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Yahoo Tracking URLs & Google Analytics

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  • 12-05-2009 10:03am
    #1
    Derek B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I've been having an issue that's hurting my head lately and was wondering if anyone on here had any input.

    I'm running a paid campaign through Yahoo Search Marketing, and I have Tracking URLs switched off.

    In Google Analytics, when I look at my landing page URLs for non-paid traffic, I'm seeing a few hundred clicks to URLs containg OVKEY, OVRAW, OVKWID and the other parameters that Yahoo! Tracking URLs adds on.

    (I use Google's URL Builder tool on the raw URL, and the resultant URL gets encoded again using another 3rd party tool. When I look at my landing page URLs for paid traffic in Analytics, it alls looks fine and all contain the parameter from the aforementioned 3rd party tool)

    Why am I seeing these URLs with OVKEY, OVRAW etc in my non-paid reports in Analytics??


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    #2
    notnem
    Registered Users Posts: 142 ✭✭notnem


    So am I correct in thinking you are getting Yahoo tracking stats into your Google Analytics account despite having it turned off?


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    Derek B
    Closed Accounts Posts: 136 ✭✭Derek B


    notnem wrote: »
    So am I correct in thinking you are getting Yahoo tracking stats into your Google Analytics account despite having it turned off?

    Yes, that's the crux of the issue. I've already verified that there are no other campaigns running in Yahoo for the same domain.


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