) yoast.com

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  • Rated by heartfm on Jan 20 2009, 2:51am

    From the page: "Twitter is great for traffic, but just how great it is, well, you'll never really know. Why not? You'll ask. Well, the only traffic you'll see coming from Twitter is traffic that comes through Twitters web interface. And most people I know don't use the web interface, they use desktop and / or phone clients. Because these clients aren't browsers, they won't pass along a referrer, and thus register as "direct traffic"."
  • Rated by timlb on Jan 20 2009, 2:16am

    If you are using Twitter in your marketing efforts and tweeting links to your own site, then this will help you to track that traffic in Google Analytics. Much is often said about the power of Twitter for promotion. This could help you get at the truth of that in your market.
  • Rated by MatthewN on Jan 19 2009, 2:58pm

    Excellent for those who like tracking stuff.
  • Rated by Avinio on Jan 19 2009, 1:50am

    to create shorturls with the campaign tags in it, and thus track those tweeted links in your own analytics!