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Universal Analytics dies aged 11: ‘Be brave and be strong’

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Universal Analytics, a platform beloved (or at least tolerated) by marketers, died today (July 1) after 11 years. Google Analytics was born in November 2005 after Urchin was acquired by Google and became a free service. UA leaves behind Google Analytics 4, a replacement tool that marketers just seem to absolutely adore.

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10 things we hate about Google Analytics 4

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Google Analytics 4 hasn’t exactly got off to the best start with marketers. In fact, it’s getting pretty awkward – some advertisers are so disappointed with the new program that they’ve even been hosting funerals for its predecessor, Universal Analytics. But everyone knows it is garbage.”

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This day in search marketing history: March 26

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Also on this day Now, analyze more accounts in Google Ads Report Editor 2020: Advertisers could run reports for up to 200 accounts in a Manager account. Google Expands Product Rating Stars In Google Shopping Ads To UK, France, Germany 2015: Star ratings for specific products appeared in product listing ads.

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This day in search marketing history: January 18

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In 2012, when you visited Google, you saw this: That’s how Google voiced its opposition to two bills being discussed in Congress – the Protect IP Act (PIPA) and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA ). 2022: Shopify merchants could use the app to optimize their products and posts to show in organic, non-shopping results. businesses.

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This day in search marketing history: March 16

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Google Univeral Analytics: The beginning of the end In 2022, Google announced its plan to deprecate Universal Analytics on July 1, 2023. Previously processed data in Universal Analytics will be stored for at least six months after the deprecation date. Why was Google making the switch to Google Analytics 4? Too Much SEO?

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This day in search marketing history: March 2

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New content analytics coming soon to LinkedIn 2022: LinkedIn would soon give creators more details on the people who read and engage with their content. Yelp offers new ad customization to advertisers 2018: Advertisers could pick an image and favorite review or let an algorithm do it for them.

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This day in search marketing history: February 7

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Noogler: SEO is spam, ads help you rank In 2012, a Googler made headlines when he said “SEO isn’t good for users or the Internet at large,” and “It’s a bug that you could rank highly in Google without buying ads, and Google is trying to fix the bug.” Google didn’t view SEO as spam. Google Now Ranks No.