IAB's New Standardization Tools Just Might Mean You Won't See That Beer Ad Ten Times in a Row

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is addressing a problem that's plagued tech-centric industries since the first Mac-vs.-Dos argument: standardization. The problem has become acute for Web video, an industry enjoying meteoric growth, and the growing pains that come with that growth. So the IAB is trying to make delivering video ads a whole lot simpler. Indeed, as more video is consumed in more places on the Web, it's that much harder to buy -- since every publisher seems to use different technology and different tactics for delivering Web video ads. For a while now, the IAB has had a handful of tools aimed at helping content creators slot in ads to any video player they need to use, but Tuesday (April 10) marks the debut of a newer and better set of specs that addresses a much broader set of advertiser needs. Here they are, in case you're just reading this for the link. "A few years back, we faced an interesting problem where video ads really required different formats for each site that could host video content," said IAB's vp of advertising technology, Steve Sullivan. "All the sites had their own players - some were common, but any that had inventory that they could fill with video were custom and unique." Now, IAB is encouraging the industry to standardize around these three programs; it has the advantage of being a trade organization, rather than a single advertiser or publisher with a vested interest. For those who may not know: the protocols are three very... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

[ AdWeek | 2012-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IAB's New Standardization Tools Just Might Mean You Won't See That Beer Ad Ten Times in a Row

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is addressing a problem that's plagued tech-centric industries since the first Mac-vs.-Dos argument: standardization. The problem has become acute for Web video, an industry enjoying meteoric growth, and the growing pains that come with that growth. So the IAB... Continue reading at AdWeek

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