Magnify Goes Pro
Video aggregation and community site Magnify.net has launched a “Pro” offering for users wishing to replace the standard AdSense ads on the site with customized ads.
Social network creator Ning as well as other web2.0 properties have tested out this sort of thing before. For example, on Ning you can purchase a Pro account for $19.99 a month to replace their AdSense ads with your own ads.
However, Magnify.net is doing something a little different with the option to pay for custom ads based on pageviews in units of 5,000 ($24.95), 25,000 ($84.95) and 50,000 ($159.95). Users can also remove Channel Creation links ($5.95 monthly) and enable contests for a premium monthly fee ($125.00).
AdSense for Custom Search
Interesting news from Mountain View today regarding AdSense and Custom Search:
Inside AdSense: AdSense for search now powered by Custom Search: “We’re happy to let you know that AdSense for search is now powered by Custom Search. If you’ve used Custom Search Engine (CSE) before, you know that Custom Search offers advanced customization options to help improve the accuracy of your search results and tailor them to what users are looking for. With the integration of Custom Search into AdSense for search, you can take advantage of CSE’s most popular features without having to leave your AdSense account.”
And here’s a video for the textually challenged short attention spanners (I digg Matt’s sweater, btw):
This is pretty big news for product blogs and sites that rely on niche keywords for traffic. I’ll be experimenting with this today on my new NASCAR blog (yeehaw as Marky Zarc would say).
