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Hotel California: The True-Life Adventures of Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young, Mitchell, Taylor, Browne, Ronstadt, Geffen, the Eagles, and Their Many Friendsby Barney Hoskyns
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This book is a remarkable insider's look at one of the most dramatic, creative, and revolutionary settings in American popular culture: the Los Angeles popular music scene from the late 1960s through the late 1970s.
After the world fell in love with the steady stream of hit records from the Beach Boys, the Byrds, the Mamas and the Papas, and Buffalo Springfield in the mid-1960s, the music industry's center of gravity shifted from New York to L.A.'s Laurel Canyon, a bucolic haven for artists and pop-music prodigies minutes from the buzz of the Sunset Strip. Hotel California takes you on an intimate tour of this scene as you read a treasure trove of original material about the musical and personal doings of sixties and seventies singer-songwriters, superstars, and producers. Through insights provided by extraordinarily candid firsthand interviews, author Barney Hoskyns has conducted over more than three decades, Hotel California reveals key moments in the creative and professional lives of—as well as many of the less professional adventures of—these legends.
Hoskyns delivers fascinating new details about how Joni Mitchell created her otherworldly masterpieces while romancing David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, and others. You'll read things you've never read before about Glenn Frey's narcissism, Linda Ronstadt's intellect, Don Henley's troubled conscience, and more. You'll discover how mega-mogul David Geffen lured handsome young musicians to sign with his new record label and how the Eagles became the biggest band in America. You'll learn about Mama Cass Elliot's perpetual open house and her penchant for trading drugs for sex with good-looking young men and about the major substance abuse problems that plagued the Eagles, David Crosby, and others—problems that eventually took the lives of such major talents as Jim Morrison and Gram Parsons.
Hotel California is a narrative of rise and fall—from the hootenanny love-in innocence of talented, fresh-eyed young women and men with acoustic guitars to the coked-out superstardom of mid-70s stadium rock. It tells an epic tale of songs and sunshine; sex, drugs, and denim; genius and greed. Packed with both fascinating anecdotes and sharp insights into the lives and careers of its larger-than-life subjects, this book captures a legendary era of musical discovery, the amazing results of successful creative collaboration, and the much darker side of fame, wealth, and unbridled ambition. You won't be able to put it down.
"As musical scenes go, it would be hard to come up with a less dramatic one than that of the singer/songwriters who dominated Southern California from the mid-1960s through the mid-'70s. Nevertheless, British music journalist Hoskyns gamely tries to make the 'denim navel-gazers and cheesecloth millionaires of the Los Angeles canyons' exciting in his no-nonsense account of those musicians' rise and fall. Jumping right in with little introduction, Hoskyns relays the particulars of the burgeoning scene that drew sensitive musicians west from Greenwich Village, limning the differences between those who lived in Topanga and Laurel Canyons and detailing the explosive shocks to their insular world (like the Monterey Pop festival and the Manson murders), all leading up to the cash-register mentality that formed the Eagles. The cast is robust-ranging from the intense Joni Mitchell and mercenary David Geffen to neo-beatnik Tom Waits-but not deeply examined. Hoskyns has a better ear for the music, letting his record-critic side take over with adjective-riddled prose. Still, Hoskyns's account shows how the 'back-porch folkies' of the scene's early days eventually morphed into 'Lear-jet superstars.'" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told."
—Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
From enduring musical achievements to drug-fueled chaos and bed-hopping antics, the L.A. pop music scene in the sixties and seventies was like no other, and journalist Barney Hoskyns re-creates all the excitement and mayhem. Hotel California brings to life the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchell's house; the Eagles' backstage fistfights after the success of "Hotel California"; the drama of David Geffen and the other money men who transformed the L.A. music scene; and more.
Hoskyns brings a genuine love as well as an outsider's keen eye to the rise and fall of the California scene. . . . This is a riveting story, sensitively told.
