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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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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 ). 2019: Amazon’s advertising offerings were getting more sophisticated, presenting marketers with new opportunities and complexities.

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This day in search marketing history: January 5

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In 2010, Google sent out notification to its AdWords advertisers that “your location-specific business phone number will display alongside your destination url in ads that appear on high-end mobile devices. Users will be able to click-to-call your business just as easily as they click to visit your website. Also on this day.

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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: 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: 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.

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This day in search marketing history: January 30

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Analytics firm Jumpshot shuts down In 2020, following critical articles about its data collection and sales practices, analytics firm Jumpshot was shut down by its parent company Avast. Fishkin defended the company and faulted the publications for what he said was incomplete and biased reporting.