Sitecore XP Analytics and Google Analytics: Parts of a Master Plan?
Jan24

Sitecore XP Analytics and Google Analytics: Parts of a Master Plan?

Ok, so I’m not an analytics professional but whilst speaking with a Sitecore enthusiast, a particular question was raised to me in relation to technically integrating Sitecore XP Analytics and Google Analytics. Specifically, the question was about how Google Analytics data could be fed into the Sitecore Experience Database. At my current place of work we are currently finalizing our upgrade to the latest version of Sitecore to...

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“Exception in executing publishing” Error in VS2013
Mar28

“Exception in executing publishing” Error in VS2013

After installing a Visual Studio 2013 I started  work on a new web project using .NET 4.5.1. When I attempted to set up a publish profile on it I got the following error: Exception in executing publishing : Could not load file or assembly 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.AzureAD.Contracts, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublishKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. Solution...

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Voyage to Learn from Wise Sitecore DMS Man
Mar21

Voyage to Learn from Wise Sitecore DMS Man

Yesterday, I attended a DMS Training course which aims to ground Sitecore developers in the concepts and technical knowledge related to implementing the functionality provided by the DMS, and also to take Sitecore Developers through the information that is required for them to know so that they may receive a Sitecore DMS .NET Developer (DND) certification. I travelled to the beautiful city of Copenhagen to attend the training. The...

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Best Sitecore Practises for Front-End Developers
Mar16

Best Sitecore Practises for Front-End Developers

This post is meant as a brief preparation guide for front-end developers to get up-to-speed with the issues relating to writing front-end code that is to be integrated into Sitecore. It has been collated from a few sources that I have read on the web, such as the good work done by Rob Cherney, Sean Kearney and Mark Ursino (see references at the bottom of this post) and incorporates my own personal experiences gained from working with...

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It’s the Sharing, Stupid!
Feb22

It’s the Sharing, Stupid!

Much has been said about the purchase of WhatsApp by Facebook in the last week for $19 billion dollars. Many reasons have been offered about why Facebook would want to buy WhatsApp, and these reasons seem to revolve around being able earn revenue from WhatsApp through advertising and other means. It seems to me that many of the opinions expressed about the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook seem to centre on being able to justify the...

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