A Dream Deferred: Why the Digital Ad Industry Struggles to Create a Standard ID

The digital ad industry has a dream. For years, players have longed for an identification system that might help companies compete for targeted ad dollars being swallowed by Facebook and Google, dominant platforms where users sign in and identify themselves. A new initiative -- led by Acxiom-owned LiveRamp and ad platforms AppNexus and MediaMath -- has garnered some buzz for promising to do just that.The premise of a standardized ID system for the digital ad industry is simple enough: It's about streamlining the process that takes place behind the scenes before ads appear on a page, and improving the ability for ad tech firms and publishers to recognize users across desktop and mobile devices. If enough ad tech firms and other players adopt a common currency for consumer identification, the idea goes, they can achieve the scale necessary to compete with the giant walled gardens of Facebook and Google.But corralling competitors to commit to work towards the common goal of a standard ID system is tough -- and getting them to agree on technical details is even tougher. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

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Digital raunch on top in Japan

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Faster Digital Growth Key At MegaConference

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andrew Lownie creates own e-imprint

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Hearst president David Carey: Apple taught people 'how to buy digital content'

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[ Engadget | 2013-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Growing Interest in Digital Backlist

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google backs French digital publishing innovation initiative with €60 million incentive

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Advance Publications Buys Digital Marketing Agency, POP

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Touching the Bases at Digital Book World

From corporate consolidation to book discoverability, to how books are produced and bought, to the proliferation of new devices to read them on, this year’s Digital Book World was a whirlwind tour of the industry’s changing landscape. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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