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We’ve seen a huge shift in awareness and expectation for how users are tracked online and privacy is now firmly top of the digital agenda. Tech companies are quickly adapting to the new landscape, putting control in the hands of individual users and forcing a shift change in the way platforms are able to track users online.
This one hour webinar explores the changing digital landscape for online tracking and how organisation will need to adjust. Join James Akers, the Digital Culture Network’s Tech Champion for Data Analytics and Insight, for a voyage into the past, present and future of online platforms and advertising.
This webinar was recorded in July 2021, ahead of Google’s upcoming changes towards a cookieless future and their commitment to a privacy-first web.
Download the presentation used in the webinar.
View your off-Facebook activity via the app (Settings > Off-Facebook activity) or use this link to access the data through your browser.
See what data Google is using to personalise your ads through your Google Account.
This extension for Chrome browser is intended as a tool for transparency into why users are being shown ads. Once installed you can:
Find out more about the The Privacy Sandbox. It is an initiative from Google which aims to create web technologies that both protect people’s privacy online and give companies and developers the tools to build thriving digital businesses to keep the web open and accessible to everyone (their words!).
Behavioral targeting is when ads appear to users based on their online behaviours, this will be increasingly harder to do with the latest privacy-first changes. Contextual targeting is done through matching keywords, topics and content. Find out more in this article from Hubspot.
Google Analytics 4 is the newest tracking platform released by Google. It’s a completely new system that is totally separate from Universal Analytics (often referred to as simply “Google Analytics”).
The Arts Marketing Association (AMA) recorded their recent webinar New Google Analytics 4 — what you need to know. The session:
Please note: If you are an AMA member you will can access the recording for free, otherwise there is a fee to watch it
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