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May was a challenging month for Google. The launch of AI Overviews didn't go as planned, and a set of Search API documents were leaked, revealing over 14,000 top-secret factors used in their search algorithms. Several industry experts like Mike King, Rand Fishkin and Danny Goodwin have provided helpful recaps, but these can be highly [...]

Introduction On Friday, April 26th, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) published its Q1 2024 report on the implementation of the Google Privacy Sandbox (“GPS”). This is the CMA’s eighth report on the GPS and its ability to replace cookie technology while not giving Google an unfair advantage as a key player in the [...]

In the last 6 months we have seen Reddit hijack the search results, climbing the ranks of top traffic referral sources for publishers like never before. According to SemRush in this study, Reddit is currently the eighth most visited website in the world. This places them ahead of major sites such as Amazon, Bing and [...]

Over the last few years, we have been at the forefront of adopting innovative alternatives to third-party cookies, ensuring continued addressability, ad relevancy and revenue performance throughout this transition and in the years to come. As a principal member of Prebid, Freestar is not just adapting to changes; we are actively shaping the future of [...]

The Challenge of Ad Stack Optimization In the fast-paced world of digital advertising, optimizing ad stacks has long been a cumbersome and recurring challenge for publishers. The manual efforts involved in adjusting bidder configurations, managing timeouts, setting floor prices, and adapting to market dynamics have often consumed valuable time and resources. As the industry [...]

As part of Freestar’s commitment to helping our partners improve their ad monetization, and prepare for a cookieless future, we closely partner with data collaboration platform, LiveRamp. One of LiveRamp’s core capabilities is enabling advertisers to reach their audiences wherever they’ve authenticated, and deliver personalized experiences that deepen valuable customer relationships - thereby increasing the [...]