public Identity • 12 min read The benefits of universal identifiers on connected TV and mobile Do universal identifiers offer any value outside a web environment? Yes — their benefits extend to connected TV (CTV) and mobile in-app…
members Business • 11 min read The ethics and economics of advertising vs. subscriptions Despite its additional complexity, advertising has powered an open web full of free information, and subscriptions limit access to information…
public Business • 9 min read The bill that could break up Google and shake up ad tech A bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill to rein in Google and any other company aspiring to dominate…
public Identity • 6 min read The future of IP address as an advertising identifier The problem with IP address as an identifier is that users do not have the same privacy controls as cookies or device IDs.…
public Business • 8 min read Netflix and...advertise? In a Q1 2022 earnings interview, Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings confirmed that the granddaddy of streaming video will now consider…
public CTV • 8 min read OpenRTB 2.6, Pod Bidding, and CTV Context The IAB Tech Lab finalized OpenRTB 2.6, and the specification contains new additions that will enhance programmatic connected TV buying.…
public Web3 • 20 min read How will Web3 impact advertising and media? I will detail some foundational concepts of Web3 and describe how companies could apply them to media and advertising use-cases.…
public Explainers • 9 min read Privacy Sandbox on Android Explained Google has introduced the Privacy Sandbox on Android, a set of proposals that will nullify the need for device identifiers on Android.…
public Business • 5 min read Contextual data providers face an existential threat After Google announced their intentions to deprecate third-party cookies in Chrome, contextual data providers undoubtedly rejoiced and went to work…
public Explainers • 11 min read Seller-Defined Audiences Explained Remember Project Rearc? The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) formed the project in response to Google's decision to end…
public Privacy • 12 min read Interoperable Private Attribution (IPA) Explained Interoperable Private Attribution is a proposal that outlines a system for measuring advertising conversions without tracking individual users.…
public Explainers • 6 min read The Trade Desk OpenPath and the future of SSPs OpenPath will allow The Trade Desk to cut out SSPs and bid directly on publisher inventory.…