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		<title>South Africa: Online Gambling illegal!? (This Includes Online Poker)</title>
		<link>http://blog.icepick.co.za/index.php/2010/09/02/south-africa-online-casinos-illegal-this-includes-online-poker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I saw the news, and didn&#8217;t think much of it &#8211; being that I&#8217;m not much of a gambler (back problems), and because I don&#8217;t believe in Jesus. However, I had no idea that the legality would inflict such harsh sentences towards those businesses (and individuals!) who ignore this new dumb law.
A 10 million Rand [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I saw the news, and didn&#8217;t think much of it &#8211; <em>being that I&#8217;m not much of a gambler (back problems), and because I don&#8217;t believe in Jesus</em>. However, I had no idea that the legality would inflict such harsh sentences towards those businesses (and individuals!) who ignore this new dumb law.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>A 10 million Rand fine OR 10 years in prison? Or both!</strong></p>
<p>Do they honestly reckon most gamblers are filthy rich, OR potential raping-psychopaths? OR both?</p>
<p>What about <a href="http://www.nationallottery.co.za/" target="_blank">The Lotto</a> (FNB banking), and <a href="http://www.betxchange.co.za/" target="_blank">Online Sports Betting</a>? You know, them sites that The Government can regulate and tax the flow of cash.</p>
<p>Saying that, yesterday evening I attempted to login to my <a href="http://196.37.77.126/appealpoker/appeal.asp" target="_blank">Piggs Peak Poker</a> account (Piggs is hosted in Swaziland for those of you who lack The Power Of Greyskull). Unconcerned, eager, and displaying a poker face capable of toppling a small ant hill&#8230; I was presented with an obstruction unlike anything I have ever encountered in my entire online poker career. A webpage. A webpage informing me that I cannot play online poker. Same webpage is displayed when going to Piggs website.</p>
<p>What the fuck. Holy Fuck. Shit in a Fuck. Fuckity. Fuck. Fuck.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t realize online poker was included in this horseshit? How in heaven am I supposed to lose half my salary this month now. Or avoid <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">tax</span> shady money laundering&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m really concerned. How can they stop us from interacting with an online casino that isn&#8217;t even hosted in SA? Is it because its gambling (clearly not, because gambling is legal and they tax it fucked up). Thus it must be because they lack control over the money transfers and winnings? Therefore, restricting possible poker players from becoming instant millionaires and thus altering the way shit is.</p>
<p>Does The Government tax Ebay purchases? MMORPG in-game businesses (cash-transit, character selling etc)? Public healthcare?</p>
<p>This is all crazy. I&#8217;m seriously feeling rather faint at the moment. I best sit down.</p>
<p>The appeal is tomorrow, and I trust someone will talk some sense into those retards. Jobs have been lost. I know okes that play online poker for a living.</p>
<p>Once again, Fuck.</p>
<p>Anyways, to cheer things up&#8230; heres a picture of a dead kitten.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter" title="Online Gambling in SA" src="http://jeremynell.com/images/2010/08/online-gambling-banned-400x372.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="372" /></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">
<p style="text-align: left;">Shit. Wrong pic.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Reference:</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://jeremynell.com/south-africa-bans-online-gambling-one-step-closer-to-a-nanny-state/" target="_blank">http://jeremynell.com/south-africa-bans-online-gambling-one-step-closer-to-a-nanny-state/<br />
</a><a href="http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/9638-online-poker-banned-in-south-africa" target="_blank">http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/9638-online-poker-banned-in-south-africa</a><a href="http://lifeissavage.com/online-poker-and-gambling-banned-in-south-africa/" target="_blank"><br />
</a><a href="http://lifeissavage.com/online-poker-and-gambling-banned-in-south-africa/" target="_blank">http://lifeissavage.com/online-poker-and-gambling-banned-in-south-africa/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-08-25-online-gambling-banned-in-south-africa" target="_blank">http://www.mg.co.za/article/2010-08-25-online-gambling-banned-in-south-africa</a></p>
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		<title>Feed Tester</title>
		<link>http://blog.icepick.co.za/index.php/2010/09/01/feed-testing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<title>Hilarious Atheist Comment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found this comment&#8230; somewhere. Cant recall exactly where. Oh wait&#8230; here we go. Anyways, it made me chuckle for its obvious brilliance.
Its in reply to last years&#8217; Rag Mag (A satirical magazine created and sold by UCT students) controversy. One of the articles took the piss out of religion&#8230; amidst other unthinkable acts.
And amongst [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I found this comment&#8230; somewhere. Cant recall exactly where. Oh wait&#8230; <a href="http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&amp;click_id=3015&amp;art_id=nw20090220061422916C552676" target="_blank">here we go</a>. Anyways, it made me chuckle for its obvious brilliance.</p>
<p>Its in reply to last years&#8217; Rag Mag (A satirical magazine created and sold by UCT students) <a href="http://blog.icepick.co.za/index.php/2009/02/23/uct-apology-for-god-insult/" target="_blank">controversy</a>. One of the articles took the piss out of religion&#8230; amidst other unthinkable acts.</p>
<p>And amongst all the nose bleeds, crucifixes, and shady tax-benefit deals&#8230; the church (and fellow worshipers) took to their email clients in complete and utter frustration. Sending enough hate-mail to blacklist SA&#8217;s IP range for spamming.</p>
<p>Here be the comment (which coincidently debunks religion) :</p>
<p>&#8220;<em>If God is so great and wonderful, surely then some silly student mag and its childish humour would not touch him or detract from his greatness. In fact, I haven&#8217;t heard much from God himself on the issue; it&#8217;s only the narrow-minded, confused Christians who are having heart failure. Pity they apply their own insecurities and limitations to this almighty being that they have such blind faith in. Regardless, what is really pitiful is that these narrow-minded muppets are quick to threaten protests and mass action against something stupid like this, but are conspicuous by their absence when it really matters. What about some protests against government&#8217;s mismanagement of the fight against crime? Corruption? Violence against women and children, etc? Where are you do-gooders then? Rather stay in church and pass around the collection plate &#8211; something you sheep are good at. Bleat, bleat!!!!</em>&#8221;</p>
<p>Peace and harmony.</p>
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		<title>Google Call Phone Feature!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am blown away. One day I am living my pathetic, miserable life &#8211; unable to make calls from Google &#8211; and then&#8230;
BAM!


