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How would you deal with one of your customer faking ad views? That's the main reason I hear from people why server-to-server ads won't work reliably, since the
by iMerNibor 8y ago
How would you deal with one of your customer faking ad views?
That's the main reason I hear from people why server-to-server ads won't work reliably, since the ad network "needs" more data to verify legitimate views
- dschuetz 8y agoBlockchains? Views ledgers?
- joelcornett 8y agoThroughput limitations. This won’t (at least in current iterations) scale well.
- geocar 8y agoKYC: I don't accept customers that I can't reach or traffic I don't believe. I don't actually pay on "ad views"[1] directly. If an advertiser wants to buy brand awareness (CPM/CPV) then I need to understand how they're measuring the ROI on that brand awareness. Once I understand that, I can test traffic -- basically mix it in -- on each of my publishers to see if they are generating that ROI. This takes time for brand awareness since good tests usually take months, but for CPA/CPR/CPL deals are faster, so I end up doing more of that. Nevertheless, if I thought someone had figured out a way to cheat me, I'd stop their traffic; I'd talk to them, and explain my thinking. Maybe they can convince me I'm wrong. [1]: I'm not requiring clicks, but "impressions" as the IAB puts it are insane https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11901567 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11901567