App Store: Force Reinstall of App

App Store: Force Reinstall of AppIf you have an app that the App Store thinks is still installed but is really not installed, you can run this command to rebuild the database and fix the app from showing up as purchased, so that you can restart the App Store and then download / install the application a second time.

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

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Watch our latest Hulu Original Series: Up to Speed

Join director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock) and tour guide Timothy “Speed” Levitch (The Cruise) for the Hulu Original Series Up to Speed, an offbeat historical travel show chronicling America’s monumentally ignored monuments.

Watch our latest Hulu Original Series: Up to Speed

Watch Trailer

Watch Speed Tour New York

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Too much chirping? We hear you!

Too much chirping? We hear you! This is how to unsubscribe from twitter e-mail updates.

When you get an email from twitter look in the footer for something like this:

> If you’d rather not receive Twitter product or service updates, you can unsubscribe immediately. Please do not reply to this message; it was sent from an unmonitored email address. This message is a service email related to your use of Twitter. For general inquiries or to request support with your Twitter account, please visit us at Twitter Support. If you received this message in error and did not sign up for a Twitter account, click not my account.

You can click the link for “unsubscribe immediately”:

Too much chirping? We hear you!

Twitter will no longer send resurrection email notifications.

« Twitter homeChanged by mistake? Edit your notification settings

Too much chirping? We hear you!

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Yahoo Logout URL

You can easily log out of Yahoo Mail, and the entire Yahoo Network with this URL. You can bookmark it or simply type it into your browser. The URL to log out of Yahoo is: http://login.yahoo.com/?logout=1

Of course Yahoo won’t even let you logout without showing you at least one ad.

Yahoo Logout URL

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Jeff Bezos to speak at “AWS re: Invent”

Jeff Bezos to speak at “AWS re: Invent”

We are excited to announce that Jeff Bezos, Founder and CEO of Amazon has been added to the AWS re: Invent agenda in Las Vegas, November 27-29. Jeff will keynote the conference alongside Andy Jassy, Sr. VP of AWS and Werner Vogels, CTO of Amazon. Register today to hear these visionary technology leaders speak at AWS’s inaugural customer and partner conference.

In addition to these keynotes, AWS re:Invent will feature 150 sessions delivered by the engineering teams behind the AWS Cloud and customers from around the world such as Netflix, NASA JPL, McGraw Hill, Robert Half International, Thomson Reuters, Nokia Siemens, Intuit, Pinterest, SocialCam, SmugMug, TinyCo, and more.

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Yahoo Authorized Applications

To control which applications have access to your Yahoo account, first sign in at https://edit.yahoo.com/mc2.0/eval_profile

After that you can choose `Manage Apps and Website Connections` under `Sign-In and Security`:

Yahoo Authorized Applications

Once you’ve clicked `Manage Apps and Website Connections` you should see a page that lists your authorized applications:

Yahoo Authorized Applications

When you first allow access to an application, Yahoo should send you an e-mail that says something like:

> Hello,
>
> You agreed to share your Yahoo! information with Macworld.
> You can manage who sees your activities on Macworld. If you did not agree to share your information, stop sharing.
>
> Regards,
> Yahoo! Account Services

If the first link doesn’t work for you, you can also try this one:

https://api.login.yahoo.com/WSLogin/V1/unlink?.intl=us

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Captcha Advertisements

Looks like AOL has implemented Captcha Product Advertising as part of a spam-prevention initiative. The original captcha was annoying enough – trying to read distorted characters and type them in, usually spending a few attempts before being “rewarded” by whatever action you wanted to achieve in the first place – but these product ads for Captcha seem especially annoying. Ads were one thing when there were on the page and you could ignore them – but forcing your users to interact with them seems a little much. Maybe AOL is just going down hill fast and is trying for any extra revenue they can get – seems to be a little over the line though.

