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Why the shift from ‘conversions’ to ‘key events’ in GA4 is a game-changer

Search Engine Land

UA reported what users did; GA4 generates predictive insights. But most executives are focused on business objectives like “raise brand awareness,” “generate leads” or “drive online sales.” Play at least 50% of a product video. UA used cookies; GA4 uses modeling to estimate key events. Well, it differs by organization.

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This day in search marketing history: January 14

Search Engine Land

2016: Google documented the attraction with tiny Street View cars as though it were a real place. 2014: Thousands of hotels listed within Google+ Local appeared to have had links leading to their official sites “hijacked” and replaced with ones leading to third-party booking services. 2014: The feature wasn’t new.

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This day in search marketing history: February 25

Search Engine Land

“We don’t thrive & users don’t thrive unless the ecosystem thrives.” Google’s recent preview of its generative AI search results featured answers to complex questions that were made possible after being trained on content created by third-party publishers, with a grand total of zero links to publishers.

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Why the shift from ‘conversions’ to ‘key events’ in GA4 is a game-changer

Martech

UA reported what users did; GA4 generates predictive insights. But most executives are focused on business objectives like “raise brand awareness,” “generate leads” or “drive online sales.” Play at least 50% of a product video. UA used cookies; GA4 uses modeling to estimate key events. Well, it differs by organization.

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This day in search marketing history: February 14

Search Engine Land

Google also revealed that Webmaster Central had more than a million users. Open Letter: Why Search Engine Land Will & Won’t Cover Someone Being Penalized By Google 2014: Search Engine Land would only write about it if there was some exceptional news value.

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The History of Social Media Since 2003

Hubspot Marketing

1978 - The Bulletin Board System (BBS) is introduced, allowing users to upload and download software and data, read news online, and exchange messages with people in online communities. 1985 - America Online (AOL) is founded, and it lets users communicate online via email and messaging. billion monthly active users.

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This day in search marketing history: February 20

Search Engine Land

Advertisers can now view Google mobile speed scores for more landing pages 2019: Google Ads tweaked its mobile speed score algorithm to reduce the number of ad clicks needed to generate a result. Google Shopping Tops Amazon Product Ads: 32.7%