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rvesttest.r
library(rvest)
url2 = read_html("http://www.verticalmeasures.com/measurement-reporting/google-analytics-101-best-practices-for-ecommerce-websites/")
newxpath = as.character('//*+[contains(concat( " ", @class, " " ), concat( " ", "sidebar-widget", " " ))]//*[contains(concat( " ", @class, " " ), concat( " ", "sidebar-widget", " " ))]//ul')
titles = html_nodes(url2, css = "p")
titles = html_text(titles)
titles
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