Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
Service URL: policies.google.com (opens in a new window)
_gac_
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
__utma
ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
10 minutes
__utmb
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
_ga_
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gid
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
_gat
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
1 minute
The bird was a perfect touch, and though I had to pause to consider it, I took “packed and empty” as a metaphor for his life.
What a deep reading! Thank you Jan. When looked at that way, it could describe many of our lives, I’m afraid.
Seagulls are pesky things for sure. Loved the voice in your tale.
Yes, Fatima! Such a lovely photo you provided for us! Hope I didn’t go too far afield, imagining it as more a Southern U.S town, pushing its Venice-like attributes to pull in the tourist trade. Must have been a wonderful trip! I’m glad you enjoyed Augustine’s manner. Difficult characters can be hard to like. Or perhaps he was just having a bad day.
Fatly-packed but empty. Interesting.
Yes I wondered about that phrase, “fatly-packed but empty craft,” but I liked the sound of it too much to cut it. Hopefully it conveyed meaning, too.
Augstine sounds like a piece of work. 🙁
Sandra, I can see how he might not be everyone’s cup of tea. But he is all business!
Your piece brought to life the sounds of people and birds squawking at one another, the rivalry among tradesmen. Nicely done.
Yes, not sure the people living along the canal were happy about all that noise! Thank you for reading ALicia!
Somebody got out of bed the wrong side this morning!
I like the parallel you draw between the gull and the boatmen, with “Looks like this early bird caught a worm,”
Yes indeed,Penny! Thank you for noticing the parallels.
A great piece with great insight to his character Andrea. Very well pieced together.
Thank you Lisa.
You gave us good insight to his character, Andrea. I love that. Life ain’t always easy, nor is it pretty.
Thank you Russell. Very true, your comment about Life.
There must be better ways to earn a living… then again, thievery can be quite lucrative…
Opportunity knocks, huh, Dale?
Dear Andrea,
The competition is apparent. Just for the record, I understood ‘packed and empty’. 😉 Love the voice in this.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle. Capitalism is not always pretty. ?. Im afraid in my life as in my writing i tend to go for the understated and rely on the power of implication, perhaps more than i should. It has gotten me in trouble more than once. ?
He doesn’t seem a very nice person, what with all his sneering and yelling.
Perhaps he and your executive type have something in common. ?
How is the craft both fatly packed and empty?
Full of stuff but no one on board. ?
I liked the hawking seagull
Yes I think they’ve met before!
Doesn’t seem to have the romance of Venice, for sure! 🙂
Haha Iain!