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simonhalstead.bsky.social
Dog owner. Gills Fan. Advertising veteran - ad tech especially. Love cricket, parkrun and curiousity
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New year. New opportunities. Hopefully new and improved discourse and a focus on solving together - professionally, politically and privately Hope the years brings success for everyone in each of their life spheres !!

Wrote this for my friends @newdigitalage.bsky.social - as we enter the season of late year redundancies and some conversations with my network. Just remember it’s not you ! Timely with some announcements today #adtech #redudnacies newdigitalage.co/programmatic...

Nothing worse than leaving AirPods at home when commuting / multi meeting round London. Still refuse to be a out loud speaker w&nk’r in public/train though

What’s the ad tech surprise this week? More M & A or a big expose - that’s my bet (no knowledge though) and probably a panel about identity somewhere

I think the next few years are going to be exciting in ad tech again - after that maturing malaise we have been in for a few years. Lots of interesting start ups to come and emerging opportunities

@lludovic.bsky.social bonjour !

@rhysdenny.bsky.social hi Rhys !

Going to watch #lionnesses #engvusa

#parkrun eve and I’m going to try running for first time in two weeks

Happy Thanksgiving to all my US friends (and happy thank god it’s thanksgiving and email flow will slow down day to everyone else !)

Is there a cricket Bluesky universe ? #gowell #uniteandtakeover #engvsnz always bring a back up keeper

Another big week of ad tech to come - what mergers will we see ? and what are the outcomes in the google trial Great to see IAB tech lab produce it's guide to ID-Less Solutions Guidance - I'm a big believer in our need to move beyond individuals as an industry - and focus on cohorts/uplift

Great start to a windy weekend - Maidstone River Park parkrun RD done - off to see @thegillsfc.bsky.social this afternoon !! Hope it isn’t too foul !

What’s the phrase for when you want to be able to run but you know an injury will get worse if you?? Rangry? Whatever it is that’s me today #runners #ukrunchat

Remember to fill out your bio to help discovery and curate from starter packs. Also be active in following back and finding people. It’s like the early days of the other place !

@mbertozzi.bsky.social I’m here.

Big day with first sight of remedies in the Google search trial. It’s a long time before anything becomes real but the industry will see massive disruption over the next five years

Could do with some apricity this morning !

Did a family escape room yesterday - was ace !! Considered writing a LinkedIn piece about what escape rooms taught me about management but then remembered I’m not a tool !! (And yes, we escaped !)

It’s not just Adtech, cricket and gillinghamfc - there are going to be dog pics too !

Should do not track make a resurgence at the browser level ? Caveat being that publishers / site still make 1p usage and browser /os companies regulated to same degree and can’t apply iOS first party rights to advertising products

Alex is one of the best technical explainers on any platform and should be followed !

I don’t know who made this graphic but it’s pretty good.

Hopefully, this is not a moment it’s a movement

Today’s word is Keccles. IYkYK

@leybournelakespkrn.bsky.social hello Leybourne!

@biggreenbooks.bsky.social hello. Good to see you here and #buyastrangerabook going strong. I’ll play soon!