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Google’s Topics API provokes a range of reactions

Some praise Google’s replacement for FLoC while others are quick to point out its limitations. George Nguyen on January 26, 2022 Earlier this week, Google announced the Topics API, its latest ad targeting proposal aimed at replacing third-party cookies. This leaves Federated Learning of Cohorts dead in the water while marketing and adtech platforms and advertisers … Continue reading Google’s Topics API provokes a range of reactions →

Google Introduces Topics For Targeting, Kills Off FLoC

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Google Introduces Topics For Targeting, Kills Off FLoC by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, January 25, 2022 Google plans to replace Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) with interest-based targeting it calls Topics. The Topics API will determine and select topics of interest based on the user’s previous three weeks of browsing history. It will not use external … Continue reading Google Introduces Topics For Targeting, Kills Off FLoC →

The Current State of Google Scholar: Everything We’ve Learned After Working with Journal Sites

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Jonathon Knepper November 9, 2021 The purpose of this article is to serve as a reference to the current state of Google requirements, specifically as they pertain to scholarly articles and journals. We recognize that several of our clients have several guidelines to satisfy as part of Google Scholar, a top priority since Google Scholar … Continue reading The Current State of Google Scholar: Everything We’ve Learned After Working with Journal Sites →

How to Easily Track & Categorize File Downloads in Google Analytics with Tag Manager [Video]

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Isaiah Stone September 14, 2021 Many websites offer file downloads in order to hook their target audience into a conversion funnel. It can be a key component of the conversion funnel as it can open lines of communication and an opportunity for you to further build relationships with your prospects. If you have a website … Continue reading How to Easily Track & Categorize File Downloads in Google Analytics with Tag Manager [Video] →

The Complete Guide to Google Tag Manager

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Tom Whatley August 3, 2021 Google Tag Manager (GTM) allows your team to collect data essential to making smart marketing decisions. Understanding the benefits of GTM and how to properly utilize it can be a challenge, so we’ve put together this guide as a reference point. You’ll learn how to set up your own account … Continue reading The Complete Guide to Google Tag Manager →

What Are Google Sitelinks?

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Jason Davis June 2, 2021 Let’s start with Google sitelinks. What are they? Have you ever Googled yourself to see what you appear like? Not how rank, but how your site looks visually in the search results page. You should. Table of contents Google Sitelinks What Google sitelinks look like Why are sitelinks good for … Continue reading What Are Google Sitelinks? →

Google Core Web Vitals Update and Its Impact on Websites

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Shadab Khan April 1, 2021 Google announced Core Web Vitals are becoming signals for ranking in search results in May 2021. Now that page experience signals are becoming a critical factor in deciding your google search ranking let’s get to know them in detail. The page experience signals are a combination of Core Web Vitals … Continue reading Google Core Web Vitals Update and Its Impact on Websites →

Google Builds Integration For Programmatic Publisher Identifiers

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Google Builds Integration For Programmatic Publisher Identifiers by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 11, 2021 The publisher provided identifier (PPID) in Google Ad Manager has been around for years, but until now was only used for direct deals. With the end of third-party cookies, this product is getting a new life. These single-site identifiers, which are specific … Continue reading Google Builds Integration For Programmatic Publisher Identifiers →

12 Easy Ways to Optimize for Google Discover Feed

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Moss Clement December 30, 2020 What is Google Discover? To some, Discover is a new buzz word. But the Google app feature is an incredible content marketing tool you should be using. Why? We will address the “Why” in a moment below. However, in the fourth quarter of 2016, Google published that they were updating … Continue reading 12 Easy Ways to Optimize for Google Discover Feed →

Google Assistant Opens, Searches, Completes Functions In Mobile Apps Using Voice

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Google Assistant Opens, Searches, Completes Functions In Mobile Apps Using Voice by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, October 8, 2020 Google announced this week the ability to open and search in Android apps using “Hey Google” for all Assistant-enabled Android phones. The ability to do both could become a game changer for brands looking for ways to … Continue reading Google Assistant Opens, Searches, Completes Functions In Mobile Apps Using Voice →