—Anthony DeCurtis, Contributing Editor, Rolling Stone
From enduring musical achievements to drug-fueled chaos and bed-hopping antics, the L.A. pop music scene in the sixties and seventies was like no other, and journalist Barney Hoskyns re-creates all the excitement and mayhem. Hotel California brings to life the genesis of Crosby, Stills, and Nash at Joni Mitchells house; the Eagles backstage fistfights after the success of ""Hotel California""; the drama of David Geffen and the other money men who transformed the L.A. music scene; and more.
About the Author
British journalist BARNEY HOSKYNS has spent much of his professional life in Los Angeles as a correspondent for England's New Musical Express and Mojo. He has written regularly on pop culture and the arts for British Vogue, has contributed to Rolling Stone, GQ, Harper's Bazaar, Interview, and Spin, and has published several books on music and pop culture, including Waiting for the Sun: Strange Days, Weird Scenes, and the Sound of Los Angeles. A familiar media figure on both sides of the Atlantic, Hoskyns has appeared on VH1 and the BBC.
Table of Contents
Preface ix
1 Expecting to Fly 1
2 Back to the Garden 19
3 New Kids in Town 35
4 Horses, Kids, and Forgotten Women 55
5 Escape from Sin City 77
6 A Case of Me 99
7 With a Little Help from Our Friends 127
8 The Machinery vs. the Popular Song 187
9 After the Thrill Is Gone 217
10 Go Your Own Way 245
Coda: Like a Setting Sun 267
Notes 273
Suggested Reading 303
Credits 307
Index 309
Photographs follow page 158
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Utah lands Winter Dew Tour
Salt Lake City was such a success as a host for the Summer Dew Tour, organizers decided to come back for more. This time the temperatures will be a little chillier and the background scenery will be mountains, not the downtown skyline.
As previously reported by The Salt Lake Tribune , the Dew Tour announced Monday it has selected Snowbasin as the site of a Jan. 15-17 stop on its three-stop schedule. The tour will also includes events at Breckenridge Ski Resort (Dec. 18-20) in Colorado and Mount Snow Resort (Feb. 5-7) in West Dover, Vt.
"We are thrilled to be the host community for this event," said Ogden Mayor Matthew R. Godfrey. "Ogden's national reputation as being the mecca of high adventure recreation is a perfect match for a premier extreme winter sporting event like the Winter Dew Tour."
All three stops of the Winter Dew Tour will be televised on NBC. Heading into its second season, the Winter Dew Tour capitalized on the growing interest in extreme sports in 2008-09 by drawing more than 70,000 fans to its events and an average of 26 million TV viewers as popular athletes such as Shaun White, Kelly Clark and Tanner Hall showed off their skills.
White is the defending snowboard pipe and slopestyle champion, Clark is the women's snowboard pipe champion and Hall is the freeski superpipe champion.
Other defending champions are Spencer O'Brien (women's snowboard slopestyle) and PK Hunder (freeski slopestyle).
"With the addition of Snowbasin, we look forward to building on the success we had last season and continuing to give fans and athletes alike a great experience," said Chris Prybylo, vice president of Events for Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports.
Jeff Robbins, the president and CEO of the Utah Sports Commission, which helps draw events such as the Dew Tour to the state, expects the event to have about a $5 million economic impact for the state and another $6 million in media exposure.
The 2008 Summer Dew Tour stop in Salt Lake City drew approximately $13 million in economic impact and $6 million in TV and media value, according to the commission. Almost 64,000 people attended the four-day event, marking the largest crowd ever for the Dew Tour. The summer event will return to Salt Lake City on Sept. 17-20.
"Utah hosting the Winter Dew Tour along with the Summer Dew Tour continues to illustrate the growth Utah is experiencing in the action and sports industry," he said.
With Monday's announcement, Utah has the distinction of being the only location to host two of the major multi-sport discipline events such as the Dew Tour. Snowbasin will also be the site of the XTERRA USA Championship on Sept. 26.
"We are beyond excited to host the Winter Dew Tour and we feel that Snowbasin will make a great fit," said Kent Lyons, the resort's general manager.
