{"id":84,"date":"2006-02-08T18:56:55","date_gmt":"2006-02-08T23:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinreams.com\/2006\/02\/08\/myspace-ads-suck\/"},"modified":"2006-02-08T18:56:55","modified_gmt":"2006-02-08T23:56:55","slug":"myspace-ads-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.reams.me\/?p=84","title":{"rendered":"MySpace Ads Suck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was running some numbers today because, well, I hate myspace. Usually I can handle people&#8217;s unique background images and their silly javascript cursors but I hate the crammed, ad-filled look.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"185\" height=\"181\" align=\"right\" id=\"image99\" alt=\"myspace.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/devinreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/myspace.jpg\" \/>I took a screenshot of the &#8216;above-the-fold&#8217; view I see on my resolution (1280&#215;1024). I end up seeing almost a perfect 800&#215;800 square. Now as you can see there are two very prominent ads taking up prime visual space on my home page. The top banner is a 730&#215;90 and the second (much more obnoxious) ad is 300&#215;300 in size. Let&#8217;s do some math:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total Pixels: 800 x 800 = 640,000<\/li>\n<li>Banner Ad: 730 x 90 = 65,700<\/li>\n<li>Box Ad: 300 x 300 = 90,000<\/li>\n<li>Total Ad Space = 65,700 + 90,000 = 155,700<\/li>\n<li>Percentage of Page filled with ads: 155,700\/640,000 x 100 = <strong>24.3%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I thought, &#8216;Wow, 1\/4 of the page is dedicated to advertising&#8217;. I tried to think of some way to weight the box ad since it&#8217;s right in front of my face. I wasn&#8217;t successfully clever enough. I started thinking some more and I realized, &#8216;is 24% typical?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"224\" height=\"141\" align=\"right\" id=\"image98\" alt=\"google.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/devinreams.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/05\/google.jpg\" \/>Google&#8217;s page does expand to fit the full screen so there may be more total pixels but perhaps a smaller percentage?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total Pixels: 1264 x 800 = 1,012,000<\/li>\n<li>Top Links: 935 x 85 = 79,475<\/li>\n<li>Side Links: 660 x 300 = 198,000<\/li>\n<li>Total Ad Space = 79,475 + 198,000 = 277,475<\/li>\n<li>Percentage of Page filled with ads: 277,475\/1,012,000 x 100 = <strong>27.4%<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wow. Perhaps I was quick to jump to conclusions. Google is dedicating more space for ads than Myspace. Granted, the links don&#8217;t take up the entire section and you don&#8217;t even seen them everytime. Additionally, the ads are more-or-less out of the way and certainly less obtrusive than Myspace&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>I guess there are a few things to take away from this post. First, quality ads (Google&#8217;s) are important. Second, unobtrusive is a plus. Google has trained me to look to the top\/side if I want to spend some money. Myspace is just taking up room and being an ugly annoyance.<\/p>\n<p>Myspace is obviously laughing it&#8217;s way to the bank while I complain. But, hey, this was a fun exercise&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>PS: Facebook is only 15.2% and I couldn&#8217;t name a single ad ever run on the site.<\/p>\n<p>[tags]myspace, social networking, advertising, internet[\/tags]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was running some numbers today because, well, I hate myspace. Usually I can handle people&#8217;s unique background images and their silly javascript cursors but I hate the crammed, ad-filled look. I took a screenshot of the &#8216;above-the-fold&#8217; view I see on my resolution (1280&#215;1024). I end up seeing almost a perfect 800&#215;800 square. 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