ia & web advertising
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IA & Web Advertising. Brent Lipinski 385E Fall 2006. What are Web Ads?. Interactive advertisements. Can be tailored to users. Not necessarily evil. Different Types of Ads. Banner ads Text ads ie. Google Paid search Results. Different Types of Ads. Pop Ups Video Flash Animation - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What are Web Ads?What are Web Ads?
• Interactive advertisements.
• Can be tailored to users.
• Not necessarily evil.
Different Types of AdsDifferent Types of Ads
• Banner ads
• Text ads ie. Google
• Paid search Results
Different Types of AdsDifferent Types of Ads
• Pop Ups
• Video
• Flash Animation
• Float overs
• Pass throughs
• Spam and Spyware
Why have advertising?Why have advertising?
• You gotta pay the bills
• Web ads are a growth industry
• Over 12.5 billion spent in 2005
• Up 30% from 2004.
How to make effective adsHow to make effective ads
• Make sure that the landing page is relevant to the ad.
• Tailor the content to match the content of the site.
• Make sure ads do not block content of the site.
How to make effective adsHow to make effective ads
• Don’t try to trick people.
• Make it clear that it is an ad
• Do not take up the majority of the screen with ads.
Why Google Adsense worksWhy Google Adsense works
• It is not intrusive.
• It is somewhat tailored to page content
• Users view it as content not a distraction
• It doesn’t slow down the browsing experience.
The new frontierThe new frontier
• RSS advertising
• More custom tailored content
• More streaming audio and video.
ReferencesReferences
• RSS Advertising Coming Fast by Dave Morgan http://www.clickz.com/showPage.html?page=3495396
• IAB: Web Ad Growth Up in 2005 by Mike Shields http://adweek.com/aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002383530&imw=Y
• Banner Advertising Best Practices by, Ken Dhouti http://www.refinery.com/Whitepapers.aspx?articleID=111