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_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
I’m glad to help! So, due to some problems on my end of the line, I can no longer edit the Google Doc. Well, I can sometimes, but the weird thing is, some days my computer can connect, some days it just won’t. I can still read it, and offer some general critiques, but I can’t comment. Is that ok?
For general stuff it might be easier to post it on the thread I created (I shall dig that up), but I replied to some of your comments so for that and pointing out exactly where things are you could comment on the doc.
I have it anyone with a link can comment, if you can’t comment you can request access. If you can’t do that I can change the link settings and see if you can do it then. Thank you.
@daughteroftheking you can contact me through my blog and I can give you access.
Send me a imaginary pigeon ;3
Sorry I’m late! (again!) I still have access, the problem is just my own computer being inconsistent. I can still comment most of the time, but I wanted to warn you that Google Docs and I are not the best of friends right now. 😛 I’m going to put beta reading as part of my school schedule (yay for homeschooling), so hopefully I can be more consistent. Sorry I wasn’t very active over the summer. 🙁 There was… stuff… Anyway, nice blog! I really love the song I Just Need U too!
I see. If it keeps happening you can email me and I’ll add you directly.
Yay homeschooling!
It’s been a month so I started my next draft. But it’s coming very slowly… I may editing it on the draft you have access to. Chapter one nearly done. So you can try and get me to work faster. 😉
Thanks! It tis a grand song.