Last night in class I learned how to properly use Google Analytics. This certain tool from Google helps businesses to track who exactly is logging on to your website and why they are on your website. It is a great idea for companies to use this tool because it gives them a chance to see if there site is getting any business. I can proudly say that I am using Googly Analytics on this very own blog. I will be able to see how many people actually read my blogs and see what key words are bringing them to my site. I think that is the fun part of all of this blogging. People make up blogs so they can get their voice out into the internet world. However some people may not know if anyone is visiting their site, Google Analtyics lets them see.

We also discussed User Generated Content also known as UGC. An example of UGC would be websites such as Google, Bing, Youtube and even Wikipedia. I am not a big fan of Bing because it is not that simple. I feel that there is too much stuff going on that I can never find what I am looking for. I like Google because it is simple and to the point. Wikipedia is also a UGC because people can go onto this site and basically add stuff to the "dictionary." One of the topics we discussed yesterday was when Shaun White won the Gold metal in the Olympics. 'Shaun White's information under Wikipedia changed almost instantly when he won the gold metal. This just shows how fast and easy it is to create your own UGC. Youtube is famous for this because without people posting videos then there would be no YouTube. Its amazing how this huge internet site became so popular simply by having people post their own videos.