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Authored by: robg on Sep 10, '04 01:05:18AM

As much as I'd love to promise that you won't see blinking ads; it's basically a fact of life in most internet ads nowadays. However, if anyone sees a particularly bad ad, just let me know, and I'll see if I can get it removed (even if it costs me some money) -- more than likely, I can.

You will not, however, be subject to audio ads, pop-unders, pop-ups, or any of the other very intrusive ad forms. The network I'm using (BackBeat Media) doesn't accept these ads, and they even have limits on the amount of blinking you'll have to put up with. And as I said, if you spot a particularly offensive example, just let me know.

And just so everyone knows, the eventual plans for total ad placements are: top banner and sidebar tiles (here now), plus one sidebar banner, and one text box ad that won't appear on the homepage. GoogleAds will hopefully be one of these spots (my application is pending), and then BackBeat will sell the other.

Thanks for understanding, and thanks for the feedback!

-rob.



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Authored by: restiffbard on Sep 10, '04 01:21:39AM

I highly recommend Google ads. I have some one my page Restiffbard and they are, to me, unobtrusive and very specific to me and my site.

Also, it's Google and I'm a Google Whore. :)

Regarding your pending application, by the time you read this it will probably already be approved. They said it would take me 2 days to hear back from them. It took a few hours.

Obviously I don't mind the ads. So long as they are kept above or to the side of the content. Mingling ads with tips would just make it garish.



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Authored by: mangosi on Sep 10, '04 06:26:47AM

CHANGE IS GOOD! MOSXhints is too of a resource to be left in other hands. If adding adverts will move MOSXHints to the next level, MORE POWER TO YOU!



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Authored by: gourls on Sep 10, '04 06:29:11PM

Hey Rob, I understand that you have a life, too. Everyone does. Just ask me. I'm in school! So, yeah, I'll live with the ads. Just because of them does not mean that things can't stay the same.



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