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'''IntelliTXT''' is an advertisement platform developed by Vibrant Media, and is an example of ]. Website authors insert a script into their pages which calls the IntelliTXT platform when a viewer views the page; this script then finds keywords on the page and double underlines them. When holding the mouse over the double underlined link, an advertisement associated with that word will pop up. Advertisers pay to have their ads associated with particular words. "Context" is considered in an attempt to make the ads relevant to the web page hosting IntelliTXT. '''IntelliTXT''' is a ] platform developed by Vibrant Media. Web page publishers insert a ] into their pages which calls the IntelliTXT platform when a viewer views the page. This script then finds keywords on the page and double underlines them. When holding the mouse over the double underlined link, an advertisement associated with that word will pop up. Advertisers pay to have their particular words associated to their advertisements.


⚫ == Customers ==
The liability of this feature is that it makes pages more difficult to read; scrolling down the page may inadvertently cause delays while random ads flash on and pause before disappearing.{{Fact|date=September 2007}}
⚫ According to Vibrant Media, more than 4500 publishers use the IntelliTXT system. ], ] and ] are advertising on the platform, their ads reaching more than 100 million unique users in the US and 170 million internationally each month.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vibrantmedia.com/about_vibrant/pressReleases/Vibrant_Media_Named_One_of_the_Fastest-Growing_Companies_on_Inc_500_List.asp|title=Vibrant Media Named One of the Fastest-Growing Companies on Inc. 500 List|access-date=2009-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024052858/http://www.vibrantmedia.com/about_vibrant/pressReleases/Vibrant_Media_Named_One_of_the_Fastest-Growing_Companies_on_Inc_500_List.asp|archive-date=2009-10-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Competitors ==
Publishers choose to run IntelliTXT advertising campaigns on their websites to generate advertising revenue. Some publishers choose to offer a help link inside the IntelliTXT ad box that leads to a page that offers to let you turn off IntelliTXT. Note that deactivation requires the use of ] technology. If a user deletes or refreshes their cookies the service will be re-activated automatically and ads will continue to appear on the page. Also, many publishers have a short expiration date on the cookies, so they keep coming back after a couple of weeks or less.{{Fact|date=September 2007}} Also, since the cookie is stored by publisher, it also means that turning off the feature for one publisher has no effect on the other publishers that use these popups.
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⚫ == References ==
Recently, Ryan Block of ] posted a pledge to Engadget's readers that as long as he was in control of Engadget he would never use this form of advertising, mentioning IntelliTXT by name. Block abjured his fellow bloggers to shun these types of advertisements. His reasoning is that their potential to mar a user's experience is far greater than any benefit they might accrue.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/08/an-open-letter-to-friends-and-colleagues-on-keyword-popovers/|title="An open letter to friends and colleagues on keyword popovers"}}</ref>
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⚫ ==Customers==
⚫ According to Vibrant Media, more than 1200 publishers use the IntelliTXT system. ], ] and ] are advertising on the platform, reaching what the company claims to be 70 million unique users each month.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.vibrantmedia.com/pdfs/Inc500_press_release.pdf|title=Vibrant Media Named One of the Fastest-Growing Companies on Inc. 500 List}}</ref>

⚫ ==References==
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| last = Einstein | last = Einstein
| first = David | first = David
| title = Computing Q&A: Satellite radio choices are pretty equal | title = Computing Q&A: Satellite radio choices are pretty equal
| publisher = ] | publisher = ]
| date = ] | date = 2006-06-12
| url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/12/BUGMKJBDB21.DTL | url = http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/12/BUGMKJBDB21.DTL
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| last = Morrissey |last=Morrissey
| first = Brian |first=Brian
| title = Video Ads Spread to Links |title=Video Ads Spread to Links
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| date = ] |date=2006-06-12
| url = http://www.adweek.com/aw/iq_interactive/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002651638&imw=Y |url=http://www.adweek.com/aw/iq_interactive/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002651638&imw=Y
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⚫ == External links ==
{{cite web
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| first = Adam L.
| title = This Headline Is Not For Sale
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| url = http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2004/08/64611
| accessdate = 2007-05-09 }}

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| last = Block
| first = Ryan
| title = An open letter to friends and colleagues on keyword popovers
| publisher = www.RyanBlock.com
| date = ]
| url = http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/08/an-open-letter-to-friends-and-colleagues-on-keyword-popovers/
| accessdate = 2007-08-30 }}

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Latest revision as of 02:03, 5 October 2020

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IntelliTXT is a keyword advertising platform developed by Vibrant Media. Web page publishers insert a script into their pages which calls the IntelliTXT platform when a viewer views the page. This script then finds keywords on the page and double underlines them. When holding the mouse over the double underlined link, an advertisement associated with that word will pop up. Advertisers pay to have their particular words associated to their advertisements.

Customers

According to Vibrant Media, more than 4500 publishers use the IntelliTXT system. Nike, Sony and Microsoft are advertising on the platform, their ads reaching more than 100 million unique users in the US and 170 million internationally each month.

Competitors

References

  1. "Vibrant Media Named One of the Fastest-Growing Companies on Inc. 500 List". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2009-10-08.

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