If there’s some sort of contest between search engines for the complimentary title of “Santa’s little helper,” our vote’s going to Google.  This week, the company made a nice gesture again by unveiling a new Google Analytics Help Forum.

This site isn’t an official Google fan club, of course, but the company seems to be on a roll.  As Melissa Hsieh explained on the Google Analytics Blog, the new forum “allows you to ask questions about Google Analytics and have them answered by both Google employees and other Google Analytics users.  You can easily identify answers from Google Employees, top contributors, seasoned posters, or new posters.”

What’s more, there are some built-in timesavers, since “[t]he ‘Best Answers’ (as voted by the community) gain the most visibility so that everyone can share valuable information.  And a list of ‘Related Questions’ comes up even as you are typing your question.”

Hopefully the forum will prove useful to you, and if not, its existence at least doesn’t hurt anyone.

On a more Thanksgiving-y note, here’s hoping you all have a nice one, and if anybody feels like combining 25 ingredients to make what can be a more simple dessert, we present a Google-approved triple silken pumpkin pie recipe.

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