Ads by Overture

[NeedScripts]

Today while surfing I found a site that had AdSense type adsection on it and it read "Ads by Overture" I was wondering if anyone else have seen or heard about Overture having a AdSense type program.

Snapshot of it
[needscripts.com...]

[ska_demon]

Without wanting to sound facetious the Overture ad program is common knowledge especially here on webmasterworld.
Ska
(in fact there is a forum dedicated to this here as well)

[NeedScripts]

Without wanting to sound facetious the Overture ad program is common knowledge especially here on webmasterworld.

Sorry but it seems like we are not on the same page, however I could be wrong, it would be greatly appreciated if you would be kind enough to find other thread for me that would help me understand/answer my above questions.

Thank you for your help in advance :)

[ska_demon]

Hi, I hope I'm not on the wrong page.
here is the link to the overture ppc forum
[webmasterworld.com...]
Ska
(I don't use it myself but i think its called "content match")

[NeedScripts]

Hello Ska,

I am not talking about Overture's PPC Program.

Lets put it like this, Overture PPC program is in a way similar to Google's AdWords program, right?

Now Google also have a program called AdSense, where the ads also shows the text like "Ads by Gooooogle", right? This AdSense program is in a way a revenue share program where publishers make money by displayed AdWords on their website, right?

Now what I am talking about is Google AdSense type program by Overture.

[NeedScripts]

Let me assume, you are not a AdSense member.. right?

[ska_demon]

Yeah I use adsense and adwords.
Ska

[NeedScripts]

So can you please find me a link that will enable me or others to signup into Overture's Adsense type system? Where they will send me the money for having ads on my website.

[ska_demon]

[content.overture.com...]
Ska

[NeedScripts]

when you click on signup you are directed to
[content.overture.com...]

Also, I still think we are on different page.

[ska_demon]

It would appear that they only do it on chosen networks like yahoo, cnn and so on
Sorry
Ska
[webmasterworld.com...]

[NeedScripts]

But those big networks normally don't display "Ads by Overture" and the site that I have taken the snapshot does not seems to be the class of yahoo/cnn or others.

So it seems like they are either testing something or ....

[ska_demon]

My thoughts too. I've seen these ads myself which is why i "assumed" that content match was available to all. In fact I'm sure i've seed overture ads on some pretty junky sites.
Ska

[jonathanleger]

[content.overture.com...]

our minimum is 30 million page views a month

If you get that kinda traffic you could qualify. I sure wish I qualified. :)

[Jenstar]

Overture seems to be beta testing what appears to be a competitive product to AdSense for regular publishers. This seems to be a different program than the ContentMatch version of contextual advertising that we are all familiar with.

[NeedScripts]

Hi Jenster, Would you be willing to make a wild guess, when they might launch this program?

[Jenstar]

Sorry, no wild guesses as of yet ;)

[freeflight2]

If you get that kinda traffic you could qualify. I sure wish I qualified. :)

they'll let you in for less if you are in a 'hot' area but require you to go exclusively 1yr minimum with them dropping Gadsense