Google Analytics Down

NEW YORK - Google’s Real Time reporting on Google Analytics, used by site operators all over the world, has been down since Wednesday morning (7/9). Google Analytics promised a fix yesterday but by Thursday it appears the fix may be another day away.

“We are working on a permanent resolution to this issue, which is expected to go live tomorrow. Apologies for the inconvenience,” Google Analytics tweeted overnight.

Google Analytics says there may be a workaround.

“Update: If you see errors accessing realtime reports in GA, a temporary workaround is to clear cookies or use an incognito browser window.”

Some users have tried that and it has not worked, however. Thus, they can’t see real time data from their sites for another day.

Many webmasters have gone over to their Facebook accounts asking others if they are facing the same issue. While other webmasters have gone over to Twitter and started to ask Google Analytics twitter about the downtime.

The problem with Google Analytics Real Time reporting being down was acknowledged by Google via Twitter on Wednesday.

“Some users may be experiencing issues with real time reporting. We are working on a fix and expect to have everything back to normal soon.”

Other aspects of Google Analytics are working. Daily audience can still be measured, for instance.