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World's largest ad broker targets web games

Daniel Fleshbourne   on 09 October 2008 - 10:30 · 3 comments & 2883 views

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In its continued struggle to duplicate the worldwide dominance of its text-based advertising biz, Google has launched a long expected program for slapping ads onto Web-based Flash games. Naturally, "AdSense for Games" is billed as a beta.

Google gobbled game ad outfit Adscape Media in February 2007, and this morning, the, um, fruits of its purchase were finally unveiled on the Official AdSense blog. "Do you develop or publish web-based games?" asks chipper Google ad guy Ryan Hayward. "As a beta user of AdSense for Games, you can display video ads, image ads, or text ads within your online games to earn revenue."

Ah, but not everyone is eligible. Your game must be played a minimum of 500,000 times a day. At least 80 per cent of your traffic must come from the US or the UK. And your Flash must be "family safe."

View: The full story @ The Reg

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(1 reply) #1 Magallanes on 10 Oct 2008 - 13:57
Oh, poor Mochiads.

Anyways, how many web games are played 500'000 times a day?. And if any, do they really care about such intrusive ads instead of the traditional model?
#1.1 HW-Anonymous on 11 Oct 2008 - 07:38
(Magallanes said @ #1)
Oh, poor Mochiads.

Anyways, how many web games are played 500'000 times a day?. And if any, do they really care about such intrusive ads instead of the traditional model?


I don't know, maybe Newgrounds?

By the way, If they can earn alot more, then they will care
#2 Skynetfuture on 12 Oct 2008 - 23:46
lol by the first sight i thoghts "worlds largest ad blocker ......"

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