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Gary Danks

Gary Danks

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Mobile Presence Podcast

Gary Danks, MD & Co-Founder of Machine Advertising Limited is interviewed by mobile industry evangelist and journalist Peggy Anne Salz on the Mobile Presence podcast about the..

Glossary of Terms

Our 'glossary of terms' helps you easily identify key terms and what they mean in the world of digital media and app install fraud. To get a free guide, please fill out your..

H1 Half Year Report 2018

From January to May 2018: Machine analysed over 22.4m app installs from 88 ad-networks which delivered 500 app installs or more.

Fraudulent App Install Hierarchy

This fraudulent app install hierarchy displays the family group (tier 1), the fraud category (tier 2), and the method used (tier 3) to generate the app install. 

Audio: BBC Business Daily Interview - Fighting App Install Fraud

Gary Danks, Managing Director of Machine Advertising explains how his company is tracking fraudulent app downloads. And, Alex Hewson, from mobile advertising firm M &C Saatchi,..

Video: Testimonials - App Promotion Summit London 2018

Exhibiting and speaking at the App Promotion Summit in London was an excellent opportunity to meet app developers and publishers from the mobile industry.

Watch clips of the..

The majority of paid app installs are fraudulent, but no one wants to know

Gary Danks, managing director & founder of Machine Advertising, considers the problem of app install fraud. 

Gambling on paid app installs

As you no doubt already know, gambling apps pay the highest cost-per-install rate in the market. However, that means they make the biggest, juiciest targets for app install fraud.

Are you falling victim to install farms? Here's how to know for sure

Have you ever wondered why your app gets so many installs which don’t lead into any actual in-app activity? Maybe you’ve concluded that there must be something wrong with the user..
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