&#8230;all of a sudden, a Call Phone application arrives (as if Google somehow became self aware) and decides to leave a solid dent at the top of my chat contacts, and my expectations.

Call [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am blown away. One day I am living my pathetic, miserable life &#8211; unable to make calls from Google &#8211; and then&#8230;</p>
<h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>BAM!</strong></h2>
<p><strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p>&#8230;all of a sudden, a <em>Call Phone </em>application arrives (as if Google somehow became self aware) and decides to leave a solid dent at the top of my chat contacts, and my expectations.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.icepick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google_call_phone.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-1186 aligncenter" title="google_call_phone" src="http://blog.icepick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/google_call_phone.png" alt="" width="225" height="307" /></a><br />
<em>Call Phone &#8211; A Google App.</em></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">At first I thought this to be only available to them US and Canadian folk. But no &#8211; thanks to the wise <a href="http://jeremynell.com/" target="_blank">Jeremy Nell</a> (the one who took on the general consensus bare-fisted).</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">As contrary to popular belief, it is in actual fact, available for everyone (well, I didn&#8217;t go through every country) &#8211; calls are <em><strong>just free</strong></em> for 2010 for <em><strong>US and Canada</strong></em>. Ahhh.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So I called my parents house, and it rang. I then heard a loud shriek of a hello from the domestic&#8230; before ending the call out of pure horror.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Holy fuck, it worked.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Shortly after, I decided to have phone sex with Jeremy &#8211; being Friday and all. This was unfortunately cut short, due to Google only providing sufficient <em>credit</em> per user to erect a minor semi &#8211; and of course test the application. That being said, the quality is incredible. No fuzzy sounds. Just sweet clarity.<strong><br />
</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What are the rates you ask?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Well that depends on your geographical location &#8211; either way, they super cheap : <a href="https://www.google.com/voice/rates" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/voice/rates</a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Installing?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Just log into your <a href="http://gmail.com" title="http://gmail.com" class="autohyperlink" target="_blank">gmail.com</a> account, and within the Chat section, there should now be a contact called &#8220;Call Phone&#8221;. Click it, <a href="http://www.google.com/chat/voice/" target="_blank">install the application</a>, and restart your Internet Browser. Its available for Windows/Mac/Linux &#8211; I&#8217;m testing it on Linux.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.icepick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gmail-voice-call-phone.png"><img class="size-full wp-image-1187 aligncenter" title="gmail-voice-call-phone" src="http://blog.icepick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/gmail-voice-call-phone.png" alt="" width="172" height="458" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What happens when I run out of credit?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">Google takes over your digestive system. No well, its quite weird. One can still make calls, and it rings on the receivers end&#8230; but upon said receiver picking up, the call is instantly ended.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Purchasing credit?</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">If you would like to add credit, there is a link included in the application that will take you <a href="https://www.google.com/voice/?pli=1#billing" target="_blank">somewhere special</a> to top-up. Theres even a billing Feature!</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">When I have even more time, Ill test calls from SA to the outside. Amped.</p>
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		<title>I Paid To Be Drugged, Tortured, and Left For Alive&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 13:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday evening I decided it was time to consume something.
However upon eating something, I felt this excruciating sensation that in some strange way, resembled pain.
The feeling, that which can only best be described as a sensitive nerve sending an important signal to my brain informing it in quick succession that something isn&#8217;t kosher, was in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yesterday evening I decided it was time to consume something.</p>
<p>However upon eating something, I felt this excruciating sensation that in some strange way, resembled pain.</p>
<p>The feeling, that which can only best be described as a sensitive nerve sending an important signal to my brain informing it in quick succession that something isn&#8217;t kosher, was in actual fact&#8230; pain. Complete fucking eye-gouging-with-samurai-blade type pain.</p>
<p>I finished eating (as I was starving) and proceeded to forget about said pain &#8211; as I wasn&#8217;t about to let pain restrict me from my after-food nap.</p>
<p>4 pills later, I&#8217;m asleep. Only to awake at 3am to the sounds of my own screams. Thankfully the blood dripping from my ceiling was producing a harmonious melody, and I could thus head back to dreamland without having to get out of bed and warm up some fresh breast milk.</p>
<p>7am comes around and I think I feel great.</p>
<p>However, upon making it to work this morning&#8230; on 2 drips, and a shot of morphine&#8230; my mind had adjusted to reality.</p>
<p>Realizing that it wasn&#8217;t physically possible to work in this condition, I left and made my way towards the horror house. Expecting the worse.</p>
<p>After receiving far worse than that of my expectations, I begged for mercy.</p>
<p>Nothing.</p>
<p>1 hour, 2 syringes, several drills, and a yank or 2 later. I&#8217;m dropped off outside, robbed, and presented with the option to go left or right.</p>
<p>Now back at work&#8230; the numbing as subsided.</p>
<p>Thankfully, my testicles are still attached. I hope.</p>
<p>*Shrugs*</p>
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		<title>Funny Facebook Status Quotes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a collection of the finest I use. Some found online, some I created, some stolen. Please be kind and share them with others (via twitter, digg, facebook, stumble etc).
