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

Search Engine Land

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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5 Google Analytics 4 ‘flaws’ that you can use to your advantage

Search Engine Land

Marketers have criticized Google Analytics 4 since it was released in late 2020. Although some will argue that GA4 falls short in many areas , I believe that many of these perceived flaws are, in fact, true improvements to the product. Back in 2012, there wasn’t an option either to port old data into the new measurement logic of UA.

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10 things we hate about Google Analytics 4

Search Engine Land

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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The deprecation of Google Analytics (as we’ve known it)

Martech

The biggest shake-up in the marketing analytics world is that Google Analytics as we know it is going to be sunset and will eventually stop collecting data in July 2023 (October 2023 for GA360 customers). GA4 was announced in October 2020 but wasn’t met with widespread eagerness that would be expected for a new, robust product.

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Google Analytics 4 (GA4): Ultimate Guide and Tutorial

Backlinko

With Universal Analytics being gradually phased out, now is the best time to get to know Google Analytics 4. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) provides you with greater data collection accuracy than Universal Analytics (UA) and allows you to track the user journey across websites and apps. What is Google Analytics 4?

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This day in search marketing history: March 26

Search Engine Land

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: 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?