Captcha Advertisements

Original Captcha example:

Captcha Advertisements

And with the AOL logo:

Captcha Advertisements

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Google Analytics Product Update: Real-Time data, Shortcut Reports, & MCF API

Google Analytics Monthly Product Update
  August 2012
This month’s Google Analytics features make it easier to learn about campaigns as they launch, access key reports, and incorporate conversion path data into your applications. Access Analytics
 
What’s New
Segment Real-Time Segment Real-Time data
to learn about campaigns as they launch

In your Real-Time reports, click on a page element to segment your data by different dimensions, such as country or medium. Segmenting your Real-Time data can help you view the performance of a geo-located PPC campaign, measure which content is most popular in large metro areas, observe how social media is impacting site traffic from an industry conference, and more. Learn more.
Shortcuts Save time finding your favorite reports with Shortcuts
Shortcuts help you get the exact view you want of your Analytics data  in record time. Rather than having to go through the “find report, add segment, change sort” process daily, use Shortcuts to do it once, save it, and come back to it in a single click. Learn more
MCF data with API Easily export & analyze Multi-Channel Funnels
data with the API   

Use the MCF Reporting API to query for metrics from the Analytics Multi-Channel Funnels reports and incorporate conversion path data into your applications. Key uses for this include combining conversion path data with other data sources–such as cost data–to create new visualizations, as well as using conversion path data to automate processes such as bidding. Learn more.
 
Case Studies & Education
Watch: “Multi-Channel Funnels” webinar to learn how to improve your marketing campaigns

Neil Hoyne, Google’s Global Program Manager for Attribution, presented an in-depth look at Multi-Channel Funnels. Neil discussed the importance of marketing attribution and demonstrated how the Multi-Channel Funnels reports reveal details about the customer journey prior to a sale or conversion. Better understanding customers’ interactions across different digital media can improve your campaign performance. Watch and enjoy.

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To gain insights about Analytics and learn from industry leaders, check out our popular posts this month:

Case Study: Online food retailer slices shopping cart abandon rates for a 70% increase

LaTienda learned that shipping rates greatly impact shopping cart behavior and abandonment rates. For key regions, they were able to offer a lower flat rate shipping option to users, and with advanced segments, they observed a 70% increase in order completion for those regions. Read the full case study to learn more.

 
Thank you for reading our monthly update. Don’t forget to share your thoughts with us through the feedback link below, and tell us what you’d like to see in future updates.

Happy Analyzing,
The Google Analytics Team

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Yahoo Sign In is Down (September 2012)

On September 4th, 2012 yahoo Sign-in is down. That means signing into Yahoo Mail, Flickr, and other Yahoo services won’t work. The server is just timing out and giving an error. Is yahoo over capacity? Instead of getting the yahoo signin screen:

Yahoo Mail In is Down

We’re all just getting this:

Yahoo Sign In is Down (September 2012)

This is affecting login.yahoo.com

The error message which is showing is:

This webpage is not available
The webpage at https://login.yahoo.com/config/login?.src=flickrsignin&.pc=8190&.scrumb=0&.pd=c%3vVF9K2e6PzdPu7MBv2V8-&.intl=us&.done=https%3A%2%2Flogin.yahoo.com%2Fconfig%2Fvalidate%3F.src%3Dflickrsignin%26.pc%3D819026.scrumb%3D0%26.pd%3Dc253DJvVF5K62e6PzPu7MBv2V-%26.intl%3Dus%26.don%3Dhttp%253%252F%252Fwww.flickr.com%252Fsignin%252Fyaho%252F%253Fredi%253D%2522Fphoto_grease_postlogin.gne%25253Fd%2253Dhttp%253A%25252F252Fwww.flickr.com%25252Flogout_ok.gne%2525y%23D1 might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
Error 355 (net::ERR_INCOMPLETE_CHUNKED_ENCODING): The server unexpectedly closed the connection.

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HTML link target in IFRAME example

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