That being said, more are added daily. So keep coming back for updates  

 is proof reading to make sure he hasn&#8217;t any words [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a collection of the finest I use. Some found online, some I created, some stolen. Please be kind and share them with others (via twitter, digg, facebook, stumble etc).<br />
That being said, more are added daily. So keep coming back for updates <img src='http://blog.icepick.co.za/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<li> is proof reading to make sure he hasn&#8217;t any words out.</li>
<li>just saw that Harry Potter movie. A bit unrealistic if you ask me. I mean, a ginger kid with 2 friends?</li>
<li>met this girl at the pub and she told me her ’sex was on fire’.  She lied.  But ironically, now it burns when I piss.</li>
<li>is sweating like an emo in a knife factory…</li>
<li>smells like he just gave birth to the sweat gland.</li>
<li>finds your lack of nudity disturbing</li>
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<li>sells Ethics Degree’s for a good price.</li>
<li>tastes like purple…</li>
<li>invented the internet.</li>
<li>- Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the “people you may  know” feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately  choose not to be friends with?</li>
<li>Haiku’s are weird<br />
 and sometimes they don’t make sense<br />
 Refrigerator</li>
<li>always hated weddings because old people would come over and poke me  saying “You’re next.”. They stopped when I started doing it to them at  funerals.</li>
<li>wonders “Why its called a walkie talkie, yet a vacuum isn’t called a pushy sucky???”</li>
<li>just asked his Girlfriend the Big Question!! She said No, she never slept with Tiger Woods!</li>
<li>wouldn’t steal a car, but I’d download one if I could.</li>
<li>Things to remember: Girls don’t appreciate it when you yell ‘beast mode’ when switching to doggy style.</li>
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<p><a href="http://blog.icepick.co.za/index.php/2009/11/05/funny-facebook-statuss/" target="_blank">Click HERE</a> for more, Or <a href="http://blog.icepick.co.za/index.php/2010/05/18/best-of-the-best-facebook-statuses">HERE</a>&#8230; or carry on below:</p>
<ul>
<li>thinks it’s sad that a family could be ripped apart by something as simple as a pack of wolves.</li>
<li>-Statistically speaking, six out of seven dwarfs are not happy.</li>
<li>- no woman will ever be truly satisfied, because no man will ever have a chocolate penis that ejaculates money…</li>
<li>is with your mom.</li>
<li>must stop using Facebook as the primary communication method with his girlfriend, family and friends.</li>
<li>must only pay for sex if the price seems really, really reasonable</li>
<li>is looking for something to find .</li>
<li>is in quarantine.</li>
<li>is made of mostly foreign material.</li>
<li>is grrrrrreat! Tony the Tiger is jealous. <img src='http://blog.icepick.co.za/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>is havingtrou blewithhis spacebar.</li>
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<li>is making babies.</li>
<li>is taking a gap year and focusing on the bible.</li>
<li>is coming to a theater near you.</li>
<li>is with your girlfriend.</li>
<li>wants an Orange Mocha Frappuccino!</li>
<li>is trying to think of clever things to say after inhaling from a helium balloon.</li>
<li>, it turns out, isn’t a Jedi <img src='http://blog.icepick.co.za/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>’s hobby is collecting dust</li>
<li>puts the pro in procrastinate</li>
<li>is thinking of a number between 1 and 10.</li>
<li>is loving the smell of napalm in the morning</li>
<li>is a vegetarian, not because he loves animals but because he hates plants!</li>
<li>wouldn&#8217;t be caught dead with a necrophiliac.</li>
<li>is filmed before a live stuido audience</li>
<li>having the best day of my life, and I owe it all to not going to Church!</li>
<li>is busy with Jedi business, go back to your drinks.</li>
<li>needs an anti-snooze alarm.</li>
<li>is kind of a big deal.</li>
<li>resides within a galaxy far, far away…</li>
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<li>is using fake ID to spoof  his IP and derail traceroute to surf privately on facebook</li>
<li>is beating his previous record for number of consecutive days alive.</li>
<li>is&#8230;…Actually, if you loved him, you’d already know</li>
<li>is gonna turn this car right around if you don’t start behaving!</li>
<li>is a member of the jehovah’s witness protection program</li>
<li>says size matters not. Judge me by my size, do you?</li>
<li>is made mostly of water.</li>
<li>is shaking a tailfeather</li>
<li>doesnt look a thing like Jesus.</li>
<li>the guy who put the laughter in manslaughter</li>
<li>pondering a move into the 3rd dimension</li>
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		<title>Rocking The Daisies &#124; Line-Up Announced!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a bit bleak seeing this. Where in fuck is Captain Stu?
Main Stage

Friday
17:00 	Nogapsbetween
18:00 	She Man Lion
19:00 	Tidal Waves
20:00 	7th Son
21:00 	The Dirty Skirts
22:00 	New Young Pony Club
23:00 	Zebra &#38; Giraffe
00:00 	Goodluck
Saturday
10:00 	Joshua Grierson
11:00 	Closet Snare
12:00 	The Pinkertons
13:00 	City Bowl Mizers
14:00
15:00 	New Holland
16:00 	Reburn
17:00 	Hot Water
18:00 	EJ von Lyrik
19:00 	Hog Hoggidy Hog
20:00
21:00 	BOO!
