An advertisement on a Web page. If ads on the Web are not based on a click-through rate (CTR), they are typically sold on a cost per thousand (CPM) basis. One impression is one banner ad displayed on one page. Also called a "view" or "ad view." See banner ad, interstitial ad, pay-per-click and click-through rate.
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- Sun release claims Sun Ray shipments nearly double
- Sun just issued a press release claiming that its shipments of Sun Ray "thin client" systems nearly doubled. The most exciting part of the announcement was that the document was sent not as a text message, not as an HTML formatted document, but as a Sun Staroffice document. I'm sure...
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Exploits, vulnerabilities, and questions
- Exploits, vulnerabilities, and questionsIt is cooking with love.The person works for MS, and even a "stock" install without all the optional packages still contains hundreds and hundreds of applications. More to the point, however, I think a carefully crafted criteria was enforced that skewed things in a positive...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-16
- Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percent off.
- Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percent off.RE:RE: Netflix back to normal; promises Saturday night movies and 15 percenOppurtunistic to use this forum to advertise your business. Yes, well done Netflix! I'm so proud that you spend your days with porn, have no time for mainstream...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- HP Pavilion dv7-1025nr
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The $1,499 HP Pavilion dv7-1025nr is both familiar and brand new at the same time. On the one hand, the desktop-replacement laptop is like any other Pavilion:...
- Product reviews 2008-08-14
- Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)
- Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)Government censorship is wrong...and UNconstitutional.Make no mistake, the MBTA is a government organization.The US Constitution states "no law abridging freedom of speech".The judge who issued the restraining order is:1. an idiot2. a d_o_u_chebag3. a fool4. retardedRE: Go MIT! (or...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- ThinkPad X200 reviews: Great ultraportable . . . but it's no X300
- ThinkPad X200 reviews: Great ultraportable . . . but it's no X300LED backlit, are you sure?I got the impression the display wasn't LED backlit.Another question, why do you want a DVD in a notebook. What do you use it for on the road?Tis simple...You're in Los Angeles. You're about to...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Segway recalls transporters over software problem
- Segway recalls transporters over software problemSegway......probably one of the most asinine things ever invented. A real bright idea to have motorized vehicles on sidewalks…of course having them on the roadways isn’t any better. No lights..no horns…no mirrors…brilliant!This is from the 2006 recall - please note there is no new recallDear...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- ColorManager (zip)
- ColorManager 3 is the advancement of the original predecessor. ColorManager calculates colors in RGB, CMYK, HSV, YUV and hexadecimal values for all possible purposes (f.e. colors for an application or a Web site). You can even choose a color from the active desktop, a magnifying glass will help you to...
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 update
- Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 updateThey don't know what they are doing!Talk about a keystone cops company!Microsoft makes updates and sticks by them otherwise user confidence will be erroded! -FSBhttp://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comThese iTards are growing toooo fast, they are beninnging to remind me of Gaggle!RE: Apple drops iPhone 2.0.1 updateI know you mean...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- 66ò0of online Republicans and 58ò0of online Democrats think that the internet is full of misinformation
- 66ò0of online Republicans and 58ò0of online Democrats think that the internet is full of misinformationI guess the rest of them don't know any better...Those numbers should be 100%.The internet is nothing but the thoughs of people, and people are not always right.I would agree . . .Anybody can say what...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Nikon D3 (body only)
- Photos:Nikon D3For years, Nikon users had been asking their favored camera maker for a dSLR with a full-frame sensor (the same size as a 35mm frame of film). Finally, Nikon caved, delivering the 12-megapixel D3; the result is a camera that reaches new heights in imaging with extremely low noise...
- Product reviews 2008-07-31
- JavaFX preview SDK available
- Sun released a preview SDK for JavaFX which gives developers a first look at the RIA play for Sun. Coté has a couple of videos up wth Nandini Ramani, the Director of Engineering for JavaFX and we did a Podcast with Joshua Marinacci as part of RIA Weekly that should...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- The Walmart effect: Smaller supply chain companies studying green tech
- There's green tech, as in technology that is environmentally sensitive in its own right, and green tech, software or hardware that helps a company be a better business. Since we started this blog about a year ago, much of the initial focus was on the former, rather...
- Blog posts 2008-07-31
- Ultrasone HFI-2200 ULE
- The Ultrasone HFI-2200 headphones have a dark brown outer casing, while the earpads are colored with a golden-brown, velvet-covered cushion. At the top of the headband is another cushion that matches the same color combination. We think the look is a welcome alternative to the usual drab headphone color schemes....
- Product reviews 2008-07-29
- What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'?
- What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'?AmenI agree. No matter what they do, people will still piss and moan.a lot of windows users are p*ssed.Windows users were told it would run fine on older machines. The RC was going to be faster than the beta, the gold would be...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- I need help: a website strategy and design issue
- I need help: a website strategy and design issueResolutions, when achieved, feed marketing1. Do you seriously think that you're going to run out of issues needing resolution through consensus building and action? I didn't realize that Canada was so close to perfect. Given both U.S. presidential candidates, I may have...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?
- Ex-Googlers launch Cuil, but maybe too early?Cuil vs. GoogleAccording to some of the most public and powerful media sources, that inevitably pump 'edited facts' into the minds of the general public, portray Cuil as being a dismil attempt to tackle google. "Google has become so synonymous with Internet search that...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Cuil trips over its Web index in early going
- Cuil, a Menlo Park-based search startup, has launched with an interesting hook: It has indexed 120 billion Web pages. It claims that tally is three times larger than any search engine, but the first impression didn't go over too well. Why? I can't find my archived posts...
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Hands on with the XO Sugar OS
- Haven't heard much from these guys lately. This is me, not caring, while I'm on vacation. However, is the lack of news after their vaporware announcement of the next gen XO a sign of impending doom? I'll read what you think when I get back. For...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
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