Google made an announcement last month via a blog post: They’re taking a stand against (ostensibly) intrusive mobile interstitials. Starting Jan. 10, 2017, the post reads, “content that is not easily accessible to a user on the transition from the mobile search results may not rank as highly.”In other words,…
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You don't have to be following the DMEXCO conference in Cologne, Germany, to have heard the biggest story/scandal. EyeO GmbH – the parent company of everyone's favorite ad blocker, AdBlock Plus (ABP) – decided the event was a prime time to announce the launch of its new exchange for replacing…
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All right, everyone – it was fun while it lasted, but it’s time to admit the party’s over. Like the cops shutting down a suburban rager, Google has shown up to end all of our header bidding fun by opening up Dynamic Allocation to those filthy third-party demand sources. So…
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Quick update: although Flash-based creatives are greyed out on Firefox, they are still registering as impressions. Also, some agencies are asking advertisers to disinclude Firefox browsers from their campaigns. According to NetMarketShare, Firefox has a12% share of desktop browsers. Facebook head of security Alex Stamos grabbed a lot of attention this…
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Latin America, open your arms wide because Google is about to stuff them with a big present. At AdMonsters Brasil on April 24 in São Paulo, Google will announce the Latin American launch of the DoubleClick Ad Exchange (AdX), the real-time, impression-by-impression auction platform that assists ad networks, agencies and…
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While Google introduced core mobile ad serving capabilities to the DoubleClick for Publishers ad serving suite last summer, the company is just now releasing the real mobile muscle. Launched today (check out the blog post), DFP Mobile offers support for a wide array of mobile rich media ad formats such…
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