22:00 	Springbok Nude [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m a bit bleak seeing this. Where in fuck is Captain Stu?</p>
<h2>Main Stage</h2>
<p></p>
<h3>Friday</h3>
<p>17:00 	Nogapsbetween<br />
18:00 	She Man Lion<br />
19:00 	Tidal Waves<br />
20:00 	7th Son<br />
21:00 	The Dirty Skirts<br />
22:00 	New Young Pony Club<br />
23:00 	Zebra &amp; Giraffe<br />
00:00 	Goodluck</p>
<h3>Saturday</h3>
<p>10:00 	Joshua Grierson<br />
11:00 	Closet Snare<br />
12:00 	The Pinkertons<br />
13:00 	City Bowl Mizers<br />
14:00<br />
15:00 	New Holland<br />
16:00 	Reburn<br />
17:00 	Hot Water<br />
18:00 	EJ von Lyrik<br />
19:00 	Hog Hoggidy Hog<br />
20:00<br />
21:00 	BOO!<br />
22:00 	Springbok Nude Girls<br />
23:00 	Taxi Violence<br />
00:00</p>
<h3>Sunday</h3>
<p>10:00 	Holiday Murray<br />
11:00 	Checked Zebra<br />
12:00 	Moreira Project<br />
13:00 	Nibs van der Spuy<br />
14:00 	Albert Frost<br />
15:00</p>
<h2>Red Bull Studio Live</h2>
<p>(Electronic Stage)</p>
<h3>Friday</h3>
<p>15:00 	Mysterion<br />
16:00<br />
17:00 	Phat Jack<br />
18:30 	Card on Spokes<br />
19:00 	Sound Sensible<br />
20:00 	Thibo Tazz<br />
21:00 	Popskarr<br />
21:30 	Culoe de Song<br />
23:00 	Off Beat &amp; Dexterity<br />
00:30 	Blush n Bass<br />
01:30 	Haezer<br />
02:30 	B Team</p>
<h3>Saturday</h3>
<p>11:00 	Soulo Starr<br />
12:00 	Audiophile 021<br />
13:30 	Sedge Warbler<br />
14:00 	Voice Tag<br />
14:30 	Kenzhero<br />
15:30<br />
16:30 	Digital Rocket<br />
18:00 	Mix n Blend<br />
19:00 	Twelv &amp; Thesis<br />
20:00 	Niskerone<br />
21:00<br />
22:00 	Sibot<br />
23:00 	Liver<br />
00:00 	Enough Weapons<br />
01:00 	Anthea Scholtz<br />
02:00 	Killer Robot</p>
<h3>Sunday</h3>
<p>10:00 	Honey B<br />
11:00 	7FT Sound System<br />
12:00 	Funafuji<br />
13:30 	Nastie Ed<br />
15:00 	Richard the Third<br />
16:30 	Spekta</p>
<h2>Lemon Tree Theatre</h2>
<p>(Just some of the names who will be on the Comedy and Performance Stage)</p>
<p>Dylan Skews<br />
Simmi Areff<br />
Dusty Richardson<br />
Gino Fernandez<br />
Brendan Murray<br />
Brent Palmer<br />
Paul Snodgrass<br />
Martin Evans<br />
Rob Van Vuuren<br />
Trevor Gumbi<br />
Martin Jonas<br />
Conrad Koch</p>
<h2>Cuervo Nu World Beat Barn</h2>
<p>World Music Stage (foot-stomping beats inspired by traditional music from around the world)</p>
<h3>Friday</h3>
<p>20:00 	Kimon<br />
21:30 	Kabassidi<br />
22:30 	Carambola<br />
23:30 	hopa banda<br />
00:30 	Circuswing<br />
02:00 	ENDS</p>
<h3>Saturday</h3>
<p>10:00 	Olly<br />
12:30 	Guy Buttery<br />
14:00<br />
15:00 	Nomadic Ochestra<br />
16:00 	Babu<br />
17:30 	B.A.T.E<br />
18:30 	Lo Rez<br />
19:30 	Adamu<br />
20:30 	Dusty<br />
22:30 	Maoriginal<br />
00:30 	Toby2shoes<br />
02:00 	ENDS</p>
<p>Complaints:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/rockingthedaisiesfestival" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/rockingthedaisiesfestival</a></p>
<p>Reference:</p>
<p><a href="http://rockingthedaisies.com" target="_blank">http://rockingthedaisies.com</a></p>
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		<title>CPC Advertising For Publishers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Implementing advertisements on ones site or blog can be potentially lucrative &#8211; if the hits are there. But if you looking for some extra cash, without necessarily destroying your online cred by advertising overkill, then here lies a list of Ad Networks that pay for CPC (Cost for Click) advertising on ones blog/website etc.
Ad Networks:

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em><strong>Implementing advertisements on ones site or blog can be potentially lucrative &#8211; if the hits are there. But if you looking for some extra cash, without necessarily destroying your online cred by advertising overkill, then here lies a list of Ad Networks that pay for CPC (Cost for Click) advertising on ones blog/website etc.</strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong>Ad Networks:<br />
</strong></em></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span></p>
<p><a href="http://admin.valueclickmedia.com/re.f?11820" target="_blank">ValueClick          Media</a> &#8211; Their CPM arm comes from absorbing FastClick. Requires          a minimum of 2,500 impressions per month, with a minimum click-through          rate of 0.25%. Mix of CPM and CPC banners, along with pop-unders. Allows          selection of individual advertisers and redirection of defaults to another          network. Two tier. Net 20, by check or PayPal, and direct          deposit for US and Canadian publishers. International publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adreporting.com/dir.php?a=686027&amp;p=1&amp;w=text" target="_blank">Ad          Reporting</a> &#8211; Mainly CPA advertisers, with some CPC and CPM. Text links,          banners and <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/popup.html">pops</a>. Many freebie and giveaway type          lead offers. They have their own optimized rotation to deliver the best          performing ads for your site. Also does email newsletter ad placements.          Based in Canada, but accepts international publishers. Over 90 merchants. Net 15.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.clicksor.com/clicksor_adsref.php?id=961" target="_blank">Clicksor</a> &#8211; Mainly focused on contextual keyword links. Also offers contextual text          banners, graphic banners, popunders, XML feeds, and a search box. Min          $50 for check, Min $20 for PayPal, Net 15.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.clickxchange.com/fr.phtml?act=895527.14" target="_blank">ClickXChange</a> &#8211; Various CPC and CPA offers. Non-US publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://marketing.3fn.net/" target="_blank">3FN</a> &#8211; Contextual          and search. Two tier. Pays weekly, minimum $50, via wire transfer, ePassporte,          Fethard, and WebMoney. Based in the US, but with a few overseas offices,          and international publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.accessoryads.com/" target="_blank">Accessory Ads</a> &#8211; Boxes of text links. Similar in appearance to AdSense, but based on          keywords that you select (not page-based contextual.) Only accepts          publishers from the six major English-speaking countries. Net 10, minimum          $25. They are owned by <a href="http://www.7search.com/" target="_blank">7Search</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ad4game.com/" target="_blank">Ad4Game</a> &#8211; CPC,          CPM and CPA. Oriented to publishers with gaming content, and also offers          Flash in-game ads. Allows redirection of default impressions. Net 30,          offers PayPal and wire transfer. Based in Canada, but international publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adblade.com/" target="_blank">Adblade</a> &#8211; Their          contract requires exclusivity &#8211; they must be the only contextual ad on          the page. Minimum Payment $100, by PayPal only. International publishers          OK, but they only want US traffic.