User Activity Tracking - Analytics for Applications

Question

I am completing a Windows Desktop gadget that downloads plugins from my web server. I am wondering how I can track the use of these plugins for reporting purposes, for example, see which plugins are popular, in which countries, how many times the plugin is used per day / month / week and other similar things.

Logging with each user action can cause problems with the server, as there will be constant requests. Is it better to keep a local log and upload it regularly to the server, or can you use something like Google Analytics or another provider for this kind of thing?

Answer 1

If you use javascript to create your gadget, it should be possible to include Google Analytics scripts. You can then call the function _trackPageviewwhen your user does something that you want to track.

You can also use Google analytics without javascript .

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Answer 2

Deskmetrics , GA. .

Answer 3

Trackerbird Desktop Software Analytics, Windows/Mac.

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