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danielb67670342
danielb67670342
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Oct 16, 2015 2:26 AM UTC
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haosou.com as referring domain

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 ?
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    Gigazelle
    GigazelleAccepted solution
    Adobe Employee
    Oct 16, 2015 2:26 AM UTC

    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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    danielb67670342
    danielb67670342Author
    Level 2
    Oct 16, 2015 2:26 AM UTC

    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.

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    Gigazelle
    Adobe Employee
    GigazelleAdobe EmployeeAccepted solution
    Adobe Employee
    Oct 16, 2015 2:26 AM UTC

    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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      jerrytomson298
      Mar 25, 2025 2:58 PM UTC

      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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