Google Analytics for Mobile Devices and Google+ For Businesses – The Monday November 7th Roundup

Welcome to winter. Yowzers, is it that late in the year already? How time flies when you’re busy.

This week we have a handful of posts for you, ranging from javascript alternatives to integrating Google Analytics with mobile devices to the release of Google+ for businesses.

Create

• Six Revisions has a guide to using CoffeeScript, a programing language that compiles into javascript, while avoiding some of its quirkiness and inconsistencies.
• A list Apart has advice on making more elegant text areas. A little UX-y, but they include some nice examples of how you’d code it up.

Attract

• There’s a fine line between annoyance and engagement when it comes to twitter, one which several people I follow completely and utterly ignore. Felix Wetzel has a post on this, explaining some better ways to engage a customer.
• Google has finally released G+ Pages for businesses. Hooray!

Analyze

• Luna Metrics is talking about integrating Google Analytics with your app on iOS and Android.

Optimize

• A List Apart has more on Dark Patterns. A great follow-up on last week.
• Logic and Emotion takes optimize this week with the science behind making your posts shareable.