{"id":807,"date":"2024-02-28T14:47:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/okonet.kinsta.cloud\/?p=807"},"modified":"2024-02-28T14:47:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T14:47:35","slug":"the-walled-gardens-of-the-web-and-what-comes-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cool.co\/publisher-experiences-home\/2024\/02\/28\/the-walled-gardens-of-the-web-and-what-comes-next\/","title":{"rendered":"The \u2018Walled Gardens\u2019 of the Web \u2014 and What Comes Next"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe5e385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fe5e385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i>Are the walls coming down? Explaining the \u2018Walled Gardens\u2019 of adtech, and the potential replacements<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd12b7 quote-spatial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cd12b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><i>\u201cOh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Don\u2019t fence me in<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Let me ride through the wide open country that I love<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Don\u2019t fence me in\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<pre><b>-Bing Crosby<\/b><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b4b20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64b4b20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have you ever noticed that no matter where you go online, you never really leave Google behind? Or Facebook, or Apple? Your profile information hangs out in the corner of your browser, sitting over your shoulder while you surf the web.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc02877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc02877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Whether you knew it or not, you\u2019ve been inside a \u201cwalled garden,\u201d and the whole Internet has been structured that way for years. While there are advantages to this setup that have allowed the model to proliferate, the writing may be on the wall for the walled garden, and everyone from users to publishers should take note.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45951659 blog-h3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45951659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In this blog, we\u2019re walking through the basics of what a walled garden is, how it works, and what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28cc0f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28cc0f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contents<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be33226 list-num elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be33226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ol>\n<li>What are \u201cWalled Gardens\u201d Online?<\/li>\n<li>Examples of Walled Gardens<\/li>\n<li>Why Do Walled Gardens Exist?<\/li>\n<li>What are the Upsides and Downsides of Walled Gardens?<\/li>\n<li>The Distributed Future<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bb022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a7bb022\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Case Study: find out how Insticator Commenting helped Brit + Co\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insticator.com\/case-study\/insticator-transformed-britcos-community-with-a-50-increase-in-online-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">boost their online engagement<\/a>\u00a0by 50%.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d752cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d752cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are \u201cWalled Gardens\u201d Online?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df9e26c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df9e26c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The early days of the Internet were the Wild West: borderless, unsettled, and frequently unsafe. Users never knew what was just around the bend, which was part of the charm \u2014 but also part of what made it difficult to do business. Just like the real Wild West, that frontier got settled by respectable businesses, who promptly began fencing in whole ecosystems for themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14b25e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14b25e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Wherever you go online, you\u2019re likely playing inside one of those walled gardens, whether you\u2019re using your Facebook or Google login to sign into an online store, browsing on an Apple device, or opening a new tab in Google Chrome. It\u2019s worth noting, a huge portion of the internet operates on servers owned by Amazon Web Services. In 2022,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digiday.com\/marketing\/the-rundown-google-meta-and-amazon-are-on-track-to-absorb-more-than-50-of-all-ad-money-in-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$7 out of every $10 in online ad spending went to Google, Facebook, or Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02fc89e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02fc89e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>These are the walled gardens of the internet, and when you\u2019re inside their walls, you play by their rules.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf606f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bf606f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Examples of Walled Gardens<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72bf368 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72bf368\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>We\u2019ve already rattled off some of the biggest names in walled gardens, but there are a few different kinds. Facebook and Google are examples of one kind: users often treat their Facebook page or Google home screen as the \u201cfront page\u201d of the internet (with apologies to Reddit, which actually calls itself \u201cthe front page of the internet\u201d), only viewing and interacting with materials presented to them through that page. As such, Facebook gets to exercise sweeping power over what is and isn\u2019t allowed to be placed on their site \u2014 a company or website that gets blocked on Facebook could be doomed, if that\u2019s where their target audience is, or they haven\u2019t diversified their offerings to other platforms. Similarly, every company on the Web spends time and money on optimizing their pages (including this blog) to show up in a good position in Google\u2019s search results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b45b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b45b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Outside the confines of the Web, Apple often engages in a walled-garden ecosystem on the hardware side. By using proprietary connectors and cables, and by making several features only function on Apple hardware, users are encouraged to buy only Apple products, and not mix-and-match from other manufacturers. But they continue that vertical integration on the software side, with their own browser \u2013 Safari \u2013 and content feeds within their devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ba334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5ba334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>App stores are often another wall in the garden. Famously, Elon Musk has fought with regulators from countries all over the world over what he can and can\u2019t do with Twitter \u2013 but whenever his decisions risk Twitter being removed from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/digital\/news\/x-twitter-remove-user-block-apple-google-app-store-ban-1235700310\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple\u2019s App Store<\/a>, he\u2019s backed down. The Apple App Store and Google Play Store are a narrow choke point in the app-to-consumer pipeline, and everyone who wants success needs to follow the guidelines the tech companies have laid out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0747982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0747982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, TikTok, Pinterest, Snapchat all have one other thing in common as well: the data they collect on their user bases stays within their own ecosystems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-365723b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"365723b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Do Walled Gardens Exist?