- From: David Stein <webguru@burstmedia.com>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 18:38:23 -0500
- To: http-wg@cuckoo.hpl.hp.com
Koen Holtman wrote: > > The redirection won't be unverifiable if the script which does the counting > and redirection to the page is on the target site already. > .... > Yes, if the script is on the site which served the banner. But I don't see > this as a big problem. > I see this as a big problem. Many, Many sites are using cookie technology to simply rotate banners. (Not necessarily to track user activity, although this can be a result of the same technology.) Many of these sites do not have access to place scripts on their servers. You will be depriving a huge number of people a functionality that they have been using for a while. The bigger entities will be able to place programs on their servers to implement central ad serving and duplicate all of the features that cookies provide. (including abusing the privacy issues) While the smaller entities will be given a burden of not being able to use central ad serving techniques. Some Network examples : Networks such as Burst!, Doubleclick, Web Rep, etc Some Banner Exchange examples : Link Exchange,Banner Central, Net On Some Banner Serving Services : Focallink, GlobalTrak Thanks, Dave Stein Burst!, http://www.burstmedia.com
Received on Wednesday, 19 March 1997 15:37:44 UTC