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]]> By: Yahoo! Publisher Network » Blog Archive » Quality is His New Job, For One http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-735 Yahoo! Publisher Network » Blog Archive » Quality is His New Job, For One Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:23:14 +0000 http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-735 [...] Learn more about our efforts to build a quality network and how you, the publisher, fit in: Quality Standards Getting Better All the Time Tips from YahooSarah And Another Thing Maintaining a Quality Network [...] […] Learn more about our efforts to build a quality network and how you, the publisher, fit in: Quality Standards Getting Better All the Time Tips from YahooSarah And Another Thing Maintaining a Quality Network […]

]]> By: ben_ http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-202 ben_ Sat, 20 May 2006 00:47:20 +0000 http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-202 Well, It is now extremely disheartening to have not only gotten not a single response about my concerns, but to see the site in question has actually done even more to disguise the ads as content - the top profiles and random resources now feature thumbnails to make them look even less like ads. I thought I'd take my concerns <a href="http://www.moddedup.com/2006/05/doing_something_about_doing_no.html" rel="nofollow">a little further</a>, and today was pleasantly surprised to get <a href="http://www.moddedup.com/2006/05/yahoo_ads_an_advertiser_respon.html" rel="nofollow">a response</a>. I sincerely hope you will address my concerns when they come from one of your own advertisers. All my love, Ben Well,

It is now extremely disheartening to have not only gotten not a single response about my concerns, but to see the site in question has actually done even more to disguise the ads as content - the top profiles and random resources now feature thumbnails to make them look even less like ads.

I thought I’d take my concerns a little further, and today was pleasantly surprised to get a response.

I sincerely hope you will address my concerns when they come from one of your own advertisers.

All my love,
Ben

]]> By: ben_ http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-200 ben_ Thu, 18 May 2006 02:01:55 +0000 http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-200 I don't know what's more disappointing - seeing Yahoo! ads still being fraudulently concealed in the content a day later, or Yahoo!'s silence and inaction, which can only be interpreted as consenting the methods that publisher uses. I don’t know what’s more disappointing - seeing Yahoo! ads still being fraudulently concealed in the content a day later, or Yahoo!’s silence and inaction, which can only be interpreted as consenting the methods that publisher uses.

]]> By: ben_ http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-190 ben_ Wed, 17 May 2006 03:44:40 +0000 http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-190 I'm sorry to bring this up here but there are two points I would like to make about YPN. First of all, there's no way to report the people who are just abusing your network. I see sites that are "made for ads" every day and just abuse your network. Second of all, is there no quality control on the sites you allow? I came across this site today which was spammed on Digg - http://imyspacelayouts.com/ It has ads everywhere including very blended into the content. The "Top Resources" and "Random Resources" are just Yahoo! ads. I'm positive that's not what you wanted for your advertisers? I know my budget would be shifted *very* quickly if I came across one of my ads on a site like that. There are a total of 10 Yahoo! blogs on that page, with 8 of them seeded throughout the content. Again, I apologise for bringing it up here but you don't provide any other alternative aside from the generic "yahoo support" which I will refrain from commenting on. I’m sorry to bring this up here but there are two points I would like to make about YPN.

First of all, there’s no way to report the people who are just abusing your network. I see sites that are “made for ads” every day and just abuse your network.

Second of all, is there no quality control on the sites you allow? I came across this site today which was spammed on Digg - http://imyspacelayouts.com/

It has ads everywhere including very blended into the content. The “Top Resources” and “Random Resources” are just Yahoo! ads. I’m positive that’s not what you wanted for your advertisers? I know my budget would be shifted *very* quickly if I came across one of my ads on a site like that. There are a total of 10 Yahoo! blogs on that page, with 8 of them seeded throughout the content.

Again, I apologise for bringing it up here but you don’t provide any other alternative aside from the generic “yahoo support” which I will refrain from commenting on.

]]> By: Tips for Publishers » YPN Answers more Questions http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-186 Tips for Publishers » YPN Answers more Questions Tue, 16 May 2006 03:10:30 +0000 http://ypnblog.com/blog/2006/05/15/and-another-thing/#comment-186 [...] Apparently, the Yahoo Publisher Network Blog got quite a few replies from their recent post regarding maintaining a quality network. Now they dwelve even deeper into what “quality” is, and even more important to some publishers, why they do not always warn of account suspensions. [...] […] Apparently, the Yahoo Publisher Network Blog got quite a few replies from their recent post regarding maintaining a quality network. Now they dwelve even deeper into what “quality” is, and even more important to some publishers, why they do not always warn of account suspensions. […]

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