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d30109 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d30109\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>Walled gardens have been around in some form or another since the earliest days of the internet. In the 90s, companies like America Online, Prodigy, and Compuserve all funneled their users into a very specific experience that may feel somewhat familiar to using Facebook today. But the move to more-aggressively consolidate their data inside their walls and not pass them along to third parties coincided, unsurprisingly, with the EU\u2019s passage of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/General_Data_Protection_Regulation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GDPR<\/a>\u00a0in 2018. With stiff fines for mishandling user data, the big companies moved to keep that data protected. In 2024, Google began phasing out support for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insticator.com\/cookie-monsters-the-death-of-third-party-cookies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">third-party cookies<\/a>\u00a0once and for all, and the whole industry is finally completing a shift that started six years earlier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9228e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9228e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cAvoiding billions of dollars in fines\u201d is obviously a big reason these walls have gotten so secure, but there are other compelling incentives for these big businesses to operate the way they have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2d5a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2d5a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the Upsides and Downsides of Walled Gardens?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b590e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80b590e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>A club with a bouncer and a cover charge is more secure than one that just lets anybody in, and so one advantage to a walled-garden approach is that they tend to be more secure. With a closed setup, the provider is entirely in control of how their data gets encoded and shared, and that protection is worth a lot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-351ab6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"351ab6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>When it comes to the data itself, being in total control of the pipeline means you have a lot of accurate data for your advertisers, as long as they stay inside your ecosystem. This means good ROI while you\u2019re on the inside. Also, Facebook, Google, and Apple are able to track their user accounts across multiple devices, building great first-party data profiles on their users that, again, can be a great boon to advertisers on the inside.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddd223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ddd223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cOn the inside,\u201d however, is the key phrase. Another word for a \u201cwalled garden,\u201d after all, is \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insticator.com\/publishing-in-the-age-of-google-adtech-dominance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monopoly<\/a>,\u201d and there are a lot of downsides that come with that. Successes on one walled platform often don\u2019t translate into success on another, and adhering to the specific guidelines of each walled garden often means additional work from your creative team \u2014 cropping photos to fit within Instagram\u2019s size specifications, or constructing ad copy around Twitter\u2019s length restrictions, means your ads won\u2019t transfer easily from one platform to another. With so many differences, comparing apples to apples becomes harder, and you\u2019ll often feel like you\u2019re in the dark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1e1e4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1e1e4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>These difficulties persist for users, as well \u2013 even as many users find themselves dissatisfied with Facebook or Twitter for various reasons, leaving the platform is often a practical impossibility. Facebook users who try to leave the site often return because it\u2019s the go-to place for setting up party invitations or wishing someone a happy birthday. And Twitter power users often find building a new user base on an alternative platform like Threads or Bluesky to be an uphill battle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42a776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a42a776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Distributed Future<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fab09a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fab09a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>In recent years, however, there have been a lot of cracks in the armor of these giants. Twitter\u2019s problems have snowballed since Elon Musk took over the platform. Apple\u2019s strategy for hardware dominance has been shut down by EU initiatives to force them to use the same kind of charging cords as everyone else. And while Facebook is hanging in there, it\u2019s also clear that people are getting frustrated with being tied to these major platforms with little recourse.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6faa6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6faa6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>That\u2019s why what\u2019s coming next for social media is a more-distributed future. With\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insticator.com\/how-publishers-can-transform-visitors-into-an-online-community-in-4-steps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commenting<\/a>\u00a0platforms like Insticator\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insticator.com\/commenting-2-0-the-next-level-of-user-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commenting 2.0<\/a>, for example, a user\u2019s profile travels with them from site to site, publisher to publisher, without having to adhere to one of the Big Tech company\u2019s guidelines. Individual sites get to decide how to handle things like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insticator.com\/moderation-free-speech-and-your-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moderation<\/a>, blocking, banning, and what topics can and can\u2019t be discussed. Users get to earn badges, points, and other pieces of profile flair that they get to take with them from site to site, and publishers get to collect valuable first-party data that makes compare-and-contrast easy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ea2dfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ea2dfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>It\u2019s not going to happen overnight, but walled gardens are clearly falling out of favor. Alternatives that work better for users, publishers, and advertisers are clearly on the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7a660a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7a660a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advertiser Alternatives<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0333539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0333539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>While users begin to migrate to a more-distributed way of interacting with one another instead of operating out of gated hubs, alternative methods of online advertising are also beginning to catch some of the spotlight. Supply-side platforms (SSPs), demand-side platforms (DSPs), ad networks, ad servers, ad exchanges, and others are viable ways to get advertiser messages out without going through the major hubs. They\u2019re smaller, but that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they\u2019re too small to suit your needs or to generate revenue. And they offer the transparency, customization, and ownership that the big players often don\u2019t let you have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1627982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1627982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cAvoiding billions of dollars in fines\u201d is obviously a big reason these walls have gotten so secure, but there are other compelling incentives for these big businesses to operate the way they have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e1804 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71e1804\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68591e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68591e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The walled garden had a good run, but the future will bring something new &#8211; and with it, a lot more opportunities for innovation (and profit) outside the stifling atmosphere of the tech giants. Much like the deprecation of cookies, this shift can bring a lot of chaos, but also new openings for companies looking to the future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4b376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd4b376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Insticator\u2019s portfolio of solutions are specifically-designed to tackle the changing face of the Web: our content-engagement tools allow for expanded collection of first-party data to tackle the deprecation of cookies, and give your site better metrics for comparison than you can find inside a walled-garden setup. Our Commenting 2.0 platform provides distributed content engagement outside the fence. Finally, with our sister companies specializing in publisher monetization and CTV, we\u2019re ready to tackle the future while earning a solid ROI for our clients.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insticator.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reach out today<\/a>\u00a0if you\u2019d like to talk about weathering the storm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are the walls coming down? 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