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adbrite.com/" target="_blank">Ad Brite</a> &#8211; Boxes          of text links. There is a self-serve feature for advertisers to have their          links appear on individual publisher sites. Note that these ads strongly          resemble Google AdSense, and it might be against Google&#8217;s Terms And Conditions          to have them on the same page. Two tier. Net 60, minimum $100. International          publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adclickmedia.com/" target="_blank">Ad Click Media</a> &#8211; Two tier. International publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.multiplestreammktg.com/" target="_blank">Multiple          Stream Media</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.addynamix.com/" target="_blank">Ad Dynamix</a> &#8211;          CPM and CPC. Net 30, minimum $50. (Formerly known as PennyWeb.) Owned          by <a href="http://www.ybrant.com/" target="_blank">Ybrant Technologies</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.addynamo.com/" target="_blank">Ad Dynamo</a> &#8211; Offers          an optional WordPress plugin for bloggers. Net 7, minimum R100. Based          in South Africa, but international publishers and traffic OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adengage.com/" target="_blank">Ad Engage</a> &#8211; Seems          to be auction style, with publishers setting requested rates, and self-service          for advertisers. Boxes of text links, including some ads with additional          small graphics. Net 15, minimum $20, by check, PayPal, ePassporte, Western          Union, and wire transfer. Owned by <a href="http://www.technorati.com/" target="_blank">Technorati</a>.          International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.abcsearch.com/w4/adentify.html" target="_blank">Adentify</a> &#8211; Contextual, but allows publishers to select the best keywords. Owned          by <a href="http://www.abcsearch.com/" target="_blank">ABC Search</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adfirmative.com/" target="_blank">Adfirmative</a> &#8211; Emphasizes targeting and anti-fraud systems.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adhere.com/" target="_blank">Adhere</a> &#8211; (Formerly          known as Industry Brains.) Seems to want very high traffic, high quality          sites. Mostly contextual links. Also offers search results, and some graphical          banner type CPM ads. Owned by <a href="http://www.marchex.com/" target="_blank">Marchex</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adknowledge.com/" target="_blank">Ad Knowledge</a> &#8211; Presents themselves as an alternative to Google AdSense and Yahoo. Net          15. They also have a site called <a href="https://www.adstation.com/" target="_blank">AdStation</a>.,          and own the <a href="http://www.hydranetwork.com/" target="_blank">Hydra</a> affiliate network.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adlandpro.com/Affiliate/Affiliate.aspx" target="_blank">Ad          Land Pro</a> &#8211; Seems to be a combination of classified ads, banner/link          exchange, and PPC listings. Net 15, minimum $35.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.admagma.com/" target="_blank">AdMagma</a> &#8211; Contextual          CPC network with banner and text ads. Yet another AdSense alternative.          Pays monthly, minimum US$10, by PayPal. Or credit to your own advertising          account. Based in India, but international publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.admanage.com/" target="_blank">Ad Manage</a> &#8211; Keyword-based          banners and text boxes (similar to AdSense.) Allows Web sites, search          engines, email, or application developers. Net 45, minimum $100, by check,          PayPal, Direct Deposit (US only), Epassporte (minimum $1000), or wire          transfer (minimum $500.) Based in the UK, but international publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.admarketplace.com/" target="_blank">adMarketplace</a> &#8211; They emphasize their optimization system.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adonnetwork.com/" target="_blank">AdOn Network</a> &#8211; Formerly known as MyGeek. Banners, popunders, and interstitials, along          with search listings. They call some ads, &#8220;cost Per View,&#8221; but          it appears that that actually requires a click-through. Also offers a          &#8220;private label&#8221; system for publishers to create their own advertiser          accounts. Net 30, minimum $200. International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adorigin.com/" target="_blank">Ad Origin</a> &#8211; Requires          at least 5,000 page views per month, and a minimum CTR of 0.25%. Net 45,          minimum $50 for US/Canadian publishers, and $100 for others, by check.          Paypal or Netteller with a $5 fee. They say they will terminate publishers          who don&#8217;t send any traffic for 60 days. International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adprogram.com/" target="_blank">Ad Program</a> &#8211;          Offers various customizable CPC ad blocks and ad feeds.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.ads-click.com/" target="_blank">Ads-Click</a> &#8211; Choose          the best performing keywords for paid links. Net 15, minimum $50, and          seems to only pay by direct deposit or PayPal. Based in Switzerland, but          they only want US oriented traffic, and international publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adside.com/" target="_blank">AdSide</a> &#8211; Offers          unusual ad formats. Owned by DOCLIX, Inc.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.adtoll.com/" target="_blank">Ad Toll</a> &#8211; A sort          of auction system, where publishers offer a weekly ad placement, with          an estimate of expected clicks and effective CPC. Also provide Run Of          Network (RON) rotation, in case you have extra inventory. Allows redirection          of default impressions. Two tier. Net 15, by Check, PayPal, wire/bank          transfer or credit to your own advertiser account, minimums vary. Based          in Australia, but international publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.advario.com/" target="_blank">AdVario</a> &#8211; Requires          at least 5,000 unique visitors per day. They turn keywords in your existing          text into paid links. Also offers standard sized banners with contextual          links. Net 45, minimum $25. International publishers OK. Owned my <a href="http://www.mediatrust.com/" target="_blank">MediaTrust</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.advertdeal.com/" target="_blank">Advert Deal</a> &#8211; Requires a minimum of 100 unique visitors per day. Seems to be mostly          CPC text link blocks and individual text links, along with some CPM popups.          One-time bounty for referring other publishers. Net 25, minimum $200,          apparently by PayPal only. International publishers OK, with some exceptions.          They have some relationship with <a href="http://www.emailadvert.com/" target="_blank">Email          Advert</a>, along with <a href="http://www.popadvert.com/" target="_blank">Pop          Advert</a> and <a href="http://www.boxadvert.com/" target="_blank">Box          Advert</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.advertise.com/" target="_blank">Advertise.com</a> &#8211; CPC, contextual, and CPA campaigns. Net 15, minimum $25, by check, PayPal,          or wire transfer. International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.advertiseisland.com/" target="_blank">Advertise          Island</a> &#8211; No minimum traffic listed. Offers CPM, CPC, and CPA campaigns.          Accepts non-US publishers.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.affiliateboss.com/" target="_blank">Affiliate Boss</a> &#8211; Owned by the Find-It Quick <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/search-engines.html">search engine</a>.          