Comments on: How data collection works

By: Tomi Mester

Tomi Mester — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 20:18:41 +0000

In reply to Upq.

hey,
yeah, using uid-s (e.g. client id) is a good best practice.
And as of the csv question… it depends. : ) Sorry but it’s a more complex question that I could answer here.
Tomi

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By: A

Tue, 13 Mar 2018 01:46:13 +0000

Great article!

I found it very helpful for writing an essay about data collection for class.
Thanks!

By: Tomi Mester

Tomi Mester — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 15:44:23 +0000

In reply to Raman.

hey Raman,

thanks for the comment!
I’ll put that article idea on my list –» and sooner or later it will come to the blog! : )

Tomi

By: Raman

Raman — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 11:35:31 +0000

Hey Tomi,

Thanks for some useful insights here!

I want to know more about the ‘Tracking Scripts’, how to code them & how to sort data at the backend.

Since I’m not a tech guy, it would be really helpful for me.

Thanks!

By: Upq

Upq — Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:27:12 +0000

Hey Tomi, Thanks for this great article.
I read some of your other articles too and here is what I got out of it… I’m not sure this is the best practice.

So I should store analysis data in a different database than the one I use to store my app data (Users, Products, Articles .. etc ).
and use a uid to “connect the dots” between the analysis and the Products, is that a good practice.

And my other question is the case of Log files, can you please clarify that a little bit more, I mean should I write multiple csv files and store them on the server? and if so How many maximum entries I should store in one csv file.

Sorry if these are below average questions but you know one can never learn if they don’t ask.

Thanks again.

By: Tomi Mester

Tomi Mester — Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:08:41 +0000

In reply to Hannah.

Thanks Hannah!

By: Hannah

Hannah — Fri, 22 Sep 2017 12:08:08 +0000

I’m learning really a lot from your Posts.
Easy to read and good examples!

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