Event Tracking – Google Analytics (ga.js)
Possible Events:
In any interactive environment, the program should be able to respond to actions performed by the user. These action can be mouse click, key press or selection of a menu item. What are the possible events we can track using ga.js as follows
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If you have anchor tag for third party site link which you want to track how many clicks from our site.
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If you have mailto: on anchor tag and you want to track how many of them click for mail link.
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In your home page you might have request for quote image, follow us on twitter image etc.. where you want to track, how many clicks on the image.
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If you have a button for email subscription button, newsletter subscription etc… Where you want to track the clicks.
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When you want to track while you submit action in the form tag
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