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Newsletter archive
- Google Optimize sunset, Yandex source code leak... – #49 (January 2023)
- Privacy news, Google Analytics 4 features, useful resources... – #48 (January 2023)
- What's going on in the world of technical marketing... – #47 (December 2022)
- WebKit changes JavaScript cookie behavior, BLACK FRIDAY sale coming soon... – #46 (November 2022)
- Universal Analytics deprecation delayed for enterprise customers, upcoming changes in WebKit browsers... – #45 (November 2022)
- Data Studio is now Looker Studio, JavaScript course early bird offer ending soon... – #44 (October 2022)
- We just released our newest course, technical marketing news from the past month... – #43 (October 2022)
- Short and sweet this time around... – #42 (September 2022)
- The new Google Analytics 4 certification, helpful resources... – #41 (August 2022)
- The new Google Tag... – #40 (August 2022)
- Technical marketing news over the summer... – #39 (August 2022)
- SUMMER SALE BEGINS, GDPR enforcement regarding Google Analytics... – #38 (June 2022)
- GA4 server-to-server out of beta, privacy updates to web browsers... – #37 (June 2022)
- Response to a possible Privacy Shield 2.0, conversion modeling in GA... – #36 (May 2022)
- Technical marketing news and tips delivered straight to your inbox... – #35 (May 2022)
- Technical marketing news, and details about Simmer's upcoming course... – #34 (April 2022)
- "New" Google Analytics privacy features, important updates to server-side tagging... – #33 (April 2022)
- Universal Analytics deprecation date set, Simmer discount... – #32 (March 2022)
- Simmer Newsletter: The Ukraine Edition – #31 (March 2022)
- On the legality of Google Analytics in the EU, privacy changes in Android... – #30 (February 2022)
- Privacy news, Optimize and GA4... – #29 (February 2022)
- EU-US data flows under scrutiny, Simmer news... – #28 (January 2022)
- What's new in the world of technical marketing, what's coming up in Simmer... – #27 (January 2022)
- A whole lot of little tips and news to share, thank you for 2021... – #26 (December 2021)
- GA4 data freshness documented, Google details their Privacy Sandbox commitments... – #25 (November 2021)
- New Web Vitals metrics being planned, illegal consent pop-ups... – #24 (November 2021)
- ... (I forgot to add a title) – #23 (November 2021)
- Enterprise offering for Google Analytics 4 takes shape, new and old resources for privacy in browsers... – #22 (October 2021)
- Server-side Tagging is out of beta... – #21 (October 2021)
- iOS/iPadOS 15 is OUT, Simmer courses open for enrollment... – #20 (September 2021)
- Lots of Google updates, Brave relaxes its tracking protections... – #19 (September 2021)
- Free BigQuery demo dataset, great resource for Core Web Vitals... – #18 (August 2021)
- Useful tools, tips, and resources for technical marketing... – #17 (August 2021)
- The latest in technical marketing (and privacy) news... – #16 (July 2021)
- Search updates, new podcast episode, early bird discount for the BigQuery course... – #15 (July 2021)
- Search updates, Google delays 3P cookie ban, important Simmer course info... – #14 (June 2021)
- Apple's WWDC updates, FLoC review, GTM containers updated... – #13 (June 2021)
- Google Tag Manager's new Consent settings, Enhanced Conversions... – #12 (May 2021)
- User Agent strings, new BigQuery features, custom Google Tag Manager loader... – #11 (May 2021)
- iOS 14.5 released, Google Tag Manager Servers are now officially portable... – #10 (May 2021)
- FLoC facing backlash, Google Page Experience algorithm, Simmer's BigQuery course... – #9 (Apr 2021)
- Insightful blog posts from around the web... – #8 (Apr 2021)
- Facebook released the Conversions API template for Server containers... – #7 (Mar 2021)
- Templates, cookie protections, server-side tagging resources... – #6 (Mar 2021)
- Upcoming webinar, free resources, tips... – #5 (Feb 2021)
- Bugs, tips, and tracking protections – #4 (Feb 2021)
- Ready To Launch In 5... 4... 3... – #3 (Jan 2021)
- Actionable Tips To Start 2021 The Right Way – #2 (Jan 2021)
- Wrapping up 2020 – #1 (Dec 2020)