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Google AdWords ACTUAL image ad sizes

Introducing the new banner standards from Google AdWords:

• Void Banner: 468×49
• Followerboard: 728×79
• Almost-Square: 250×239
• Small Almost-Square: 200×189
• Depressed Large Rectangle: 336×269
• Depressed Medium Rectangle: 300×239
• Short Skyscraper: 120×578
• Wide-Short Skyscraper: 160×578

You might think this is a joke, but it isn’t. While Google tells you to use standard sizes for your banners, what they will display is a shrinked version of your ads, “to accomodate your URL and a Google link”.

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PhotoSnack.com

We have just launched another SnackTools product called PhotoSnack, a photo sharing service that will help you create professional-looking photo slideshows.

The following photo slideshow was made using PhotoSnack:

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At the beginning of this month, OPA (Online Publishers Association ) announced that 37 publishers began to offer new bigger ad formats:

• The Fixed Panel: 336 wide x 700 tall, remains constant as the user scrolls to the top and bottom of the page
• The XXL Box: 468 wide x 648 tall, opens for seven seconds to 936 wide x 648 tall with 1/24x frequency
• The Pushdown: 970 wide x 418 tall, opens to display the advertisement and then after seven seconds rolls up to 970 wide x 66 tall, with a frequency of 1 time in 24 hours per user.

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