What is difference? What is new in this code? Is it real time tracking or it is the same stupid "semi-off-line" tracking like now?
Google Analytics provide own tracking code same as urchin code. you can use Google analytics code or urchin code for your site. Example : Old Tracking code (Urchin) <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-#####-#"; urchinTracker(); </script> New Tracking Code (google) <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write("\<script src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'>\<\/script>" ); </script> <script type="text/javascript"> var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-#####-#"); pageTracker._initData(); pageTracker._trackPageview(); </script>