The Digital Ad Ecosystem Is A Black Box
When a company signs over a significant chunk of cash to their chosen ad network, they have no real control or insight into where their ads ultimately appear.
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How AI Is Redefining Contextual Ad Placement In Media
Before the advent of AI, scene-level contextual advertising was largely impractical. Implementing it required labor-intensive manual review to interpret dialogue, context, language and tone, often leading to misjudgments.
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Dow Jones’ AI Game Plan: Inside Jesse Waldele’s Strategy For Smarter Ad Ops
As SVP of digital operations and client success at Dow Jones, Jesse Waldele brings a coach’s mindset to everything from cross-functional alignment to client relationships.
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Social Platforms Failed GLAAD’s Safety Test. What’s The Lesson For Publishers?
GLAAD's 2025 Social Media Safety Index (SMSI) assesses the safety of six major platforms—TikTok, X, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—specifically for LGBTQ users. Spoiler alert: they all failed the test.
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Brand Safety Is Dead—It’s Time to Rally Behind Contextual Alignment
Brand safety, as we know it, is dead. Not because brands have stopped caring about where their ads appear, but because the current framework has failed them.
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The Power of Publisher-Direct Ad Campaigns
While trust in national news continues to erode, often due to political bias or polarization, local and independent journalism remains a trusted cornerstone for communities, and a place for advertisers to connect with consumers.
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Snackable Media Acquires AdGrid: Justin Barton on Building a Multicultural Tech Stack That Puts Publishers First
Snackable Media’s acquisition of AdGrid marks a first. A Black-owned header bidding wrapper and full-stack ad platform built with multicultural publishers in mind. Founder Justin Barton explains the strategy, the tech, and why it’s time to redefine scale and ownership in ad ops.
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REVOLT And Revry Want To Protect Publisher Data, Not Sell It Off
The collaboration with Revry allows marketers to reach REVOLT’s audiences by tapping into the publisher’s first-party data, while ensuring that data ownership and consumer trust remain central.
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Balancing Revenue and UX: How Jasper Liu Fine-Tunes Yield at Daily Mail
Jasper Liu landed an entry-level analyst position at the Daily Mail in 2022 and he’s leveled up to a senior analyst role shaping the publisher’s programmatic strategy.
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Inside BADBOX 2.0: How a Global Malware Operation is Exploiting Ads and Devices
HUMAN’s Satori Threat Intelligence Team uncovered BADBOX 2.0, a massive escalation in cyber fraud infecting over a million devices worldwide—targeting everything from off-brand smart TVs to Android tablets. In this Q&A, HUMAN’s CISO, Gavin Reid, discusses how cybercriminals have leveled up their tactics, why advertisers should be concerned, and what…
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