Seems to focus on CPC text links, banners, and search boxes. Also offers          popunders at $1 CPM.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alternateurl.com/" target="_blank">Alternate URL</a> &#8211; They focus on providing filler ads to use for unpaid defaults from other          networks. Net 45, minimum $50, only via PayPal. Based in <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/canada.html">Canada</a>,          but their signup form doesn&#8217;t ask where publishers are located. Owned          by <a href="http://www.islandmedianetwork.com/" target="_blank">Island          Media</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.heyamigo.net/" target="_blank">Amigo</a> &#8211; Oriented          towards publishers of email newsletters. Owned by <a href="http://www.carsonified.com/" target="_blank">Carsonified</a>.          Pays monthly, by PayPal only. Based in the UK, but international publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://sponsoredlistings.ask.com/asl-for/publishers/" target="_blank">Ask          Sponsored Listings</a> &#8211; Part of <a href="http://Ask.Com" title="http://Ask.Com" class="autohyperlink" target="_blank">Ask.Com</a>. Offers contextual ads, and seems          to offer search boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.axill.com/" target="_blank">Axill</a> &#8211; CPA and some          CPC. Min $25 for PayPal, and $100 for check, weekly payments.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.azoogleads.com/" target="_blank">Azoogle Ads</a> &#8211; CPM, CPC, and CPA campaigns. Minimum payment $50, Net 15.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bclick.com/" target="_blank">BClick</a> &#8211; Seems to          accept low-traffic sites. Net 10, minimum $20. Two tier. International          publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.siteup.com/" target="_blank">SiteUp</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bidvertiser.com/" target="_blank">BidVertiser</a> &#8211; Auction style. Note that their ads may be similar to Google AdSense,          so it might be against Google&#8217;s Terms And Conditions to have them both          on the same page. Pays monthly, minimum $10, by check or Paypal. International          publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bride.ru/aff/faqs.html" target="_blank">Bride.Ru</a> &#8211; Russian mail-order brides. Promises a variable (depending on conversions)          CPC rate, starting at 10¢ per click-through. International publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.brightroll.com/" target="_blank">BrightRoll</a> &#8211;          Video ads, paid based on user initiated clicks and completed views. They          seem to want publishers with video content (minimum 3 million views per          month.)</p>
<p><a href="http://searchspots.chango.com/" target="_blank">Chango</a> &#8211;          Requires at least 50,000 page views per month. Selects the ads based on          the search terms that a visitor used to find the publisher&#8217;s site. Allows          redirection of default impressions (when the visitor hasn&#8217;t arrived from          a search engine.) Two tier. Net 30, minimum $50 by check, $10 by PayPal.          International publishers OK, but they only serve to US and Canadian traffic.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.checkmystats.com.au/" target="_blank">Check My Stats</a> &#8211; Australian network offering CPM, CPC, and CPA sponsors. Offers check,          direct deposit, or PayPal for Australian publishers, but only PayPal for          international publishers. Net 50, minimum $50. Two tier. They also have          networks for the <a href="http://www.check-my-stats.com/" target="_blank">US</a> and <a href="http://www.checkmystats.co.uk/" target="_blank">UK</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.chitika.com/" target="_blank">Chitika</a> &#8211; Requires          at least 10,000 page views per month. This contextual network offers a          few options. One is boxes displaying individual products. Another option          makes words in your existing text into paid links. There is also a store          selection type of display. Net 30. Two tier. International publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.clickbooth.com/" target="_blank">Click Booth</a> &#8211; CPM, CPC, and CPA campaigns. Allows some email marketing. Requires at          least 1,000 &#8220;unique page views&#8221; per month. Two tier. Be sure          to give a working phone number, since they require a call to verify applications.          Net 15, minimum US$50, in US, CA, and AU dollars, Euros, and UK Pounds.          International publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.integraclick.com/" target="_blank">IntegraClick</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.clicksbroker.com/" target="_blank">Clicks Broker</a> &#8211; Seems to be auction style. Low traffic sites OK. Also features a link          exchange feature. Bounty for attracting new advertisers. International          publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.clicksector.com/" target="_blank">Click Sector</a> &#8211; Previously known as RevenueCPM. Offers various ad formats. Net 30, minimum          $50, by check or PayPal, with wire transfer at minimum $1000. Two tier.          International publishers OK, with some exceptions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.click-share.com/" target="_blank">Click Share</a> &#8211; Net 15. International publishers OK. Seems to be owned by WebShare.          Seems to be based in Israel, but with some connection to Bulgaria. International          publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.doclix.com/" target="_blank">Doclix / AdSide</a> &#8211; They state that they, &#8220;partner only with large premium publishers&#8221; with a minimum of one million unique visitors per month. International          publishers OK, but they want mostly US, UK, and Canadian traffic.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eclickz.com/" target="_blank">eClickZ</a> &#8211; An AdSense          alternative. Two tier. Net 60, by PayPal only. International publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.epicenterads.com/" target="_blank">Epicenter Ads</a> &#8211; Contextual CPC, resembling AdSense. Requires that you also place their          search box on the page. Net 45, minimum $50, by check, PayPal, or wire          transfer. Two tier. International publishers OK, but they only want US,          Canada, and UK related content. They also have a CPA / Affiliate network          called <a href="http://www.epicenternetwork.com/" target="_blank">Epicenter          Network</a>, and some free site building tools at <a href="http://www.dm-2.com/" target="_blank">DM2</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.etology.com/" target="_blank">Etology</a> &#8211; Auction          style CPC text links, with self-serve for advertisers.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.exoclick.com/" target="_blank">ExoClick</a> &#8211; Text          links, banners, and domain parking. Pays weekly, Net 7, by PayPal or ePassporte,          minimum $10, or check or wire transfer, minimum US$200. Two tier. Based          in Spain, but international publishers and traffic OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.expoactive.com/" target="_blank">Expo Active</a> &#8211; Text based ads. Mostly CPC, but with some CPM and day/week/month sponsorships.          