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Tue, 22 Aug 2006 16:29:52 GMT
AdBrite Sucks!

A few days ago, I got the following email from a reader.

Why are all the ads on your site related to sex? It really cheapens your site. I can't even read a programming blog when my kids are around.

He didn't mention which blog, but I assume it's my C# blog. A quick peek showed very explicit sex related ads in my AdBrite ad unit. Did I approve sex related ads? I went to AdBrite's Manage Ad Zones and discovered that I didn't have any zones at all. Not only were they running sex related ads, but I couldn't manage the ad zone to block the ads. I assume this is the same bug that is allowing sex ads to be run on my site, in the first place. I quickly deleted the AdBrite code from all my blogs and websites. If you find any I've missed, please ping me. This is not the first time AdBrite ran ads that I didn't approve. In fact, they've also stopped running ads at times. This is a warning for anybody that is thinking about trying AdBrite. Don't do it. AdBrite sucks! It's been a constant mess of scares.

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Are you guys dum?

You know you don't have to use networks like AdSense and Adbrite. All you have to do is find direct advertisers. Si gi straight up to someone directly and ask them if they want to advertise on your site. You could just charge $500 a month or something.

Also, just put up affiliate ads.
dumb is spelled with a "b"
Well, thank you very much for sharing it!
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