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Re:Microsoft buys Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising business by MangoCoffee on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @06:45PM (#29731628)
what's adtech in everything? a friend of mine is a salesman for billboard ads. people see it every day if they happens to drive by one of the billboard ad that he sold. does that count as adtech?
Re:Microsoft buys Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising business by ByThyGrace on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @07:43PM (#29732094)
Maybe. Does the billboard get in your pocket and follow you around, keeping track of your location? Does it parse your email for metadata? Does it insert itself in between your news feed because you happen to be in its target group? Does it ask you to accept its Terms and Conditions of Billboard Use and its Privacy Policy?
Re:Microsoft buys Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising business by r0m4n0 on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @10:36PM (#29733252)
Nope, it just blinds me at night whilst trying to get me to hire an injury lawyer
Re:Microsoft buys Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising business by HWR_14 on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @09:32PM (#29732861)
Other than people making money off of them, I know of no one who is excited by the existence of billboards. In fact, they are usually a source of complaints. (There was some use for them pre-cell phones to find restaurants/gas/lodging during road trips.)

But even there, most people object to the personalized ads and the tech that measures it. People don't seem upset about ads in print magazines (that are tied only into the consumed content) or ads in podcasts.

Re:Microsoft buys Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising business by bobthepanda on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @10:43PM (#29733314)
Billboards are actually not even legal in all 50 states.