Data, Privacy , Policies on Social Media Flashcards
What is “Data-Based Advertising?”
- Uses data to optimize its audience and creative messaging.
- Shows ads to people on websites, regardless of the context of the website.
- The alternate is the outmoded “Contextual Advertising,” which was placing your ad on websites whose audiences will likely be interested in your ad.
What is Contextual Advertising?
Advertisers placing content on websites that is topically related to their ad. This is the model of advertising in magazines and it was the model used in the early days of the internet, before Data-Based Advertising.
Advantages of Data-Based Advertising (3)
- more likely to interest people
- can target by demographics, location, interest, or previous behavior.
- 500% more effective than advertising without data!*
*“Data-Driven Advertising in Europe: Latest Research,” GfK Global, 2017
What is a CMS?
A Content Management System.
What is a Content Management System?
A CMS is what is used by a publisher uses to:
- store, create, and manage content on their website. (Ie:Wordpress, Droomla, Drupal).
- CMS store and utilize user data to bring the right content to each user.
- Also, Space is left there for ads
How do Ads get on the website?
An Ad Server puts ads on the website.
How does the website/ad server get information about a person viewing the site?
When their browser requests a website from the publisher, SOME DATA ABOUT THE PERSON IS SENT TO THE PUBLISHER
That information is used to give them the relevant service/webpage
That information is also given to the Ad Server to show the person a relevant ad
What is included in Web Server Logs? (7)
- The user’s I.P. address
- The unique identifier (string of characters)
- Username (if applicable to access the website)
- Date and timestamp
- Data requested
- HTTP status code (200 success) (404 error)
- Size of the content file the person received
What is a cookie?
A website-specific code that is stored in a person’s browser to ease navigation.
Cookies have limitations (3):
- Don’t work across browsers and devices.
- Can be blocked or erased from browsers
- Don’t work on mobile apps. (!!)
What is a U.I.D.?
A user-ID created on websites where people have to login.
It is a unique number that is assigned to someone’s account that can be associated with all their logged-in behavior.
All activity, regardless of browser or device can be collected by a UID.
interests, behavior, and demographics can be stored.
Don’t store personally identifiable data, because the original item gets stored as hash data.
What is hash data?
Original data gets transformed by an algorithm and it takes another algorithm to translate it. That way no personally identifiable data is stored with a UID.
How many types of Data Ownership are there?
Three!
First Party Data
Second Party Data
Third Party Data
What is First Party Data?
First Party Data is the data a company receives directly from the person they are interacting with.
What is Second Party Data?
Second Party Data is the same as First Party Data but it passed along to a second party, often a trusted partner of the First Party, often a beneficial exchange.