Blockchain
Nestlé, McDonald’s, Virgin Media first to test JICWEBS blockchain solution for digital ad spend transparency
The brands are part of a pilot program using a distributed ledger technology platform aimed at creating greater efficiencies within the digital...
Low-code blockchain platform announced at Salesforce TrailheaDX 2019
The solution simplifies development with an interface built for...
Lucidity’s new report shows a successful field test for blockchain-based ad optimization
The results indicate high levels of fraud and waste in the system, but large lifts for campaigns that optimize for authenticated inventory and...
How could Facebook’s use of blockchain affect marketing and advertising?
The social giant’s recent aqui-hire of a blockchain startup’s team is another demonstration of its interest in cryptocurrency, shared...
How martech vendors jockeyed for position in 2018
From responding to regulation to paving the way for new partnerships and technological possibilities, here's a look at the big moves marketing...
Digital marketing’s 2018 ‘Naughty and Nice’ just might surprise you
Blockchain and AI can’t yet generate lists for the jolly old elf, so we offer our selections for the best and worst in marketing, ads and...
How the IAB Tech Lab’s new PrivacyChain could solve one of consent management’s biggest problems
Now entering a testing-and-comments phase, the blockchain-based PrivacyChain could ease tensions between advertisers, publishers and...
Aivon launches blockchain-based protocol for ‘first decentralized video search engine’
The Singapore-based organization is creating a non-profit community composed of token-incentivized humans who validate AI-generated...
IAB Tech Lab launches primer and resource hub on ad-oriented blockchain tech
The new offerings are part of the Tech Lab’s efforts to bring the ad community up to speed, define key terms and metrics and separate value...
IAB Tech Labs launches blockchain-analysis pilot program
The effort will examine blockchain projects by member organizations, resulting in a white paper that separates wheat from...
IBM, Mediaocean announce blockchain consortium to tackle what’s wrong with ad tech
The effort, expected to launch by the end of this year, will track transactions on real-time programmatic...
Kiip undertakes ‘first’ blockchain-recorded mobile ad campaign
The mobile marketing firm is now writing an Anheuser-Busch audit trail to a public blockchain, where all stakeholders can view all the...
Evrythng launches a blockchain-utilizing orchestration hub for consumer products
The hub is designed to support tracking of product origins, unique product identities and user...
NYIAX partners for the first outside instance of its patent-pending asset exchange
The patent, filed by the blockchain-based ad exchange and Nasdaq, covers the techniques employed by a soon-to-launch, asset-trading community of...
A new report bursts the blockchain bubble
The study from research firm GlobalData highlights blockchain’s value prop as a distributed ledger, but the author points out that it’s...
The story of data, Part 5: Where are we going?
With AI and machine learning, algorithms and emerging tech, the sky -- beyond the cloud -- is the...
Nebula Genomics readies a marketplace to sell a precious dataset: You
In partnership with startup Longenesis, the blockchain-based marketplace will be decentralized, encrypted and compliant with...
The story of data, Part 4: Will it ever be truly secure?
Breaches. Hacks. And a growth industry in data protection services. Still, most experts are skeptical that data can ever really be safe from...
Lightstreams seeks to solve a blockchain vulnerability: It’s too public
The startup is out with a network offering decentralized storage controlled by blockchain-based smart contracts that grant or block granular...
Thinfilm uses blockchain to extend the capabilities of NFC-enabled ads, creating what it calls a new data point
Marketers can drive additional engagement by encouraging 'tap events,' where end users get details on a product's history or...