Google Ad Exchange

Google just announced its ad exchange:

The DoubleClick Ad Exchange is a real-time marketplace to buy and sell display advertising space. By establishing an open marketplace where prices are set in a real-time auction, the Ad Exchange enables display ads and ad space to be allocated much more efficiently and easily across the web. It’s just like a stock exchange, which enables stocks to be traded in an open way.

There are some existing competitors, but Google’s entry may be game-changing.  Lots of research problems beg themselves.