Simo Ahava

Simo Ahava

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Simo is a partner and co-founder at 8-bit-sheep and co-founder of Simmer, an online course platform for technical marketers. A Google Developer Expert for Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager since 2014, he hails from Espoo, Finland. With a background in English language, IT, digital marketing, and web development, he has been programming since 1997. His blog aims to simplify complex topics in web analytics, digital marketing, SEO, and Google Cloud Platform, promoting knowledge sharing.

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Server-Side GTM Users: No Action Needed for Google Cloud OpenSSH Update

Server-Side GTM Users: No Action Needed for Google Cloud OpenSSH Update

2 days ago

Server-side Google Tag Manager (GTM) users who received a warning about the OpenSSH vulnerability ne...

Google Analytics 4 Hit by 10M Spam Purchase Hits, BigQuery Export Paused

Google Analytics 4 Hit by 10M Spam Purchase Hits, BigQuery Export Paused

11 days ago

Over 10 million spam purchase hits affected Google Analytics 4 properties on June 22nd, causing frus...

Firebase Android SDK 22.0.0 Adds Infrastructure Support for Server-Side Google Tag Manager

Firebase Android SDK 22.0.0 Adds Infrastructure Support for Server-Side Google Tag Manager

23 days ago

Firebase Android SDK (22.0.0) includes infrastructure support for integrating Firebase SDK with serv...

Google Updates Server-Side Tag Manager Documentation, Clarifies 'Internal Parameters'

Google Updates Server-Side Tag Manager Documentation, Clarifies 'Internal Parameters'

1 months ago

Google updated their server-side Google Tag Manager documentation, replacing 'Immutable parameters' ...

Third-Party Cookie Deprecation Postponed to Beyond Q4

Third-Party Cookie Deprecation Postponed to Beyond Q4

2 months ago

The third-party cookie deprecation will not be completed during the second half of Q4 due to signifi...

Google Tag Requests Update: Changes in 'gcd' Parameter Format Now Include Capital Letter

Google Tag Requests Update: Changes in 'gcd' Parameter Format Now Include Capital Letter

3 months ago

Google Tag's 'gcd' parameter format has changed, now including a capital letter mid-string when a co...

Did you know Safari browser started blocking third-party cookies by default in 2003?

Did you know Safari browser started blocking third-party cookies by default in 2003?

3 months ago

Since its 1.0 version in 2003, Apple's Safari browser has been blocking third-party cookies using We...

New Update to Consent Mode (Google Tags) Template Now Available in Web GTM Trending ️‍🔥

New Update to Consent Mode (Google Tags) Template Now Available in Web GTM

3 months ago

The new update is not a breaking change – your existing configuration should work as before. The upd...

No Need to Resend Events After Consent Granted in Google's Consent Mode

No Need to Resend Events After Consent Granted in Google's Consent Mode

4 months ago

Google's Consent Mode tests show that events don't need to be resent when consent is granted, even i...

"Dynatrace Script Conflicts with Google Tag, Disrupts GA4->SGTM Dispatch"

"Dynatrace Script Conflicts with Google Tag, Disrupts GA4->SGTM Dispatch"

4 months ago

If your Google Analytics 4 requests to the server-side Google Tag Manager endpoint don’t seem to wor...