Upon its debut, Meta's Threads became one of the many platforms designed to take over Twitter's spot in the Mt. Rushmore of social media platforms. Since it is tied directly to millions of users' Instagram accounts, it rapidly hit 100 million users in a record five days, making it a…
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In one corner, we have two tech giants releasing privacy edicts, and in the other, the advertising and digital media industry that has to deal with the fallout. In July, Apple and Google are both expected to launch privacy updates when they introduce new versions of their platforms. Will they…
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July 05, 2023 Google’s Q1 2024 Cookie Deadline Did Google Violate Its Video Ad Standards? Around the Water Cooler Is Google’s Q1 2024 Cookie Deadline a Mistake? The Google cookie deprecation countdown clock is inching closer and closer to its final tick. While many are testing their post-cookie solutions, some…
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit against Amazon, accusing the company of signing users up for Prime without their knowledge. Now, when any website only provides a halfway decent ad experience, they can fall on the crutch of, "At least I didn't sign my users up for a…
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The tech titan Google has found itself in another antitrust debacle. The EU dropped a bombshell, charging them with violating EU antitrust laws. Google's dominance in online advertising has led them down a slippery slope, undercutting their competitors left and right.
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Carbon offsets have received a bad rap from some as a form of greenwashing. However, Brian Murphy, Founder of The Alpine Project, told AdMonsters that carbon removal initiatives are a critical step in the path to net zero. Businesses can ultimately reduce their emissions, so they need to invest in…
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June 07, 2023 Generative AI Makes for Irresistible Headlines, but at What Cost to Publishers? Speaking of AI — When Does it Infringe on Publisher IP Rights? Generative AI Makes for Irresistible Headlines, but at What Cost to Publishers? The News: Last week, the world woke up to yet another…
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As the ecosystem prepares for cookie deprecation, the analytical eye can spot this trend through the string of post-cookie solutions — data clean rooms, alternative IDs, and Seller Defined Audiences. Is this the way to go?
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AdMonsters writer, Susie Stulz, has been reading Traffic, Ben Smith’s book on the start of Gawker, HuffPost, and BuzzFeed. The 2000s were heady days for “new media.” Its founders, ambitious and audacious in equal measure, figured out early on that sites that attract the most traffic win. Scorning traditional media,…
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We don’t need to tell you that the cookie is crumbling. But which solutions will solve for tracking and measurement in a cookieless ecosystem is up for debate, and it leaves some marketers scratching their heads. Ogury surveyed 1,000 agency and marketing execs, and most believe consumer tracking will become…
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