There are two primary types — page tagging (otherwise known as client-side data collection) and log file analyzers.
Page Tagging
Page tagging collects data via a visitor’s web browser. It is typically JavaScript code implemented on every page of a website — this is where the term “page tagging” comes from. This method is mostly used by outsourced hosted vendors like Google Analytics. Here is a short list of benefits versus disadvantages.
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