School of Business

Google Analytics for WordPress (Part 1)

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When you create a WordPress website or blog, what’s your primary goal? It’s a no brainer, really – you want to attract as many subscribers and visitors as you possibly can. But what do you want your viewers to do once they’re on your site? Why have you brought them there, and how did they get there? Which campaigns bring you the most visitors, which web pages do they spend the most time on, and which ones rack up the maximum conversions?

Unless you track these metrics and work toward bending them in your favor, you’re running blind – and your chances of making it big with your content are about as high as they are of you running into Danny Ocean and his band of merry thieves. You see, no marketing professional enters the digital marketing game unless they want to make it big. Which is why nearly every one of them uses Google Analytics.

Google Analytics helps you track, measure, and analyze each of the above metrics, and then some. All you need to do is install a Google Analytics plugin, and you start raking in your data immediately. It’s as simple as that. And the best part? Not only is it free, but even the installation, like all things WordPress – is as easy as pie.



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Student Success

‘I am living a happy life as a ‘Working Mother’’ – Yamini Chandramouli | Student Story

There is no doubt about the sacrifices that women make as daughters, wives, mothers and in every role that they take up. Many times, this means sacrificing their career. So when Yamini had to choose between taking care of her son and a growing career, her obvious choice was her son. 

Here’s her story of bouncing back from a sabbatical of around 11 years in her own words.

'I am living a happy life as a ‘Working Mother’' - Yamini Chandramouli | Student Story


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Announcements, Artificial Intelligence, Featured Blogs

Introducing Udacity’s First Executive Program: AI for Business Leaders

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Udacity is thrilled to introduce our first Executive Program — the AI for Business Leaders Executive Program. Executive Programs are intensive, strategically-focused programs that empower business leaders to rapidly understand complex and technical concepts, like Artificial Intelligence, and apply these concepts to high-stakes decision-making in real-world business scenarios.

What exactly is Udacity’s new Executive Program, AI for Business Leaders? Gabe Dalporto, CEO of Udacity, offers a great explanation of the value of this program: ”Udacity ‘Executive Programs’ are an exciting addition to our curriculum that teach leaders and executives the fundamentals of a particular technology, like Artificial Intelligence, and go deep into the key questions and strategic implications they should be considering around the application of these technologies in their organization. In contrast, our Nanodegree programs teach hands-on, practitioner-level skills to those who will be implementing a specific technology.”

AI for Business Leaders


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School of Programming

Microsoft Visual C++ Review

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Looking to learn what Microsoft Visual C++ is and why organizations use it? Then this article is for you. We’ll explain the difference between C++ and Visual C++, cover which versions of Visual C++ are currently supported (and which one you should pick for a new project) and talk about what the Visual C++ Redistributable actually is. Scroll to the bottom for a list of resources that will help you learn even more about Visual C++ development.



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Digital Transformation, Udacity for Enterprise

Laying the Foundation for Your Digital Transformation

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Digital transformation is a concept that has become so mainstream it has morphed into a catch-all buzz phrase that, at best, is confusing. At its worst, it’s meaningless. Truth is, the idea is going to mean different things for different organizations. Think of digital transformation as being “in the eye of the beholder.”

Let’s agree on this much: It ultimately marks a radical rethinking of how an organization uses technology, processes, and people to evolve its business performance and eventually drive profitable growth and customer success. 

But again, digital transformation can be a proxy for a wide range of innovations and strategies as organizations try to stay on the cutting edge. In fact, it can be as much about how individuals work and the cultures of organizations as it is about technology.

So, how ready is your company as you embark upon this complex undertaking? 

There are some key areas that organizations must get right to ensure a successful digital transformation:



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School of Programming

C++ Compilers Explained

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As a C++ developer, you’ve mastered a high-performance programming language used to create applications in the world’s most exciting fields—from data mining and big data to self-driving cars and robotics to gaming and video. By this point you may have tackled topics like multi-threading and parallel programming. But have you ever taken a look behind the scenes to find out what happens during compilation?
The topic is worth learning about, and this article contains some of the most important details that you’ll want to know. The inner workings of the compiler can provide deep insights and improve your programming skills by helping you avoid common errors.

C++ Compilers Explained


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Career Guidance, Hiring And Recruiting

How to Get Employable Skills Without “On-the-Job” Experience

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It’s a common conundrum. You’ve worked hard, learned a lot, and are ready to take on your next professional challenge. But…no one will hire or promote you because you don’t have the right work experience. But you can’t get the right experience because no one will give you a shot. The cycle never ends. 

Regardless of whether you’re switching fields, just starting your career, or gunning for your next promotion, if you find yourself stuck in the “work experience” gridlock, you must create your own experiences to make up for it.



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