Author: Michael Sweeney

August 1, 2019 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michael Sweeney

The Wild West era in America during the late 1880s gave rise to a new genre of film known as Westerns, which depicted vast and rugged landscapes with men riding on horseback, regularly engaging in gunfights.

July 1, 2019 by Michael Sweeney

At the end of every month, we present you a curated list of the top AdTech stories in a condensed, easily digestible format.

June 12, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

In the early days of online advertising, publishers used ad networks to sell their remnant inventory to advertisers. However, as publishers started using more and more ad networks, it became harder to identify which ad network would sell the most inventory at the best price.

May 29, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

Leading up to the year 2000, there were dire predictions circulating about a potential end to the digital world because of a software issue, known as the Y2K bug, that would kick in at the stroke of midnight on January 1.

May 24, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Michal Wlosik

The lead up to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25, 2018, was akin to previous looming deadlines like the Y2k bug. The anxious anticipation and speculations set the industry on fire: GDPR-themed blog posts, articles, analyses, predictions started spreading like wildfire.

May 16, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

Founded in 2002 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Adform has grown to become a leading software vendor in the online advertising ecosystem.

May 15, 2019 by Michael Sweeney, Maciej Zawadziński

Data-management platforms (DMP) are popular among advertisers, agencies, and publishers. They are complex pieces of software that incorporate many different components and features.

May 9, 2019 by Maciej Zawadziński, Michael Sweeney

Transparency, choice, and control over personalized digital advertising — this is what Google Chrome’s new privacy features aim to address.

May 8, 2019 by Michal Wlosik, Michael Sweeney

Everyone who works in online advertising – from advertisers and agency folks to developers and publishers – has no doubt heard the concept of a walled garden. The term gets tossed around in AdTech and MarTech quite a bit, but its roots reach far beyond online advertising.