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We continue our series of blog posts reviewing a complex approach to alternatives to third-party cookie targeting. Initially, Privacy Sandbox intended to enhance privacy protection for Chrome users by deprecating third-party cookies. At the same time, user privacy in the digital advertising landscape is tricky to define, as hundreds of ad tech companies collect user …

In January of 2020, Google made the announcement that it would be fully deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome by 2022. That announcement was followed by multiple delays over the last four years. Google was even assuring everybody back in January that full deprecation was certainly going to happen in Q4 2024. In late July, however, …

After a full day at the Prebid Summit, industry leaders sparked rich discussions about the challenges we face, the new ideas emerging, and the opportunities ahead. It was a productive day for the programmatic ecosystem, reinforcing the need to support common goals and entities—like Prebid—that help drive us forward collectively. Overarching Theme: More is Better While …

Beyond the Sandbox: How Digital Advertising Can Recoup Signal Loss in a Privacy-by-Default Internet After many delays, Google has ultimately nixed its plan to phase-out third-party cookies. This would seem to significantly impact how our industry tackles addressability in a privacy-first internet. That’s certainly how the industry is responding to it— with some players breathing …

With the newly released Google AI Overviews, misinformation on the internet seems to be at an all time high. Fueled by the unchecked proliferation of AI generated content, misinformation has now become a pandemic, eroding trust from users. With the evolution of technology such as AIO, ChatGPT and Gemini, it’s imperative to fully understand the …

Unlike the early days of digital advertising’s sustainability offerings, publishers no longer need to feel excluded from industry sustainability efforts. In today’s landscape, publishers have a variety of tools and strategies in place to both become more efficient, and harbor a positive impact on the industry’s carbon footprint. One common concern is the impact of …

We continue the series of blog posts on alternatives to third-party cookies. This article is about a targeting method that has been around for a long time but was reborn and given new opportunities with the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies — contextual targeting. Content-related (or contextual) targeting refers to …

In this series of blog posts, we will disclose the full-functional programmatic strategy for operating in a cookieless environment. Due to the latest news, this issue is no longer so critical, but it is still worth looking at alternatives. It’s a diversification of assets, and these technologies are increasing in usage and support by diverse …

Ratko Vidakovic reflects on why some industry veterans feel ad tech isn’t as fun as it used to be, attributing it to economic challenges, regulatory pressures, and ongoing issues in the field. However, he argues that the industry’s current phase of transformation presents new opportunities and that the cyclical nature of the industry means that …