THE LAB / FIELD NOTES

Less jargon.
More signal.

Practical operating notes for people building, monetizing and buying attention on the open web.

APP MONETIZATION

ARPDAU is not enough

Build an app monetization scorecard that measures ARPDAU alongside retention, session depth, ad latency, fill rate and consent status.

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PUBLISHER YIELD

Net RPM beats headline uplift

Learn how to measure publisher yield with net RPM, fill rate, viewability, latency and page-level revenue instead of relying on gross uplift claims.

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MOBILE PRIVACY

Context after ATT

A practical guide to contextual app monetization after Apple App Tracking Transparency, including consent states, demand routing and measurement.

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AUTHORIZED SELLERS

app-ads.txt without the guesswork

Implement app-ads.txt correctly by connecting the app-store developer website, developer domain, authorized seller file and exchange records.

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AD EXPERIENCE

Frequency is a product decision

Set ad frequency with product moments, cohort tests and retention guardrails instead of maximizing impressions per session.

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DIRECT DEALS

Curated does not mean opaque

A transparency framework for curated advertising deals covering inventory, seller paths, fees, measurement and placement-level reporting.

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OUR EDITORIAL STANDARD

Evidence first.

No anonymous “up to 300%” claims. We separate observed client data, external benchmarks and illustrative models — and label each one.