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DOOH

A collection of frames that are in sync; one ad will play on all the connected frames at the same time.

 

Voice search

A method to search by speaking, rather than typing which can save time on doing tasks or allow the user to multi task. Intelligent assistants such as Siri and Alexa offer voice activated search results. 

Voice-Activated Ads

Audio

Ads that prompt the listener to respond verbally, often used in smart speaker environments to encourage interaction and drive specific actions, such as making a purchase or requesting more information.

VPAID

VPAID or ‘Video Player Ad-Serving Interface Definition’ establishes a common interface between video players and ad units, enabling a rich interactive instream ad experience. The two main areas that VPAID covers are providing consumers a rich ad experience and capturing ad playback and user interaction details. For more information about VPAID see here

WebAR

AR / VR

Enables a consumer to load AR experiences directly from the web on their browser. WebAR minimizes friction that a consumer may experience when trying to view AR content. This is not the standard today for AR content delivery but is being experimented with in the industry.

WebVR

AR / VR

Enables a consumer to load VR experiences directly from the web on their browser. WebVR minimises friction that a consumer may experience when trying to view VR content. This is not the standard today but is being experimented with in the industry.

White-list

A list of email addresses which an email-blocking programme (spam filter) will allow messages to be received from, or a list of websites that an advertiser will permit their ads to be placed on.

Your Online Choices (YOC)

This website provides consumers with information about how behavioural advertising works, further information about cookies and the steps they can take to protect their privacy on the internet. It is written by and supported by the internet advertising industry as part of an initiative to enhance transparency and control for online behavioural advertising. The UK version is at www.youronlinechoices.eu/uk.

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