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Digital Element
Digital Element is a U.S.-based corporation that provides an online technology that uncovers characteristics about online users based solely on their IP addresses[1]. This information can be used to target advertising, localize content, manage geographic rights, drive local search and enhance analytics. It is a business unit of Digital Envoy, part of Dominion Enterprises. In 2007, Landmark Communications, Inc. purchased parent company Digital Envoy. The company is now a part of Dominion Enterprises, a media and information services company.
History
Digital Element was founded in 1999 by Rob Friedman, Sanjay Parekh and Dennis Maicon.
Funding
Digital Element is privately funded with investments from AOL Time Warner Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, H&Q Asia Pacific, CrossBow Ventures, Cordova Ventures and Frontier Capital. It is a business unit of Digital Envoy.
Location
U.S. headquarters is located in Norcross, Georgia, USA.
Technology overview
Methodology: Digital Element utilizes more than 20 different methods to determine the physical location of an IP address down to the city level worldwide[2]. Digital Element utilizes Intelligent Trace Agents (ITAs), which function in much the same way as a search engine spider. ITAs constantly crawl the Internet, providing a comprehensive, global view by utilizing network tools, routing tables (BGP, ASN, etc.) and triangulation from various points on the Internet, to name just a few. The data information is constantly monitored and updated.
Patents: The company’s technology utilizes more than 20 different patented and patent-pending methods [3] [4] [5].
Products
NetAcuity uncovers geographic information, connection speed, domain name, Internet Service Provider (ISP), language and other characteristics about online users based solely on their IP addresses. NetAcuity Edge is a hyperlocal data set for five-digit zip code and UK postal code targeting.
Industries served
There are many industries that can benefit from using geolocation technology. These include online advertisers, online advertising networks, companies with ecommerce websites, including online retailers, financial services firms, education, manufacturing, hospitality and travel, and technology companies.
Applications
Geolocation technology is ideal for targeted online advertising[6], content localization, geographic rights management, and enhanced analytics.
See also
- IP Intelligence
- Geolocation
- IP Geolocation
- IP Location or IP Address
- Geolocation software
- Geomarketing
- Geotargeting
- Geographic Rights Management
- Internet Protocol
- IP Address
- Website localization
- Web analytics
References
- ^ Practical eCommerce “Quick Query: What, Exactly, Is An IP Address?", September 4, 2009
- ^ KeyNote Systems “Keynote Systems Completes Assessment of Digital Element's IP Intelligence Technology”, April 2, 2008
- ^ U.S. Patent Number 6757740
- ^ U.S. Patent Number 10106523
- ^ U.S. Patent Number 7451233
- ^ Contagious Magazine:“Back to Basics for Online Advertising”, December 7, 2009