How to use analytics for desktop applications?

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zproxy picture zproxy · Oct 12, 2009 · Viewed 29k times · Source

Google Analytics is nice, but it is for websites.

If I have a console application how can I track its usage worldwide? Can i just download an transparent.gif file from the analytics service provider?

What are your thoughts on such analytics?

Answer

David d C e Freitas picture David d C e Freitas · Jun 28, 2011

Google Analytics isn't just for websites, they have bindings for:

So you can use Google Analytics pretty much anywhere, and they don't seem to have too much of an issue with it.

See also: Google Analytics Core Reporting API Client Libraries & Sample Code

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