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I have recently begun working with Google Tag Manager to make it easier for some of my clients and coworkers to manage tracking and conversion tags on websites. In the past, whenever someone needed a new tag added, I would have to either add it to every page manually (if they had a site built on static HTML) or add it to their template (if they had that sort of setup). In some cases (like WordPress based sites) I felt the need to create plugins to add the tags, so that if they changed to a new theme, the tags would still be present. Now, however, with Google Tag Manager, when I first begin work with a client, I can just add a single tag to their site, and from then on, adding, editing and removing tags is a much simpler process.
The basic setup is pretty simple, so I won’t go into that in too much detail here (but I’ll probably end up writing something on the subject eventually - and probably also a WordPress plugin). Instead, I want to focus on a specific issue that I have encountered with Google Tag Manager, namely, the inability to use document.write in your custom JavaScript tags.
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These days, when a new client wants me to build them a website, they often want to include features like a blog, and the ability for them to be able to login and edit their pages (so that they don't have to keep someone like me on the payroll just to update the text on the site). In order to provide all of that, I rely on WordPress. Installation is a snap (many hosting companies have scripts that will do it for you), adding pages is easy, and the WordPress Admin interface is simple enough that I can give my clients an hour or so of training, and they feel comfortable enough to login to WordPress and add posts, edit pages, etc. However, all of that pales in comparison to my absolute favorite part about WordPress: THEMES.
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If you have ever gotten really serious about a Google AdWords account, then you have definitely spent some time setting up AdWords Conversion Tracking. Conversion tracking is so essential to effectively managing an AdWords account that I won't run one without it. In the standard case, it is very easy to setup, you create a conversion, paste the code into your page and you're done. Unfortunately things don't always work out that easily. What if your conversion isn't defined by viewing a page, what if it's downloading a PDF, watching a video, clicking an affiliate link, etc? That's where things get a little bit trickier. I almost lost a client due to my demand of conversion tracking, and that is what forced me to figure out how to track conversions without displaying a "thank you" page.
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When working on my dc Redial Android App, I had to learn how to work with the Android Call Log Content Provider. The information I used was spread over several different sources, so I figured I would post an article detailing how to work with the Android Call Log Content Provider.
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The Android Spinner is possibly the most versatile view element in the Android namespace. OK, so it might not be as versatile as some of the layout items, like TableLayouts and RelativeLayouts, and it might not be as functional as some of the widgets, like maps and browsers, but it's still one of my favorites. And the Android Spinner is definitely one of the shiniest implementation of what HTML programmers know as a <select> element. In a previous article, we've already covered how to populate an Android Spinner, so in this article we'll cover some of the other aspects of working with Android Spinners.
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