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Podcast: Cookie deprecation and Privacy Sandbox (with Paul Bannister)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eT4C7kpFDblW9ZYwtdFXd?si=808b4a311b384aa2 In this episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast, I discuss third-party cookie deprecation in Chrome, as well as…

Using cohort ages for product optimization

It's tempting to view a product's user base as a monolith, naturally leading to the circulation of DAU graphs within…

The big economy of small advertisers

In July 2020, more than 1,000 advertisers joined a boycott of Facebook's advertising platform organized by a group of civil…

Podcast: What’s the purpose of a competition regulator? (with Tom Fish)

My guest on this week's episode of the podcast is Tom Fish, the Head of Public Policy and Research at…

Europe’s misguided hostility towards Pay or Okay

On Monday, the European Commission announced that it is launching investigations into Alphabet, Apple, and Meta under the Digital Markets…

The retail media measurement nightmare

In November 2021, I articulated the Everything is an Ad Network thesis: that a more restrictive privacy environment would create…

Podcast: The evolving eCommerce advertising landscape (with Rishabh Jain)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6JtRtoYuzVcIxbrvqeuuNg?si=e5258be1a0474128 In this episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast, I speak with Rishabh Jain, the CEO and co-founder of FERMÀT, an eCommerce advertising optimization…

The DoJ’s Apple suit and ’performance smartphones’

The Justice Department, along with 16 states and the District of Columbia, filed an antitrust lawsuit against Apple yesterday, alleging…

Can every ad platform build a PMax?

Business Insider reports that Apple is developing an end-to-end advertising automation solution similar to Google's Performance Max (PMax) and Meta's…

Podcast: Consumer products and the science of emotion (with Ryan Anthony)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/22ekZLHYzf9xvBh21UKDrr?si=236eee8e7a134c74 In this episode of the Mobile Dev Memo podcast, I speak with Ryan Anthony, the CEO of DIRT, an…