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DOJ Sues Google Again To Break Up Its Ad Business

Der big news out of yesterday was that the US Department of Justice and several states has once again sued Google calling for the breakup of its ad tech business that allegedly monopolizes the US ad market. Google of course does not agree with this action.
Nicole Farley does a really good job explaining all of this on Search Engine Land, plus there is a ton of content written by humans and machines consolidated at Techmeme, so check that out. I personally hate covering legal news but my gut, this lawsuit will make a big dent in Google – although, it will likely drag out for a while.
Bloomberg wrote, “The lawsuit we have filed today seeks to hold Google to account for what we allege are its longstanding monopolies in digital advertising technologies that content creators use to sell ads and advertisers use to buy ads on the open Internet,” said the Justice Department’s antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter in a news conference Tuesday announcing the suit.”
Google responds, DOJ is doubling down on a flawed argument that would slow innovation, raise advertising fees and make it harder for thousands of small businesses and publishers to grow. We’ve already responded in detail to many similar claims made in the complaint led by the Texas Attorney General.”
Here is the DOJ statement that says, “As alleged in the complaint, over the past 15 years, Google has engaged in a course of anticompetitive and exclusionary conduct that consisted of neutralizing or eliminating ad tech competitors through acquisitions; wielding its dominance across digital advertising markets to force more publishers and advertisers to use its products; and thwarting the ability to use competing products. In doing so, Google cemented its dominance in tools relied on by website publishers and online advertisers, as well as the digital advertising exchange that runs ad auctions.”
Didn’t this happen before? Yes, the DOJ previously sued Google in 2020 for this as well.
Here is what some folks in the search industry think:
This is good news for Amazon. Amazon has been signing up publishers left and right. Any kind of FUD for publishers will accelerate that process.
— Tony Zara 🪣 (@tonyzara) January 24, 2023
idk, but someone needs to start a class action for their #LSA platform which is being completely neglected..
— Len (@lenraleigh) January 24, 2023
To call this industry monopolistic is a gross understatement.🫠
— Alain Machado (@Alainmachado7) January 24, 2023
I mean they kinda have a point about Google dominance
— dan72ros (@dan72ros) January 25, 2023
You can’t dismantle the ad division from the core google service. It will take away EXACTLY what makes the ads so targeted… and annoying.
— BenzoJones (@benzojones) January 24, 2023
Plus the timing is a little ironic with the emergence of bigger-than-ever threats to Google’s search engine dominance.
— Steve Chipman (@SteveChipman) January 24, 2023
Consumers have choice. There are numerous ad networks. Google ≠ monopoly.
— Steve Huskey (@TalkNerdie2Me) January 25, 2023
This should be a fun year or so for Google…
Forumsdiskussion unter WebmasterWorld.
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Google Working On AdSense & Google Analytics 4 Connector

Google posted an update that it is currently working on linking your Google AdSense account with your Google Analytics 4 property as it offers with Universal Analytics 3.
The update was posted in this AdSense help document at the top and reads, “Google Analytics 4 update: We’re currently working on an update to allow you to link your AdSense account with Google Analytics 4. We’ll let you know when it’s ready. In the meantime, we encourage you to continue making the switch to GA4.”
This was spotted by Charles Farina on Friday who posted this screenshot of it on Twitter:
Well, we got less than 30 days Google…
Forumsdiskussion unter Twitter.
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Menachem Ani On New Google Ads Clients & E-Commerce With Google Ads

In part one, we spoke about who is Menachem Ani and also about how to structure performance max campaigns in Google Ads. In part two, we talk about onboarding new clients and e-commerce with Google Ads.
Menachem told us sometimes clients come to him from other agencies, and a lot of the time, it is from customers who are starting from scratch. He said it is easier to take over a client with an account because they already have data and numbers to work with. I then asked him about red flags about taking on Google Ads clients, and he said things to watch out for, including not giving campaigns enough time to perform. So often they like to do a quick audit of the campaigns prior to taking on the client.
In terms of how much time you need to give a campaign, it varies, it depends on budget and volume. It also can vary on the cost per click, but you need a certain level of conversions and traffic to measure. Sometimes it can take four weeks, and sometimes it can take twelve weeks. During those weeks, you are actively tweaking the campaigns to improve things and make progress.
I asked him if there was a situation where Google Ads was not the right fit for a customer. He said when it comes to lower order value with private label brands, and Google Ads might not be a good fit.
We then transitioned to talking about all Google is doing around e-commerce and what he is doing to leverage that. He said first thing, do not be resistant to change, adopt it and figure out how to make the new thing work for your clients. We also discussed the confusion between Google Ads, and Google Merchant Center organic versus ads. He gave us a brief history of this and how this is changing.
Menachem also explained when to use Google Shopping Ads versus Performance Max.
More to come, but to learn more about Menachem Ani follow him @MenachemAni and on LinkedIn.
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Google erlaubt keine Spenden für wohltätige Zwecke im Austausch für Unternehmensbewertungen

Google has told Joy Hawkins that giving charitable donations in exchange for a positive review on your Google Business Profile listing is against its guidelines.
It would go specifically against the fake engagement policy that reads, “Paying, incentivizing or encouraging the posting of content that does not represent a genuine experience.” A charitable donation would be considered “incentivizing” and thus against the rules.
Joy wrote, “In this case, the person leaving the review isn’t technically receiving the incentive since the money is going to a charity, but Google confirmed it is still against the guidelines. Although the user leaving the review technically isn’t getting the money, it can still lead to bias towards a positive review given the incentive of a donation. Ultimately, Google doesn’t want the customer experience to be swayed either way.”
How does Google know this? That is a totally different story.
Forumsdiskussion unter Twitter.
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