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  • Jeremy Flint April 4, 2005 @ 9:39 am

    So are they planning on getting rid of the red c|net logo, or is the new logo just for corporate communications?

    The c|net logo is probably one of the most reconizable on the internet.

  • Matt April 4, 2005 @ 9:42 am

    This is just for CNET Networks which is the big overarching company across a bunch of brands, including the red ball one. I agree that the red ball is hard to miss.

  • Mike D. April 4, 2005 @ 10:29 am

    Show me the company that paid $111 CPM for an ad on Cnet! I’m sure that is probably a historical range dating back to about 1998 when people were stupid.

  • Matt April 4, 2005 @ 11:32 am

    I bet Mike is right. Does ESPN have a rate card somewhere?

  • Mike D. April 4, 2005 @ 3:58 pm

    Yeah, we have a rate card at ESPN we give to advertisers but I’m not sure if it’s public or not. I think probably not. I can tell you though that even our most immersive, broadband screen-real-estate-eating ads don’t go for anywhere close to $111 CPM. That’s crazy talk!

  • Scott Kidder April 4, 2005 @ 7:10 pm

    Chiming in with another “yeah right…”

  • anon April 4, 2005 @ 10:26 pm

    Demo’s of the ad units are here…

    http://asia.cnet.com/services/adgallery/adgallery.htm

    for some specialized sub-sites, that $111 CPM on a Leaderboard sounds right.

  • Mike D. April 5, 2005 @ 11:05 am

    I don’t know man… a 728×90 “Leaderboard” is a pretty standard ad unit these days. In fact, it’s pretty much the new 468×60. Doesn’t sell for a premium generally. The only sorts of ads that sell for premiums these days are video ads, full page takeovers, surrounds, and interstitials.

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