It is my favorite time of the quarter again! One of our company values is community. We believe strongly in taking the time, every quarter, to give back to a local program that is making a difference. This time around, we took all 65 of our team members from the LA office and headed out to Hope Gardens, a Los Angeles based shelter for abandoned women and children, part of the Union Rescue Mission. The Rubicon army descended on the transitional housing center, ready to be put to work! We spent the morning and early afternoon gardening, doing site maintenance and clean up, organizing donations, decorating for the holidays, and repainting. At the end of the day, we were exhausted but beaming from the good vibes we got for donating our time to such a worthwhile cause. Not only is the community service aspect of the event important, it allows us all to get out of the office (in this case, a half day) to bond around a cause that is greater than ourselves. The drive and willpower that our team members put into these events never ceases to amaze me, and the memory stays with us permanently, as do the people in need that we encounter. I’ll leave you with one of my favorite quotes in relation to what we did yesterday, “it is easy to make a buck. It is hard to make a difference!”

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Partners, Partners, Partners:
Ad Tech is a great chance for our network team to get out and meet with some of our partners. Our booth was jam packed both days with networks like:
-         Revenue Science, who has increased their reach with access to our more than 250 million monthly uniques across Rubicon’s content verticals.
-         Oridian, who has targeted international Rubicon Certified Inventory across Europe coming from premium US websites.
-         Lucid Media, who used Rubicon’s audience extension to maximize delivery of their campaigns.

And the good news, we want more. With over 17 billion impressions optimized monthly by the Rubicon Project, we welcome new partners to join us and see how Rubicon Certified Inventory can enhance the delivery and performance of your campaigns. Interested in getting started?  Shoot our ad network team an email at networks@rubiconproject.com.

World Meet Helix:
After a solid night out on the town for the first night of AdTech the team was back in action for day two. Among top highlights was being selected as one of the most noteworthy newsmakers at the show and participating in the official AdTech press conference.  Although we also introduced our Q3 Market Report which we’ve received incredible feedback and attention from, we decided to focus on introducing Helix, the Rubicon Project’s machine intelligent solution to ad quality.

Helix is the product of some late nights and creative thinking from our engineering team. Working 24-7 scouring the internet in search of the bad ads that plague some of the web’s premier properties, Helix digests those ads and learns who they are and where they came from. Bottom line, it is the first line of defense for our publishers ensuring that ONLY quality campaigns appear on their websites.   Bad ads beware because Helix is on the loose.

Publishers interested in learning more about Helix should contact our stellar publisher team at: publishers@rubiconproject.com.  Look for more wrap-up posts from AdTech in coming days.

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As many of you already know we’re all about making videos at the Rubicon Project. We like to nurture our fierce creative streak as a company.

Last fall our CEO, Frank Addante, was invited to attend The Lobby, an invite-only affair in Hawaii (I know, life is hard for him.) Part of attending was to make a video introducing himself and his background. We enlisted the help of friends and pro film-makers, Ryan Byrne and Wayland Boyd of Dead Horse Productions to create this excellent short that showcases Frank’s extensive experience all the while poking fun of LA stereotypes. (Ryan and Wayland were also responsible for our Golden Eggs video that was unveiled at AdTech San Francisco.)

Now, here we are almost a year later: company launched; 8 employees to almost 60; 21 million in funding; more than 1,300 customers; 250+ ad network partners; and over 50 BILLION ads served. As they say, you’ve we’ve come a long way baby. So, with all that growth and development since the last Lobby video, what can we possibly do to top it? You’ll have to wait and see but it’s going to be good…

Here’s a sneak peek to whet your appetite.

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No one can ever accuse the Rubicon Project of being ordinary. As we like to say to our new employees, welcome to the jungle.

We’re a company that strives to stand out, be different, and are straight up about everything we do. We’re not a group that’s just working for the weekend or one that cracks under pressure. We work hard every day to build our business and just can’t get enough when it comes to making our customers happy.

We decided to have a little fun around the office and have an 80’s day that’s burning down the house with a lot of laughter and flashbacks to those good ole’ days. I’m a bit too shy to get decked out but did capture some of those outfits that take my breath away. Later tonight we’ll be following our special day with a radical Rubicon Project 80’s happy hour so everyone can bust a move.

Got a favorite 80’s movie, song or memory? Share it with us because, you know, it takes two to make a thing go right…

From all of us at the Rubicon Project, everybody have fun tonight, everybody wang chung tonight.

See our Flickr stream for more.

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Hi all, I’m Whitney and I recently joined the publisher team and wanted to offer an inside peek from a Rubicon Project newbie.

So far it’s been a whirlwind of excitement. I was looking for a new challenge in life and I’ve definitely found the right place! This company has so much to offer and such valuable tools for the online world. Not only are we helping Publishers find the right home for advertising, but we’re taking on a new challenge and finding untapped ad space for the online world. How great is that?

I’m on the Publisher team and everyone here has been so helpful in teaching me the ins and outs of not only the online world, but also the ropes to working with a startup company. I am surrounded by some of the most brilliant minds and the team is really fun and excited to be working here.

Another thing that I find appealing about the company is the generosity to give back to the community. Once a quarter the whole company participates in a community service day, most recently it was for Habitat for Humanity.

And lastly, the perks! Not only are we covered with full benefits, but they provide all meals, gym membership, car washes and once a quarter have industry mixers to get to know the other players in the industry.

That’s all from me for now. Time to get back to work helping our publishers make some mad cash!

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