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Dr. Seuss's works have been fodder for a few movies in recent years, including the live-action How the Grinch Stole Christmas! and Cat in the Hat (after which Seuss's widow, Audrey Geisel, voiced her displeasure and refused to allow any more live-action adaptations), and the animated Horton Hears a Who.
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Albion currently in fifth after bright start
Bristol face Plymouth on Saturday, looking for a first win away from home in the RFU Championship since an 18-9 victory over Doncaster on Friday, 7 September.
Liam Middleton's side have an impressive record at Brickfields, having recorded victories in the past three seasons – 33-8 in 2009, 20-19 in 2010 and 23-3 in 2011.
Plymouth Albion enjoyed a superb start to the season, winning four of their opening six games and finding themselves in the promotion play-off places.
The Devon outfit have lost just once at home during the league campaign, going down 22-31 to Nottingham in a five-game losing streak.
Albion returned to winning ways at home to London Scottish on their last outing, surviving a late Exiles fightback to record a 24-20 victory.
Former Colston's School pupil Paul Roberts is in fine form at outside-half, while Rhodri McAtee and Keni Fisilau provide an attacking threat in the backline.
Following Saturday's game, Plymouth face Newcastle (Nov 30), before a B&I Cup double header against Aberavon (Dec 8) and (Dec 14).


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"While Columbia Pike is a great potential development opportunity for Arlington, the County Board's single-minded pursuit of a $333 million (or more) streetcar transit system seems very hard to justify. There are far better modern mass transit options that cost significantly less. Such systems (1) cost less to construct, (2) cost less to maintain, (3) can be developed faster, (4) would create less disruption in case of automobile accidents along the line or mechanical failure of individual transit vehicles, (5) can integrate much more efficiently with neighboring mass transit systems, (6) provide more transit capacity than streetcars, and (7) produce at least as much new economic development. It's commendable that the Board is pursuing mass transit options for the Pike, but it is confounding that the Board seems unwilling to consider other, superior options. The County's 2012 Return on Investment (ROI) study lacks any objective analysis of viable alternatives and suffers from a number of analytical defects. The goal for the County should be to leverage its limited financial resources in the most cost effective manner, even if that means taking a fresh look at its earlier decision. The potential cost of this project is far too large to do otherwise." – Dan Dixon, Arlington County Resident
"Frankly I am appalled that the stewards of my hard earned tax dollars have decided to spend $250+ million on a 6 mile streetcar system when there are less expensive alternatives that are just as effective and efficient. I don't see the cost/benefit justification and I am perplexed that the County Board has come to this conclusion. We don't have this kind of money and to me it is not worth going further into debt or further raising our taxes when there are so many other capital projects needed. I am a 15 year Columbia Pike resident and I do not want the proposed streetcar system. I am in favor of a less expensive alternative like BRT. Our neighbors next door in Alexandria are building a BRT system for a fraction of the cost of the proposed Columbia Pike streetcar. Both systems will terminate in Crystal City but they are not connectable because one is rail and one is bus. Let's be smart and build a regional system that is compatible and interconnected. I fully support the goal of Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit." – Mitch Opalski, Arlington County Resident
"It is premature to know whether a fixed-rail street car is the best option for the Columbia Pike revitalization because other viable options, such as a modern BRT have not been fully and fairly considered. Until a current and comprehensive analysis is conducted, the County does not know if a BRT could be far less expensive, less disruptive, more scalable, and an overall better solution. The County must compare both options and refresh its 2006 assumptions. Some of the assumptions underlying the 2006 preference for a fixed-rail street car have changed (and certainly technology has evolved over the past 6+ years). Before we commit to a quarter-billion dollar plus investment we need to perform a current analysis of the options. We must be stewards for future generations and saddling the taxpayers with an exceedingly expensive fixed-rail street car may be an albatross. It's not too late to conduct this much-needed analysis and that is why I am supporting AST." – Josh Petty, Arlington County Resident
"Arlington County could purchase a great many buses for what it would cost to build a streetcar line. And this could happen without the major
disruptions that the years of road construction would cause, not only to
commuters but to the residents of South Arlington. I just don't understand how any cost-benefit analysis could have favored streetcars over buses. It's just not logical." – David Scott
"Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit (AST) will provide a fresh analysis of Arlington's transportation needs and how best to address them, starting along the Pike. The street car smells too much like a sweetheart deal that may not be the best alternative for moving people up and down the Pike. I am also mindful that the street car would serve as the centerpiece for a major southern county redevelopment project that would result in even more displacement of citizens who couldn't afford to stay. AST is the vehicle to hold our board members accountable, including helping to air any conflicts of interest with potential street car bidders, and ultimately ushering in Bus Rapid Transit." – Mark Riley
"I joined the Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit (AST) because the Arlington County Board has moved ahead with the Columbia Pike streetcar system, even though there hasn't been a referendum to the citizens of Arlington to say (yes/no) to move forward. They have recently moved to a Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA), because the Federal Transit Authority/Congress haven't given the County the appropriate funds (hundreds of millions of dollars). I also question whether the County contacted the Virginia Office of Transportation Public Private Partnership (OTP3), whose charge is to facilitate timely delivery of PPTA projects. Is the County acting within their own bubble? For example, the County's lawsuit of the I-95/395 High Occupancy Toll (HOT)/High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Project; sued both the Virginia Secretary of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration Environmental Manager as individuals (they had to defend themselves/State-Federal employees against the County). The County spent over $1M of our taxpayers money to sue both VDOT and FHWA. So we as Arlington residents paid to sue and paid to defend.
There are viable options that the County has not seriously considered. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would provide a lower cost solution within this corridor, which in turn doesn't "mortgage" our children's future." – Alex Lee
"My family and I live in Cherrydale, and I am a very active Democrat. I think I am probably like a lot of Arlington residents when it comes to the street car. I am not dead set against the street car, but it is fair to say that I have genuine concerns about it. A lot has changed since the County Board made its initial decision several years ago to support the street car. Namely, modern bus rapid transit has become a much more viable and appealing option. And budget constraints have become more acute. I don't think it is wise to ignore these important changes.
From my conversations with friends who live in Arlington, many have expressed a lot of unease with the Board's current course. To address this unease, I think that it is absolutely critical for the Board to do an independent cost-benefit analysis of the street car against rapid bus transit. After that, Arlington residents will better understand the options. So that is why I joined Arlingtonians for Sensible Transit." – David Boling
"Over the past few months, I have been participating in meetings, reading, researching, and listening. Given our new economic environment and the more recent planning activities of our neighboring jurisdictions, I am in favor of revisiting the approach and the projected return on investment (ROI) of the Columbia Pike transit initiative (currently the street car).
Before we commit to such a significant and growing financial investment, I support seeing an updated ROI, prepared by qualified independent experts, that compares, at a minimum: today's current baseline, a bus rapid transit (BRT) option, and a street car option. Although this could be considered an additional step, I believe it would be invaluable for it would reconfirm the goals of the initiative and promote continued progress." – Kim Klingler
Few people enjoy a train, trolley or streetcar ride more than I do. Having said that, I know for certain that this is NOT the time to add this type of streetcar system to our budget. Fuel-efficient busses of varying size, in use according to ridership demands and locations, are FAR more efficient, cost-effective and user friendly. It's time for vocal opposition to put a STOP to the streetcar-fixed-tracks-boondoggle and waste of precious (non-available), capital. Please Board, wake-up to reality and put needed and COST-EFFECTIVE transportation plans in place. Enough with the trolley, folks–we DON'T and WON'T have the money! – Paul Watlington, Arlington taxpayer and resident
This is another example of the Arlington Board not listening to their "customers". The Board has had a myopic view that the ONLY possible transit media was/is the Trolly. This shows in the way they conduct their feasibility studies. Even if the "Trolly" were the way to go in most cases, the environment of Columbia Pike is not appropriate for laying tracks when there is currently little space for automobiles. Given the past history of the Arlington Board preferring the "hight price spreads" of luxury projects, like the apparently upcoming swim center, I guess it makes sense that they prefer the "higher price spread" of the trolly over more practical and cost effective alternatives. – Paul & Lois Katanik


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Sandwich Chain CEO Apologizes for Christmas Firing
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It's incredibly poor form to fire someone via email. It's even worse form to do it via a mass email. It's even worse to do it a couple days before Christmas. But that's exactly what happened to the staff of one of the locations of Snarf's Sandwiches in Chicago last weekend, when the company sent out an email informing all the shop's employees that Monday, December 23rd would be their last day, as the shop was shutting down.
