Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'content ads'

The New York TImes reports Microsoft has filed suit against Eric Lam, Gordon Lam and Melanie Suen, of Vancouver, British Columbia. The suit comes after a year of investigative work by Microsoft in tracking down reports of click fraud. According...

Posted on June 17, 2009 7:54 AM

I spotted a member in a DigitalPoint Forums thread with a level of certainty that Microsoft will be announcing at adTech San Francisco today that they are opening up ContentAds (also may be known as PubCenter) as a public beta....

Posted on April 22, 2009 9:11 AM

Brent Csutoras published results of his Microsoft ContentAds test by accident. I wasn't able to see all the results because he pulled them after being notified that he is not allowed to share any stats because he is in a...

Posted on January 2, 2009 8:31 AM

There are two very long threads in the search forums talking about how Google's AdSense ads are showing political ads on their sites. A WebmasterWorld thread and a Google Help Forum thread has discussion on why these ads are showing...

Posted on November 4, 2008 8:04 AM

Microsoft has re-announced its ContentAds program last Friday. The program is currently in private beta, as we have reported at the end of 2006, but we have covered it since the beginning of 2006 Microsoft's post seems like more of...

Posted on July 21, 2008 9:51 AM

It seems like you can now request to join the pilot Microsoft ContentAds program as a publisher. Currently, there was really no public method to request to show Microsoft ContentAds, via the adCenter content network, on your site. But now,...

Posted on March 31, 2008 7:42 AM

I reported this the other day at Search Engine Land, Microsoft Content Ads To Open To All US Advertisers August 29. In short, Microsoft is opting in all US advertisers into their content network (i.e. ContentAds). The only way for...

Posted on August 22, 2007 10:01 AM

A Search Engine Watch Forums post by Discovery alerts the community to the official launch of MSN ContentAds, which occurred yesterday. Every advertiser has now been pulled into the service. As Barry mentioned earlier, you must opt out manually. To...

Posted on June 29, 2007 9:37 AM

A DigitalPoint Forums thread has a member saying he has been beta testing the Microsoft alternative to Google's AdSense program, named ContentAds. He gave the new contextual ad program, from a publisher's perspective, a great review. To be honest is...

Posted on June 28, 2007 7:34 AM

As I reported yesterday, Microsoft adCenter is adding negative keywords to a campaign level. But a few questions remain. Barry reported on Search Engine Land that adCenter is upgrading more subscribers to the content network on June 28. Advertisers who...

Posted on June 22, 2007 9:44 AM

I hate to say I told you so, but in this case, I told you so. Tamar reported on Monday, Microsoft adCenter Using Matching Criteria Other than Keyword Searches to Display Ads. In that, she explained how the terms and...

Posted on May 3, 2007 7:03 AM

Members from Search Engine Watch Forums and WebmasterWorld received troubling information from Microsoft adCenter regarding yesterday's new Terms and Conditions. We're writing to notify you that your Microsoft adCenter Terms and Conditions are updated. The changes take effect on April...

Posted on May 1, 2007 9:53 AM

The adCenter blog announced last week that they will be expanding the content network, to allow more Microsoft adCenter advertisers to bid in the content network. The thing is, if you get a notification of your account being upgraded into...

Posted on March 12, 2007 8:14 AM

A WebmasterWorld thread reports that notifications are being sent to advertisers that on January 25, 2007, they will be automatically included in the Microsoft content network. Other members confirmed the email, but I do not have a copy myself. One...

Posted on January 18, 2007 7:41 AM

So last night I was upgraded to participate in the Microsoft Content Ads Beta program. Now I only see a way to place my ads, as an advertiser, in the content network. I do not see any way as a...

Posted on October 10, 2006 8:02 AM

After tons of speculation, Microsoft has finally come out to say that Microsoft adCenter Content Ads program is expected to be launched early Fall. As an FYI - I have asked to beta test it, so I hope to hear...

Posted on August 30, 2006 9:05 AM