International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fairadsnetwork.com/" target="_blank">Fair Ads Network</a> &#8211; Contextual, CPC and some CPA. Allows blocking of individual ads, and          also setting of minimum click-through amounts. Pays by check, PayPal,          e-gold, e-bullion, and wire transfer. Two tier. International publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.freekii.com/" target="_blank">Free Kii</a> &#8211; Another          AdSense clone. Allows default redirects. Two tier. Net 25, minimum $10,          by PayPal only.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.funpageexchange.com/" target="_blank">Fun Page Exchange</a> &#8211; Oriented to arcade and humor sites. Exchange credits are based on clickthroughs          rather than impressions, with a 5:4 ratio. Some email newsletter placements          OK. They also offer a CPC payment system.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.futureads.com/" target="_blank">Future Ads</a> &#8211;          Seems to be mostly CPC with some CPM. Contextually relevant text, banners,          and video creatives. Features windows that popup when the visitor rolls          the mouse over a text link. Net 15, by check PayPal, or wire transfer.          Also offers monetization for online game developers.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.game-advertising-online.com/" target="_blank">Game          Advertising Online &#8211; GAO</a> &#8211; Oriented to promoting computer games and          online browser based games. Requires at least 10,000 unique visitors per          day. They require exclusivity (you cannot use other gaming-focused advertising          networks on your site.) Minimum payment $50, by PayPal or wire transfer.          Allows some non-English languages. Based in <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/new-zealand.html">New          Zealand</a>, but international publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.genieknowsmedia.com/" target="_blank">GenieKnows          Media</a> &#8211; No minimum traffic requirement. They claim that they are compatible          with Google Adsense placements on the same page. Net 15, minimum $20,          by check, PayPal, electronic bank transfer, or Money Bookers. Two tier.          International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/ads/" target="_blank">Google Adsense</a> &#8211; Scans your site&#8217;s content, and displays blocks of text ads on similar          topics. Also offers search boxes, with paid links in the results. International          publishers OK, and electronic bank account deposit is available for some          countries. Minimum payment $100, Net 30.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.infolinks.com/" target="_blank">Infolinks</a> &#8211; Makes          words in your site&#8217;s text into CPC links, with a small pop-up balloon          when the visitor rolls over the word, to encourage them to click. Net          45, minimum $100, by US direct deposit, PayPal, or wire transfer. They          plan to accept sites in various languages besides English in the future.          International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.joomlaads.com/" target="_blank">Joomla Ads</a> &#8211;          Owned by the creators of the the Joomla Content Management System, but          doesn&#8217;t require it. Net 30, minimum $20, by PayPal only.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kontera.com/" target="_blank">Kontera / DynamiContext</a> &#8211; Contextual links, which can be done as tool-tip links within your existing          text, and/or boxes containing relevant text ads. Requires at least 150,000          page views per month. Minimum payment $100 (or any amount at the end of          the year), Net 30.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.linkconnector.com/" target="_blank">Link Connector</a> &#8211; Mostly CPA, with some CPC. Minimum payment $25, Net 20. Check, direct          deposit, or PayPal. International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.linkprofits.net/" target="_blank">Link Profits</a> &#8211; Primarily CPA, but may offer some CPC campaigns. Is willing to sponsor          opt-in mailing lists. Non-US publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.linkworth.com/" target="_blank">Link Worth</a> &#8211;          Various types of text ads. They also offer paid <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/blogs.html">Blog</a> reviews. Net 10, minimum $100, by check, direct deposit, wire transfer          ($20 fee), or PayPal (minimum $25.) International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.localpages.com/" target="_blank">Local Pages</a> &#8211; Emphasizes their geotargeting abilities.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mediashakers.com/" target="_blank">Media Shakers</a> &#8211; CPM banners, plus contextual CPC text links. Pays via PayPal, wire transfers,          or funds added to a debit MasterCard.</p>
<p><a href="http://adcenter.microsoft.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft adCenter</a> &#8211; Doesn&#8217;t give much information for publishers, but they are probably          looking for very high traffic, high quality sites.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.miva.com/us/content/partners/miva_mc/default.asp" target="_blank">MIVA          MC</a> &#8211; Contextual links in boxes, search results, or within your content.          International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mootermedia.com/" target="_blank">Mooter Media</a> &#8211; They seem to be related to the cluster-oriented <a href="http://www.mooter.com/" target="_blank">Mooter</a> search engine. They also offer optimization and targeting tools for publishers          and for other ad networks. Based in Australia, but international publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mountainviewclicks.com/" target="_blank">Mountain          View Clicks</a> &#8211; Contextual CPC text and banner ads. Allows redirection          of default impressions. Pays via PayPal only. International publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.netklix.com/" target="_blank">Netklix</a> &#8211; Format          is similar to AdSense. Two tier. Based in the UK, but international publishers          OK, and offers payment in several currencies.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.nixxie.com/" target="_blank">Nixxie</a> &#8211; Contextual          links. You must invoice them for payment, net 45, by BACS, PayPal, CHAPS          or check. Located in the UK, but international publishers and traffic          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.peakclick.com/" target="_blank">Peak Click</a> &#8211;          They apparently aggregate several other PPC search providers, to select          the highest paying links. Pays every fifteen days, by check, wire transfer,          ePassporte, Western Union, Fethard and WebMoney, in Euros or US dollars.          Two tier. Based in Austria, but international publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/" target="_blank">Pheedo</a> &#8211; CPM and          CPC. You need to already have an RSS Feed set up. They will insert ads,          with banners or text. Net 90, minimum $50. International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pulse360.com/" target="_blank">Pulse 360</a> &#8211; They          are owned by <a href="http://www.seevast.com/" target="_blank">Seevast          Corporation</a>, which also seems to own Bright Ads and Kandoodle.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.realtechnetwork.com/" target="_blank">Real Tech Network</a> &#8211; CPM and CPC. Requires at least 25,000 impressions (and/or 12,500 uniques)          per month. Net 45, minimum $25, by check, PayPal, direct deposit, or wire          transfer. Two tier. International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.reduxmedia.com/" target="_blank">Redux Media</a> &#8211; CPM and CPC. Banners, popups/popunders, and rich media floating ads.          Allows selection of individual campaigns, and default redirection. Net          30. International publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.valuead.com/" target="_blank">ValueAd</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.revenuepilot.com/" target="_blank">Revenue Pilot</a> &#8211; Various linking methods, including banners, text links, and search boxes.          Net 60, minimum $25, by check or PayPal. International publishers OK,          but they only pay for clicks from the US, UK, Canada and Australia.</p>
