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Seedtag, the ex-Googler-founded, cookie-free, AI-based adtech startup, taps $250M+ in funding

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As regulation, platform dynamics and consumer choice continue to eat into the adtech stalwart known as cookies, it’s leaving a gap in the market for advertising solutions that can work well without relying on cookie functionality. I’ve asked and will update as and when I hear back on this point.).

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Privacy Signals, AI in Advertising & the Democratic Dilemma

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For reasons that completely baffle me, the digital advertising industry congratulates itself for taking steps to eliminate third-party tracking cookies from the ecosystem, while replacing them with something equally bad from a consumer privacy perspective: various private signals that allow for one-to-one targeting.

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Can Targeting Truly Be ID-Free? Q&A with Anthony Flaccavento, General Manager Americas, Ogury

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The ad tech industry must break free of third-party cookies to comply with newly enacted privacy laws. Some companies like Ogury are implementing new strategies before full cookie deprecation to keep making strides without missing a step. What Does the End of Third-Party Cookies Mean For Ad Tech? ” Can you tell us why?

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AdExplainer: Client-Side vs. Server-Side Header Bidding: What’s The Difference?

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Header bidding has become the de facto approach to programmatic ad auctions since it was introduced in 2014. When a user visits a webpage, header-bidding auctions occur in real time as a page loads, which allows all exchanges to submit bids on an ad impression simultaneously.

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Web3: Future of the Internet and Digital Advertising or Off Chute Experiment?

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In addition, it is believed that Web3 will address many of today’s consumer privacy concerns, specifically those related to third-party tracking cookies. The term Web3 was first used in 2014 by Gavin Wood , a co-founder of the Ethereum blockchain. Untrustworthy systems, such as third-party cookies will be obsolete.

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AdTech in 2023: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities

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Below are the key events in the programmatic advertising and AdTech industries in 2022: Google and Facebook’s share of digital advertising spend dropped to below 50% in the US for the first time since 2014. Firstly, Google has stated that it won’t shut off support for third-party cookies unless there is a working alternative (i.e.

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Building Great Brands in the Mobile Age

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eMarketer estimates that while mobile will make up 21% of UK adults’ time spent with media in 2014, mobile ad spending’s share of total UK ad investment will only reach 16.3%. Tracking and Analytics – Digital marketers are used to desktop ads utilizing cookies to track users across websites.