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Recent code changes require gender for sign up and profile edits, has only male/female options

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads Dec 14, 2009 23:33

So, as noted by

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New page takeover ad type confirmed; ad FAQ consolidation; LiveJournal partners with AdNectar

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads Dec 12, 2009 12:15

marta (who I am ever grateful for) has confirmed that the Best Buy ad is an approved LiveJournal ad; however, there has been a change in the ad's presentation, in that it no longer automatically plays audio.

Additionally, Frequently Asked Question #265: What are LiveJournal's guidelines on acceptable ads? has been modified, as the Best Buy ad trips ( Read more... )

business deals, ad creep, flash ads, ad implementation, faqs about ads, sponsored virtual gifts, guidelines, ad placement, staff talking

Username in flash variables for Russian campaign, obnoxious page takeover ad; interview stats

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads Dec 09, 2009 11:31

( Passing username in flash embed variables )

inappropriate ads, ad creep, issues with ads, ad guidelines, sup, ad implementation, statistics, ad-targeting, ad placement, staff talking

Important security notice: malicious embedded content

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads Sep 23, 2009 00:08

There's been a breach of LJ security using embedded content, where post entries are edited to be public and contain malicious flash content. Please see my post on meta_lj for more details and updates.

Google AdSense / Your Journal - Your Money

fiddlingfrog wrote in no_lj_ads Sep 22, 2009 16:13

Yesterday LJ rolled out their new "Your Journal, Your Money" feature ( news, paidmembers, releases, and userdoc). The long and the short of it is that paid (and permanent) accounts can opt-in to show Google AdSense ads on their journal pages (not in posts displayed on their friends' friend's pages) and that the revenue from those ads is split ( Read more... )

XBox takeover

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads Sep 08, 2009 21:15

There's a new sponsored community, morefun_xbox360, and the main LJ site itself (http://www.livejournal.com) has a green XBox skin instead of the regular blue LJ banner for logged out and unpaid users.

ETA: This is apparently a US only campaign!

Late ETA: Here's a shot of it.

ad creep, sponsored communities, sponsored site themes

Signing up for LJ Messenger means signing up for MS marketing

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads Jun 23, 2009 14:00

The new in browser messenger for LJ has just had its first stage released.

However, in order to sign up for it, you need to agreed to Microsoft's service agreement, and there is a bit of a rider:I accept Microsoft service agreement and privacy statement. I agree to receive e-mail from Windows Live, Bing, and MSN with service updates, special ( Read more... )

Paid users in Singapore see ads on the home page

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads May 22, 2009 11:44

I didn't expect to be posting again so soon, but fresh from commentary on the latest news post: paid accounts in Singapore are seeing advertising on the home page. The source is from this comment, which provides two screenshots of a "Hot Pick" section with the brand label of "Mocca". LJ signed up with an ad company called MediaCorp for Singapore in ( Read more... )

business deals, ads and paid accounts, ad creep, premium features, frontpage design

Advertising in news; new community creation taskflow

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads May 19, 2009 14:12

The current news post is about the Advisory Board, but the previous post on LJ's 10th birthday had an interesting level of partnerships and marketing in it. ( More about the news post. )

business deals, ads and paid accounts, ad implementation, ad-targeting, plus communities

LJ's focus for 2009: branding, premium features, mechandising, and new partnerships

foxfirefey wrote in no_lj_ads Mar 10, 2009 12:49

In the offshoot official community lj_advisory, a post was made yesterday on March 9th at 11am called Upcoming meeting on March 10, 2009Notably, there is a lot of focus around direct revenue features, as opposed to advertising revenue: "The expansion and enhancement of premium features are a big priority for LJ in 2009." This is unsurprising, with banner ads ( Read more... )

premium features, advisory board, staff talking