02-24-2007, 09:22 AM
Quote:In-text advertising is most similar to contextual advertising, but there are critical differences both in how ads are presented and how they are served. Publishers who fully understand these differences are in the best position to take advantage of the benefits of in-text advertising...
In-text systems look for the occurrence of particular keywords that are of interest to advertisers and places the ad in a tool-tip style balloon above the keyword. This ad is only visible when the user places his or her mouse over the keyword, and keywords with ads are connoted in a way that is visually distinct from both other words on the page, as well as other traditional links...
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