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Re:DNSChain – A blockchain-based DNS and HTTP server by marktangotango on Saturday October 22, 2016 @05:38PM (#12770693)
Is anyone using block chains to verify ad serving and viewing?
Re:DNSChain – A blockchain-based DNS and HTTP server by johnhenry on Saturday October 22, 2016 @09:50PM (#12771446)
At best, one can prove that the ad was served to a computer, not actually viewed by a user. Unless there's an incentive for the user to view the ad, as there are rewards for mining blocks, this model probably wont work. Granted, there are ways to incentivizes the user, such as paying users to view ads, but this kind of defeats the purpose of getting the user to pay your and doesn't really require a blockchain.
Re:DNSChain – A blockchain-based DNS and HTTP server by mobiletelephone on Saturday October 22, 2016 @06:28PM (#12770851)
How would this work? Ad-viewing is a client-side function.
Re:DNSChain – A blockchain-based DNS and HTTP server by danielrhodes on Saturday October 22, 2016 @08:52PM (#12771314)
The device where the impression is served would do a little work, proving that the ad was indeed viewed and thus preventing fraud.
Re:DNSChain – A blockchain-based DNS and HTTP server by ReverseCold on Saturday October 22, 2016 @10:25PM (#12771560)
Is that even possible to prove?
Re:DNSChain – A blockchain-based DNS and HTTP server by Rhapso on Saturday October 22, 2016 @11:55PM (#12771844)
Yes, but only if the viewer proceeds to buy the advertised item.