Displaced Anxiety : The ads I seem to click on constantly are the ones placed by The Deck Network on sites like Kottke and Cargo. The reason is dead simple: The ads relate to the kind of site I’m already on, and it’s the only ad on the page. It’s the absolute opposite of the whole, stupid CPM (cost per thousand) model which pollutes the Internet. The Deck sells thirty three ad positions per month at $8300 per ad, and then that’s it

The ads I seem to click on constantly are the ones placed by The Deck Network on sites like Kottke and Cargo. The reason is dead simple: The ads relate to the kind of site I’m already on, and it’s the only ad on the page. It’s the absolute opposite of the whole, stupid CPM (cost per thousand) model which pollutes the Internet. The Deck sells thirty three ad positions per month at $8300 per ad, and then that’s it—sold out. Quality over quantity.

amen.

loadedquestions:

Tasteland on The Deck advertising network, and why it is better than Google’s.

Which is accurate, but only because The Deck has a morass of spam-y, lowest common denominator Google ads to set itself apart from.

via Coudal