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Google Analytics is nice, but it is for websites.
If I have a console application how can I track its usage worldwide? Can i just download an transparent.gif file from the analytics service provider?
What are your thoughts on such analytics?
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Google Analytics is also for other environments via their (new) measurement protocol. It can be used for desktop, mobile, and servers.
You can use AppData\Local. It is a common place for storing application data. If this is unclear to people... the normal windows equivalent of this code is typing %localappdata% into the address bar of your Windows file explorer and pressing enter.
With easy-to-use SDKs and reports designed with app developers in mind, Google Analytics for Mobile Apps enables you to: Understand the number of users in your app, their characteristics, and where they come from. Measure what actions your users are taking. Measure in-app payments and revenue.
I'm aware that this question is pretty old, but it's look like Google Analytics is finally available for general use via it's Measurement Protocol. So, that's the most 'official' way to use Google Analytics for desktop (or any other 'generic') apps now.
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Google Analytics isn't just for websites, they have bindings for:
So you can use Google Analytics pretty much anywhere, and they don't seem to have too much of an issue with it.
See also: Google Analytics Core Reporting API Client Libraries & Sample Code
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