Where to discuss contextual ads?

Google competitors, that is

[Sense_able]

Could I just ask a really dumb question.....

As the topic of Adsonar is going to be coming up more and more over the next few weeks which forum is going to be the place to discuss it.

I think the Adsense one is the best place (As that is the only one I read) but I am open to anything

I just do not want to get shot down for writing in the wrong place

Thanks

[loanuniverse]

Well I am of the opinion of changing the name of the forum to "contextual advertising" from Google AdSense once Adsonar goes live. Maybe we can get an AdsonarAdvisor :)

[Jenstar]

Threads specific to AdSonar go in the Advertising Sales & Affiliate forum [webmasterworld.com]. Comparison threads (comparing AdSense to?) will usually go here.

[onfire]

I think if its going to be as big as some suspect, then it should have its own forum rather than mixed in with another.

Suppose we will have to wait and see

Maybe we can get an AdsonarAdvisor :)

Excellent idea, as we have seen the benefits the other forums have gained from having such advisors.

[Even_Steven]

Some the points raised about AdSonar are valid, but regardless of the challenges facing AdSonar, we publishers NEED another revenue source.

Some of us publishers may find that AdSonar pays less than AdSense, but I'm willing to bet that some of us will find AdSonar to pay even more, depending on what niches they are in.

I currently run AdSense on two different sites, and like the rest of you, I can't tell which site is producing more earnings, and what pages produce better than others.

So, I plan to sign up for AdSonar and run it on one site, and keep AdSense running on the other, and switch them around, and really do some comparing. If anything, I imagine I will learn a lot about AdSense.

[Sense_able]

So, I plan to sign up for AdSonar and run it on one site, and keep AdSense running on the other, and switch them around, and really do some comparing. If anything, I imagine I will learn a lot about AdSense.

Great idea

I too am of the opinion that this forum should incorporate Adsonar. The reason being is it will give a little wobble to the foundation of the hand that is feeding us.

Contextual advertising is a massive subject. And there will be much comparison

[paul12345]

If it were put to a vote, I would prefer that Adsense and Adsonar threads be placed in the same forum.

[europeforvisitors]

If it were put to a vote, I would prefer that Adsense and Adsonar threads be placed in the same forum.

I don't think it will be put to a vote, because this is a privately owned forum, not a co-op. :-)

FWIW, I agree with Jenstar's logic: that general discussions of AdSonar belong in the Advertising Sales and Affiliate Programs forum, and that discussions of AdSonar as a competitor of AdSense are appropriate for this forum. (This is the same logic that's used elsewhere on Webmaster World: You won't find a shared forum for Google AdWords and Overture, but Overture obviously gets discussed in an AdWords context from time to time, and vice versa.)

[edited by: europeforvisitors at 3:51 am (utc) on Jan. 6, 2004]

[loanuniverse]

Hmmm, several forums in WW cover more than one program/company. Doing anything right now would be premature. If the new program becomes a serious contender, I think the two of them should be looked at in tandem.

[korkus2000]

Forums usually start because the topic is so large it deserves its own forum. Javascript, Graphic, CSS, PHP, and ASP all came from browsers when there was enough interest. Just like the other Google forums split from the original google forum. If other competitors makes lots of discussion to warrent a new forum, I am sure you will see it.

For now it is an affiliates forum topic.