airing out your analytics data with a status board lunch & learn, 25 january 2012dave malicke...
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Lunch & Learn, 25 January 2012 Dave Malicke
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Introduction
dave malicke
open.michigan
what is Open.Michigan?
open.umich.edu
Content
open.umich.edu
Content
open.umich.edu
Content
open.umich.edu
Content everywhere!
All logos
Promotion everywhere!
open.umich.edu/blog
Promotion everywhere!
twitter.com/open_michigan
http://www.facebook.com/pages/OpenMichigan/94137343500
Promotion everywhere!
Content on multiple sites
Promotion on multiple sites Working on multiple projects
A whole bunch of data (not analytics)!
Definitions for analytics:1.The branch of logic dealing with analysis.
2. The field of data analysis. Analytics often involves studying past historical data to research potential trends, to analyze the effects of certain decisions or events, or to evaluate the performance of a given tool or scenario. The goal of analytics is to improve the business by gaining knowledge which can be used to make improvements or changes. 3. A simple definition of analytics is "the science of analysis". A practical definition, however, would be that analytics is the process of developing optimal or realistic decision recommendations based on insights derived through the application of statistical models and analysis against existing and/or simulated future data. Business managers may choose to make decisions based on past experiences or rules of thumb, or there might be other qualitative aspects to decision making; but unless there are data involved in the process, it would not be considered analytics.
- http://www.thefreedictionary.com/analytics
- http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/analytics.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytics
Definitions for data:1.Individual facts, statistics, or items of information.
1.Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which information and then knowledge are derived.
1.Information in raw or unorganized form (such as alphabets, numbers, or symbols) that refer to, or represent, conditions, ideas, or objects. Data is limitless and present everywhere in the universe.
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/data
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data
- http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/data.html
We’re interested in data that:
Demonstrates impact/reuse of published OER
Demonstrates the growth of Open.Michigan
Demonstrates where our time and efforts are best spent
Examples of data:Google Analytics for open.umich.edu
- visits- pageviews- downloads
Examples of data:Facebook insights
- likes- weekly total reach- people talking about this
Data data data data data
Open.Michigan Blog and Wiki AnalyticsSlideShare AnalyticsTwitterBlipVimeoInternet ArchiveNumber of published creators, courses, and materials on open.umich.edu.
And…
All of this data is housed in different locations.
So…
In an effort to view all of this data in one location…
Status Boards!-Panic Status Board-Geckoboard
Status board research
http://www.panic.com/blog/2010/03/the-panic-status-board/
Their board displays: - E-Mail Queue - Project Status - Important Countdowns - Revenue - Live Tri-Met Bus Arrivals - The Panic Calendar - Employee Twitter Messages
https://github.com/anchepiece/statuspanicDownload knock-off:
Status board researchVisit this link to view a live example:http://allynbauer.com/software/statuspanic/
Status board research
Geckoboard
http://www.geckoboard.com/
- easy to use - good support - inexpensive
Our Geckoboard:
View online: openmi.ch/-BOARD
Geckoboard intro:
Introduction to Geckoboard:http://vimeo.com/18996339
Adding a widget:http://vimeo.com/19006092
Our status board:
Our status board:
Our status board:
Our status board:
Our status board:
Geckoboard widgets:
GetSatisfaction
Highrise
Zendesk
emailGmail
Google Apps Mail
Pingdom
Foursquare
RSS/Atom Feed
Basecamp
GitHub
Jira
FreshBooks
Opportunity
Google Analytics
Chartbeat
Many more..
GeckoFuel widgets:
http://geckofuel.com/browse
Custom widgets:
Custom widgets:
Custom widgets:
Manual input
All logos
Benefits of visibility:
Currently investigating:
- new highcharts- how to gather, store, and retrieve
more data- automation required to make this all
possible- what is Geckoboard’s value add?
New highcharts:
Questions?