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The latest news about data. Data is used in advertising in a variety of ways, including Audience targeting, Ad personalization, Ad optimization, Ad placement, and Measurement. Advertisers use data in advertising to reduce wasted ad spend.

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Looker Studio gains new features and partners in July 2024 update

Looker Studio expands functionality with Gemini integration and Partner Connectors.

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The Internet Architecture Board seeks input on AI data control mechanisms

Opting out of AI training data: IAB workshop seeks solutions.

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Stripe increases Fee 40% with plan deprecation

Stripe today announced two key updates regarding their Stripe Billing product: a plan change and a price increase.

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Slow Looker? 20 articles on performance optimization

Looker today launched a new central hub for performance documentation, offering information on optimizing dashboards, queries, server instances, databases, and monitoring.

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Transparency in AI: Can Google address publisher concerns over training data?

A year after promising a public discussion on AI training data, Google faces criticism for allegedly prioritizing a deal with Reddit while neglecting smaller publishers.

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Privacy Sandbox testing reveals challenges for publishers in a cookieless future

Privacy Sandbox testing by Index Exchange reveals challenges for publishers in a cookieless future, including reduced revenue, limited format support, and potential bias towards large cloud providers.

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Criteo's testing of Google's Privacy Sandbox raises concerns about publisher revenue

Criteo's market testing of Google's Privacy Sandbox raises concerns about its effectiveness due to potential publisher revenue decline and a competitive advantage for Google.

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Adform now supports Global Privacy Control Signals in Browsers

Adform, an advertising technology company, now supports Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals, allowing users to opt out of data tracking and sharing across websites.

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Report: Social media Invalid Traffic (IVT) on the rise

A new report suggests social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok may be struggling with invalid traffic, potentially impacting advertisers.

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TikTok unveils new Privacy Controls and Ad Transparency features

TikTok introduces enhanced privacy settings and ad controls, including restrictions on teen targeting and AI-generated content disclosure tools.

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Google unveils new chrome extension to simplify enhanced conversions setup

Google's new Chrome extension, EC Assist, helps advertisers troubleshoot and optimize their Enhanced Conversions setup for better Google Ads performance.

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AudienceProject pioneers YouTube Cross-Media Measurement

AudienceProject integrates with Google's Ads Data Hub, offering unprecedented YouTube campaign measurement across devices.

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Azerion and Captify Partner to Boost Search Intelligence in France and Italy

Digital advertising giants Azerion and Captify join forces to enhance cookieless audience targeting in European markets.

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DoubleVerify unveils trends in Made for Advertising sites content patterns

New research reveals MFA sites focus on evergreen content, avoiding time-sensitive topics like news and sports.

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Cloudflare reveals extensive AI bot activity across the internet

New data shows widespread AI crawler presence, with Bytespider leading in requests and website access among major AI bots.

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Similarweb acquires 42matters, hoosting app intelligence capabilities

Similarweb yesterday announced the acquisition of 42matters, a prominent app intelligence provider based in Zurich, Switzerland.

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Grindr fined 65 million kroner for sharing sensitive user data

A Norwegian court upheld a $7 million fine against Grindr for illegally sharing users' sensitive data with advertisers.

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Zeta launches AI-powered economic index to track US consumer trends

Zeta Global launched an AI-powered economic index, the ZEI, that tracks US consumer trends to measure economic health and stability.

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GA4 unveils AI-Powered Insights

Google Analytics 4 Unveils AI-Powered Insights, Simplifying Data Interpretation.

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Google Analytics unveils Tag Diagnostics Tool to enhance data accuracy

New Tag Diagnostics feature helps websites identify and resolve tag issues for improved analytics data collection.

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Pixalate unveils May 2024 Global Mobile Publisher Trust Index Rankings

WeatherBug and TextNow lead North American apps in programmatic ad quality across Apple and Google stores.

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IAB Tech Lab releases final analysis of Privacy Sandbox fit gaps

The IAB Tech Lab released a final analysis of Privacy Sandbox, expressing concerns that it may hinder effective advertising for publishers and brands.

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Sprinklr expands partnership with Snapchat to empower brands on public profiles

Social media management platform Sprinklr partners with Snapchat to offer unified management of organic and paid content for brands on Snapchat Public Profiles.

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Finance apps see explosive growth with 119% revenue increase year-over-year

A new report by Adjust reveals a surge in revenue, user engagement, and market expansion within the finance app industry, with a 119% year-over-year increase in revenue in Q1 2024.

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Avast banned from selling user browsing data for advertising purposes

The FTC banned Avast from selling user browsing data for advertising after the company was caught deceiving users about its data collection practices.