I had assumed that Google would send the query to Urban Dictionary’s servers but it instead did another Google search, only specific to Urban Dictionary.

I’ve known how to use Google to search a particular site by using the “site:” flag. This is a very useful feature. I use it a lot when I want to do a search across all craigslist locations, something craigslist doesn’t offer. To see what the site specific search results look like, check out this site specific search on Urban Dictionary for “Rickroll”.

I doubt publishers will like this feature. While it may be helping the user it’s also robbing the publisher of a pageview and freedom to weigh their own search results.

Designer Jason Santa Maria wrote an interesting article on web typography, warning that we could be opening a Pandora’s box. Personally, I think the fewer decisions there are to be made, the harder it is screw up. However, more decisions, while opening the possibility of failure, also open the potential for greater achievement; we can now have fantastically beautiful websites. That are accessible.

He touches on the other issue of the stinginess of web developers as well as users. Everything on the net should be free, right? Free as in BEER. Free speech is cool too. Pay? For fonts? That’s crazy talk. I tend to be in this camp. I don’t know how many fonts I’m going to be paying for. I always take screenshots of the fonts at font stores if I ever need them for a logo :).

Gawker also lets interested publishers display the rotating gallery of artwork on their own sites. I think it’s an excellent way to display art and better than selling your remnant inventory to bottom-feeding advertisers that aren’t going to pay much anyways. If you let everyone advertise on your site, how can you command a high CPM and maintain your site’s integrity?

In my case, I was ordering more contacts from 1800Contacts.com. Lo and behold, there was a promotional code for $12 off any order of $75 or greater. I typed in the code and now I’m $12 richer.

The security researcher known as Virgil, has created a wikiscanner, that deciphers and organizes all IP addresses of people who edit pages, making it easier to see what pages any given organiztion has edited.

Some of the local SF corporations I tried:

• Salesforce (edits the Marina)
• Ernst & Young (edits KPMG)
• Gap Inc. (edits Gay Bar and Banana Republic)

I think the changes are an improvement but more so, they are significant simply because the craigslist interface changes only on rare occasions. There’s more room for improvement in other areas of the interface and I wonder if this marks a trend towards a better UI. Perhaps colors other than blue, purple, and grey?

I’ve always liked the homepage of craigslist and appreciated its quirky brand. It’s an example of a site where content is king and design takes a back seat.

1. Chitika : Shopping mall banner advertising. (CPC)
2. Google AdSense (CPC)
3. Advertising.com : Large network. (CPA)
4. 24/7 RealMedia : Large network. (CPM)
5. Burst Media : Large network. (CPM)
6. Commission Junction : Large network. (CPA)
7. Kanoodle : Large network. (CPC); 50% payout.
8. LinkShare : Large network. (CPA)
9. ValueClick : Large network. (CPM)
10. Yahoo Publisher Network : Closed Beta (CPC)
11. MSN adCenter : Closed Beta (CPC)
12. Accelerator Media :
13. AdAgency 1 : (CPM) ; 60% payout.
14. AdDynamix : (CPM)
15. AdEngage :
16. Adgenta :
17. Adhearus :
18. AdKnowledge : (CPC)
19. AdPepper : (CPM)
20. ADServing Network : (CPM)
21. Adsmart : (CPM)
22. Adtegrity : (CPM)
23. AdZuba : (CPM)
24. AffiliateFuture : (CPA)
25. AffiliateSensor :
26. AllFeeds : (CPC); 60% payout.
27. AVNads :
28. AzoogleAds : (CPA)
29. Banner Boxes : (CPC)
30. BannerConnect : (CPM)
31. BardzoMedia : (CPM)
32. BidClix : (CPC)
33. BidVertiser : (CPC)
34. BlinkAds : (CPA)
35. BlueFN : (CPA)
36. BlueLithium : (CPM)
37. Casale Media : (CPM); 70% payout.
38. ClickAdsDirect :
39. ClickBooth : (CPA)
40. ClickShare :
41. Clicksor : (CPC); upto 85% payout.
42. ClickXchange : (CPA)
43. ContexWeb : (CPC); 50% payout.
44. CoverClicks :
45. CPX Interactive/Budsinc : (CPM)
46. DirectNetworks : (CPA)
47. Enhance Interactive :
48. Esource Media : (CPM)
49. Etype-Europe : (CPM)
50. EtypeUSA :
51. ExpoActive :
52. FastClick=ValueClick : (CPM); upto 65% payout.
53. FluxAds : (CPA)
54. HurricaneDigitalMedia : (CPM); 60/75% payout.
55. Hyperbidder : (CPC)
56. IncentaClick : (CPA)
57. Industry Brains :
58. Interclick :
59. JoeTec : (CPM)
60. Kontera : (CPC)
61. Mamma Media Solutions : (CPC); 50% payout.
62. MaxBounty : (CPA)
63. Mirago :
64. MIVA AdRevenue Xpress :
65. Nixxie :
66. Oridian : (CPA)
67. Oxado : (CPC)
68. Paypopup : (CPM)
69. PeakClick :
70. Popup Traffic : (CPM)
71. Quigo : (CPC)
72. RealCastMedia : (CPM)
73. RealTech Network : (CPM)
74. Revenue Pilot : (CPC); 60% payout.
75. RightMedia : (CPM)
76. Searchfeed : (CPC)
77. ShareAShare : (CPA)
78. TargetPoint : (CPC); at least 50% payout.
79. TextLinkAds : (CPC)
80. TMP Express : (CPA)
81. Tremor Network :
82. Tribal Fusion : (CPM)
83. Veoda : (CPC) ; 60-90% payout.
84. Vibrant Media IntelliTXT : (CPM)

(Read more from this post as to the quality of some of these networks)

In order to design an interface for people to buy, sell, manage and optimize online advertising, I need a first-hand experience how people do it. Mainly, I run AdBrite ads, however, today I finally pasted some Google AdSense on my site. It’s the like the adage “eat your own dog food.” If I’m gonna be designing these interfaces, I damn well better use and enjoy them myself.

Note to people gullible enough to try this tactic: make sure your message reads west to east.

From: http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/