The backlash was brutal, as the firings made national news. While there's nothing that the chain can do to really set things right, CEO Jim Seidel has apologized via this message on the chain's Facebook page:
"I am very remorseful for the way we handled our recent restaurant closure at 600 West in Chicago. It was insensitive and poorly planned. By explanation, rather than excuse, business was suffering and we felt the need to act quickly to begin efforts to re-concept the store. We recognize now we acted rashly. For this, we apologize to our employees and to our loyal customers who we know we've disappointed. This was not handled in a way that met our own standards for quality and kindness. We've learned from this mistake and will not be so insensitive again. For now, as a token of our apology and in the holiday spirit, we will be providing impacted employees an additional week of wages. Again, we are deeply sorry. –Jim Seidel, CEO/Owner, Snarf's"
All things considered, this was a pretty classy way to handle a very messy situation.
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Curfew In Kashmir Valley
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Pigeons flock during curfew in entire valley to thwart the 'Eid-Gah... Foto di attualitàColombaccio,Composizione orizzontale,Conflittualità,Coprifuoco,India,Intero,Jammu e Kashmir,Partito politico,Secessione politica,Srinagar,VallePhotographer Hindustan TimesCollection: Hindustan Times 2013 Hindustan TimesSRINAGAR, INDIA - FEBRUARY 15: Pigeons flock during curfew in entire valley to thwart the 'Eid-Gah challo' call given by separatist's parties on February 15, 2013 in Srinagar, India. Most of the valley is reeling under strict curfew and all roads coming to summer capital has been blocked with concertina wires and road blockades. (Photo by Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)


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Google Analytics: More choice for users
We created Google Analytics to help website owners aggregate and analyze their traffic so they can improve and update their sites. Like traffic pattern reports tell you about traffic on a highway or street, Google Analytics provides general trends for a website (numbers of visitors, average time spent on one page) without revealing any personally identifiable information.
We hope this option will give users even more choices when online. For more information on user choices when using Google Analytics, check out this overview. And for information on other Google efforts to provide you with choice and control, check out the Google Privacy Center.
30 comments:
Do that for Adsense First!!!ReplyDelete
Interesting step for privacy. I'm assuming this doesn't opt you out of Google monitoring your browsing habits.ReplyDelete
Well... I think that first comment says it all.ReplyDelete
Or just block www.google-analytics.com and google-analytics.com using your hosts file.ReplyDelete
See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_file
Wont accuracy suffer?ReplyDelete
Why do we have to install something to disable something else?ReplyDelete
Why not just use cookie to disable tracking like http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp ?
I think this is a great ideia to prevent some evil countries from monitores the web in a evil-non-Google way.ReplyDelete
This now makes google analytics useless.. If we are unable to trust the figures and use them why bother?ReplyDelete
I can see many people finding a different method / using inbuilt methods now instead of google analytics.
This is good. Thank you.ReplyDelete
I think this is not so great idea. On one hand there's more privacy ( not so much...we can't identify anyone using Analytics ) on the other hand this might make Analytics useless.ReplyDelete
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How crazy - more choice for web browsers, less reliable data for analytics users.ReplyDelete
Considering the most important information is sent to and can be logged by your web servers, this seems pretty pointless and will become a reason not to use Google analytics. Everyone will eventually start using other means of tracking their users and Google will no longer be able to analyse web traffic, serve the most targeted ads and make money in the same way it has before.
99% of the time the data is used to enhance your browsing experience so its only the users that will suffer.
