You may notice some new, non-local, advertising on Coastsider. We’re experimenting with an ad network, mostly because I’m planning to write about ad network optimization in the near future and thought it would be interesting to try it out. It’s unlikely to generate much real revenue.
I’ve set the filters pretty high on the network, so the ads shouldn’t be too obnoxious, but I’ve already seen one “jittery dialog box” ad, and I’ll probably take the whole thing down if it becomes a problem. If you see any obnoxious ad behavior, drop me a line at and I’ll add it to the record. If you happen to notice which network delivered the ad, you can include that information as well, but it’s not necessary.
Well, that wasn't a very successful experiment. I definitely got more jittery ads than I expected (i.e. none), and even the ads that met my criteria were really ugly and lame. I've removed the network from my ad rotation and I feel much better now.