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danielb67670342
danielb67670342
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October 16, 2015
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haosou.com as referring domain

  • October 16, 2015
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Hello--
We find a huge traffic coming from haosou.com ( asian search engine) in our  First Touch Channel / Referring Domains.

@Adobe, Have you define haosou.com as search Engine, or we must create a specific marketing Channel rules  with haosou.com as Natual Search engine ?
Best Regards

    Best answer by Gigazelle

    Hi Daniel,

    Yes, haosou.com (or so.com for short) is listed among Adobe's recognized search engines. Keep in mind that in order for it to qualify as a search engine, not only must it match a recognized search engine domain, but it also must contain a keyword query string parameter. I'd recommend looking at the specific URL's these haosou referrals are coming from to see if they have the ?q= keyword query string parameter.

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    Gigazelle
    Adobe Employee
    GigazelleAdobe EmployeeAccepted solution
    Adobe Employee
    October 16, 2015

    Hi Daniel,

    Yes, haosou.com (or so.com for short) is listed among Adobe's recognized search engines. Keep in mind that in order for it to qualify as a search engine, not only must it match a recognized search engine domain, but it also must contain a keyword query string parameter. I'd recommend looking at the specific URL's these haosou referrals are coming from to see if they have the ?q= keyword query string parameter.

      danielb67670342
      danielb67670342Author
      Level 2
      October 16, 2015

      Hi @Gigazelle --

      Thank you for your reply. Our problem come from a basic issue. A bad Tracking Code uses for the SEA, and not define on the marketing Channel Rules.

      have a Nice Day.

      J
      jerrytomson298
      March 25, 2025

      Haosou.com (formerly known as 360 Search) is a Chinese search engine, and in Adobe Analytics, it might not always be classified automatically as a Natural Search Engine. If you're seeing traffic from Haosou.com in your First Touch Channel / Referring Domains, it means Adobe Analytics is treating it as a referring domain rather than a search engine.

      What You Should Do:

      1. Check Adobe's Predefined Search Engine List

        • Adobe maintains a predefined list of recognized search engines. You can verify if Haosou.com is included by checking Admin > Report Suites > Edit Settings > General > Search Engines.

      2. Manually Add Haosou.com as a Search Engine

        • If Haosou.com is missing from Adobe's list, you can create a Custom Marketing Channel Processing Rule to classify traffic from Haosou.com as Natural Search instead of a Referrer.

        • Navigate to Admin > Marketing Channels > Processing Rules and create a rule like:

          • Condition: If Referring Domain contains "haosou.com"

          • Action: Set Channel as Natural Search

          • Attribution: Assign proper credit based on your model.

      3. Verify and Monitor Traffic

        • After implementing the rule, track Haosou.com’s impact under your Search Engine Reports to ensure proper attribution.

       

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