Why spend resources and time on this.. I dont see any good reason to do this, but I see a couple bad.ReplyDelete
I now see no reason to use Google Analytics now, as I can't trust my numbers. I guess I will now have to really solely on data provided by my domain host.ReplyDelete
Agreed... not seeing a good reason to use analytics now. The road to hell is paved eith Good intentions. Like thisReplyDelete
This doesn't make any sense. The data is already anonymouse and can only be viewed by website owner to track site performance. Where is the privacy issue??? Also this same data is logged at the website server so you are not hiding anything.ReplyDelete
You are making a great analytics tool less acurate therefore less useful.
I've been doing this for years with FireFox and AdBlock Plus. Oddly enough, I trust that combination to completely prevent information harvesting much more than I trust a tool from Google which purports to do the same.ReplyDelete
This is the stupidest idea. This is what we get when we push the "privacy" issue too far. Google has just rendered Analytics useless.ReplyDelete
And I agree. The first comment says it all.
I agree with the useless situation. Because if users can opt-out of it, then the statistics shown in Google Analytics will be fake, not showing up everything you want to know to improve your website content..ReplyDelete
Index this siteReplyDelete
After installing this and preventing the sites I visit that depend upon my traffic metrics to survive/make money from knowing I (anonymously!) ever visited, I think I'll start carrying a can of mace to spray at anybody who even glances at me on the subway. My privacy is too important. Thanks Google for setting the bar! I'm sure Zuckerberg thanks you too.ReplyDelete
So why should a site owner bother using Google Analytics now? This is a cynical ploy by Google for good PR, since GA does not reveal any personal info to the site owner, while all of Google's other tracking (in search, adsense, etc) is much more likely to get tied to individuals and compromise their privacy.ReplyDelete
Google - if you really care about privacy, make this tool opt a person out of ALL Google tracking including IP number association with all searches (within minutes of completing the search if you feel that IP will give user better custom results at time of search).
Completely terrible move. Woopra is starting to look really good.ReplyDelete
What is Google doing here? As my Analytics Data is slowly but surely useless! As one can immediately estimate the number of users, is perhaps more accurately!ReplyDelete
I had to double check that it wasn't April 1st when hearing this news.ReplyDelete
We all know that Google have taken a bit of a hammering regarding privacy recently in the browser wars & was guilty of retaining personal data from their street view outings.
However, is this really an answer, this seems to be a knee jerk - PR friendly action.
If we cannot trust Google analytics data as being accurate then we are encouraged to purchase other paid third party solutions.
lets hope this just stays in Beta.
great PR for PC. Now if the same people who made this decision could use their influence to promote the recycling of old websites. We've gotta do something since they take up so much landfill space. You know what they say, "a frivolous decision is better than no decision." This reminds me that this generation was not around during the "new coke" strategy. How much more perfectly does the wheel need to roll? Do the higher ups make decisions just to justify their existence? What's wrong with enjoying the ride as it exist?ReplyDelete
I think this plug-in is part of global domination. It will get the data directly from your browsers to Skynet Ser..., I mean, Google Servers.ReplyDelete
I think Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on should have been released a long time ago. Good that it has come now and I am sure a lot of internet users are going to use it. Visit my blog - Techchai.com to read some more interesting facts.ReplyDelete
Hi all,ReplyDelete
A few folks on this thread expressed concern about Google Analytics accuracy suffering as a result of the new opt-out. And I wanted to give everyone a few more details because we fully believe our reports will continue to offer the same level of value and accuracy our users have come to expect.
Though we don't know how many people will eventually opt-out, if you compare this with similar features I think it's safe to assume only a miniscule fraction of users will probably choose to do so. One example is our Ads Preferences Manager. Of the millions and millions of users, we've seen maybe tens of thousands of users visit the site every week. And of those select users, only 1 person out of 15 who visit actually opts out.
We want to provide users with the option to opt-out where appropriate, but we will still work to ensure Google Analytics remains the best product it can be.
For those that are interested, here's an interesting blog that offers some additional commentary.
-Brian Richardson, Google
Dear Brian,ReplyDelete
the link to Ads Preferences Manager dosen't work. Please, can you fix it?
Thank you.
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