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Tyler Bishop (Ezoic, CMO) gets into the future of online advertising and how the major platforms are battling 3rd-party cookies with addictive! London's, Simon Andrews. The duo delightfully touches on topics surrounding internet data privacy, the use of cookies in advertising, the value of personalized ads, and why the oldest, most dominant businesses in the world are focused on advertising. Learn about Apple's advantage, where Facebook is troubled by the recent changes, and how Google has proposed everyone adapt in this enlightening deep dive into the world of advertising.  More on Ezoic at www.ezoic.com Catch-up w/ Simon at — https://twitter.com/simonbigpicture

Tyler and Shelby discuss a new government report that accuses Google of creating its market dominance through anti-competitive behavior. They also talk about how Quartz's revenue has declined by 57% after switching to monetizing subscriptions and how Amazon's Online Associates has been volatile for some publishers. 

Shelby is joined by Whitney Wright to discuss how ad spend for the travel industry is starting to increase ad spend in Europe as tourism starts to reboot and how 26% of U.S. adults turn to Youtube for news. They also talk about how Google is planning to release a new feature called Limited Ads which serves simple ads via Ad Manager to users who didn’t give their consent to share their cookies or other identifiers. 

Tyler and Shelby discuss how Facebook seemingly punishes publishers for posting at the wrong frequencies by withholding posts from Facebook's news feed. They also talk about Google's new Web Stories WordPress Plugin and a new media study. 

Tyler and Shelby discuss how the U.S. ad economy has increased for the first time since March and how ad rates have hit an all-time peak before the holiday season. They also talk about different methods for creating content that caters to Millenials and Gen Z. 

Tyler and Shelby discuss why the Taboola-Outbrain merger was called off and different ways to come up with new content. They also talk about the importance of keywords in domains. 

Tyler and Shelby discuss how publishers are eyeing contextual ads for increasing revenue and how the U.S. Department of Justice is expected to pursue Google with antitrust charges. They also talk about a new study on native ads and how Web Core Vitals aren't expected to greatly affect rankings. 

Tyler is joined by Whitney Wright to discuss how programmatic publishers are continuing to see a healthy rebound in revenue after the fallout of COVID-19. They also talk about how Facebook, Apple, Google, and Amazon are battling with publishers, and in some cases, each other. 

Shelby is joined by Whitney Wright to discuss how ad rates around the world are fairing compared to last year and how TikTok is trying to build a stronger relationship with publishers. They also touch on how publishers can get more information about Google Web Stories.

Tyler and Shelby discuss how the U.S. Department of Justice has cleared Taboola and Outbrain's plan to merge. They also talk about how fashion and retail brands are returning to advertising and the new Google News tab in Search Console.

Tyler and Shelby discuss how the Google Discover help document was updated to include E-A-T and more. They also talk about Google reportedly pushesYoutube over other rivals and a study of click-through rates in Google search.

Tyler and Shelby discuss how there is a new way to drive traffic to websites through a new update to Google Image Search. They also talk about how publishers are reporting an increase in late payments and why Google is paying publishers for news content.

Shelby is joined by the Founder of BestTechie, Jeff Weisbein, to discuss how he's grown his website after starting in 2003 at just 13 years old.

Shelby and Sarah discuss how Google is sharing new information about its take rate and how Instagram is expected to surpass Twitter as a popular news source. They also talk about how digital advertising is starting to make a comeback and how Google agreed to start paying for news content in some countries.

Tyler and Shelby discuss Google Adsense's confirm click penalty and how it affects ad revenue and the future of AMP after Google announced new plans for highlighted stories. They also talk about how Instagram says publishers may need permission from users to embed their photos.

Shelby and Whitney discuss how Google has rolled out the web page highlight feature for HTML pages. They also talk about how National Geographic has adapted its Instagram strategy over 16 years and tips for hosting webinars.

Tyler and Shelby discuss how the speed report has been replaced by Core Web Vitals in Google Search Console. They also talk about Instagram's new monetization partnership with content creators.

Tyler and Shelby discuss how Google Chrome is planning to block resource-heavy ads and how fewer advertisers means more bad ads in the programmatic market. They also talk about how US antitrust regulators are eyeing Google.

Tyler and Shelby talk about the importance of focusing on reader retention and how some publishers are pulling ad inventory to protect their ad rates. They also discuss some strategies for a successful newsletter.

Tyler and Shelby discuss how Travel publications have turned to virtual travel experiences and service journalism and how sports publisher Action Network has adapted their content without live sports. They also talk about the May 2020 Google Core Algorithm update and how Complex networks has undergone a re-brand.