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Notes on running an account that remembers

Field notes and research on paid media, memory, and the difference between a number and a decision.

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Guides & ResearchJuly 22, 2026

Reddit Conversion Tracking: Pixel, CAPI, and Event Deduplication in 2026

The eight standard Reddit events, the Pixel and Conversions API paths, and why deduplication is mandatory when both send the same conversion.

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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Click ID

Click ID explained — the ad-click identifier (GCLID, fbclid, and others) that must be captured early to attribute later offline outcomes.

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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Event Deduplication

Event deduplication explained — how shared event names and IDs stop one business action from being counted twice across the Pixel and server.

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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Event ID

Event ID explained — the value that lets platforms recognize the same conversion across browser and server delivery for deduplication.

2 min read
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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Transaction ID

Transaction ID explained — the stable, unique order identifier that prevents purchases from being double-counted on reload.

2 min read
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Guides & ResearchJuly 22, 2026

Microsoft Advertising Conversion Tracking: UET Goals in 2026

Set up UET website goals, app goals, and offline conversions — and treat the UET Conversions API as the pilot it currently is rather than assuming account access.

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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Conversion Counting

Conversion counting explained — the once-per-interaction vs every-occurrence setting that decides how many conversions one action produces.

2 min read
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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Conversion Value

Conversion value explained — the monetary value attached to a conversion for value-based bidding, and why arbitrary values mislead the algorithm.

2 min read
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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Website Pixel

Website pixel explained — the browser tag that observes page context and events, and what it can and cannot prove on its own.

2 min read
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Guides & ResearchJuly 22, 2026

Pinterest Conversion Tracking: Tag Events, Enhanced Match, and CAPI in 2026

Implement Pinterest tag events, enhanced match, and the Conversions API — including the product event metadata dynamic retargeting depends on.

6 min read
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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Custom Conversion

Custom conversion explained — a rule that classifies received activity into a conversion definition for reporting and, where supported, optimization.

2 min read
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ReferenceJuly 22, 2026

Custom Event

Custom event explained — a non-standard event name for a genuinely distinct action, and where platforms limit what it can optimize.

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The record

Stop running an account that forgets.

Every decision written down, with its reason and its result. That is the whole product.