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IAB Tech Lab Releases Two Major Updates to OpenRTB
By Melissa Gallo Ensuring that technical standards keep up with the shifting programmatic buying landscape, the IAB Tech Lab is releasing two important updates for public comment: the OpenRTB 2.4 protocol and the OpenRTB Dynamic Native Ads 1.1 extension. The 2.4 version of OpenRTB offers a myriad of improvements including […]
OpenDirect 1.5 Released for Public Comment
By Melissa Gallo Today the IAB Tech Lab is pleased to announce the release of OpenDirect 1.5 for public comment. OpenDirect 1.5 marks the first update to the 1.0 version which was released earlier this year. This revision offers a multitude of improvements to the open API for automated guaranteed […]
OpenRTB Responds to Industry Security Threat
By Melissa Gallo Today’s world of technology has lead to amazing advancements in how brands are able to reach consumers through digital advertising. While publishers now have access to expanded sources of revenue and brands are able to use data to target users more precisely, criminal threats exist and the […]
Getting LEAN with Digital Ad UX
By Scott Cunningham We messed up. As technologists, tasked with delivering content and services to users, we lost track of the user experience. Twenty years ago we saw an explosion of websites, built by developers around the world, providing all forms of content. This was the beginning of an age […]
The Age of HTML5 Ads
By Shailley Singh As September approaches, Ad Tech world has one more thing to look forward to besides fall colors—HTML5. Just as the daylight hours shorten and veins that carry fluids to the leaves are blocked off, browsers are turning on power saver plugins that will further diminish the audience […]
Programmatic Upgrade: Why OpenRTB 2.3 is More than Just Native
By Melissa Gallo Programmatic is the way business is done today. 2014 was a momentous year for programmatic advertising with a large amount of advertisers shifting their budgets into programmatic, as well as continued growth in mobile and video automation. According to eMarketer, automated advertising is expect to reach $20.41 […]