<p><a href="http://partners.shopping.com/" target="_blank">Shopping.com</a> &#8211; Contextual links to specific products. Net 45, minimum $10. Their signup          form accepts many countries, but their Terms And Conditions states that          only US and Canadian publishers are accepted. They are looking for traffic          from the UK, US, Australia, France, and Germany.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.snap.com/" target="_blank">Snap</a> &#8211; Contextual          windows that pop up within your content when the visitor rolls the mouse          pointer over certain words. It seems that the payment isn&#8217;t quite &#8220;per-click,&#8221;          but, rather, &#8220;per-rollover.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.specificmedia.com/" target="_blank">Specific Media</a> &#8211; Various formats (banners, streaming video, integrated search, co-registration,          and email marketing) and payment structures (CPM, CPC, and CPA.) Requires          at least 100,000 impressions per month. Net 30. Their signup form only          accepts addresses in US and Canada.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.sponsorselect.com/" target="_blank">Sponsor Select</a> &#8211; Seems to present a list of ads, so that the visitor can choose one,          which will pop up for 15 seconds. The focus is to require an ad view before          the visitor is allowed to view a page of your content.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.targetpointmedia.com/" target="_blank">Target Point          Media</a> &#8211; Contextual targeted banners and text links. Mostly CPC, with          some CPM and CPA. Apparently allows some non-English content, with appropriate          ad targeting. Net 30, minimum $50, by check, PayPal, or wire transfer.          International publishers OK, except China and North Korea.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.text-link-ads.com/" target="_blank">TLA &#8211; Text Link          Ads</a> &#8211; Their structure isn&#8217;t quite clear. They have a disclaimer that          they aren&#8217;t in competition with the Google &#8211; &#8220;Our Text Link Ads          product is not a pay per click or contextually served ad system.&#8221; Pays monthly, minimum $25, by check or PayPal. International publishers          OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trafficengine.net/" target="_blank">Traffic Engine</a> &#8211; Seems to offer contextual ads and search boxes.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.trusearch.com/" target="_blank">TruSearch</a> &#8211; Contextual          graphic and text link ads. Can work as an alternative to AdSense.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.vibrantmedia.com/" target="_blank">Vibrant Media</a> &#8211; This CPC network uses their IntelliTXT technology to make words in your          existing text into paid links. Requires at least 500,000 page views per          month, of text based content. International publishers OK. They also have          several offices in Europe.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.videoegg.com/" target="_blank">VideoEgg</a> &#8211; Pays          on &#8220;Cost Per Engagement,&#8221; when the visitor interacts with rich          media ads.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.viewmedia.com/" target="_blank">View Media / Smart          Web</a> &#8211; Seems to focus on CPC, contextual, and some lead generation.          International publishers OK.</p>
<p><a href="http://publisher.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo Publisher          Network</a> &#8211; Seems to scan pages, and insert content-related text ads          (similar to Google Adsense.) Appears to be available only to US-based          publishers.</p>
<p><em><strong>Reference:</strong></em></p>
<p><a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/networks-cpc.html" target="_blank">http://www.websponsorzone.net/networks-cpc.html</a></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a name="vc"></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://admin.valueclickmedia.com/re.f?11820" target="_blank">ValueClick          Media</a></span> &#8211; Their CPM arm comes from absorbing FastClick. Requires          a minimum of 2,500 impressions per month, with a minimum click-through          rate of 0.25%. Mix of CPM and CPC banners, along with pop-unders. Allows          selection of individual advertisers and redirection of defaults to another          network. Two tier. Net 20, by check or PayPal, an<span style="font-size: xx-small;">d direct          deposit for US and Canadian publishers.</span> International publishers          OK. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adreporting.com/dir.php?a=686027&amp;p=1&amp;w=text" target="_blank">Ad          Reporting</a> &#8211; Mainly CPA advertisers, with some CPC and CPM. Text links,          banners and <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/popup.html">pops</a>. Many freebie and giveaway type          lead offers. They have their own optimized rotation to deliver the best          performing ads for your site. Also does email newsletter ad placements.          Based in Canada, but accepts international publishers. Over <span style="color: #cc0000;">90</span> merchants. Net 15. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.clicksor.com/clicksor_adsref.php?id=961" target="_blank">Clicksor</a> &#8211; Mainly focused on contextual keyword links. Also offers contextual text          banners, graphic banners, popunders, XML feeds, and a search box. Min          $50 for check, Min $20 for PayPal, Net 15. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.clickxchange.com/fr.phtml?act=895527.14" target="_blank">ClickXChange</a> &#8211; Various CPC and CPA offers. Non-US publishers OK. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://marketing.3fn.net/" target="_blank">3FN</a> &#8211; Contextual          and search. Two tier. Pays weekly, minimum $50, via wire transfer, ePassporte,          Fethard, and WebMoney. Based in the US, but with a few overseas offices,          and international publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.accessoryads.com/" target="_blank">Accessory Ads</a> &#8211; Boxes of text links. Similar in appearance to AdSense, but based on          keywords that you select (<strong>not</strong> page-based contextual.) Only accepts          publishers from the six major English-speaking countries. Net 10, minimum          $25. They are owned by <a href="http://www.7search.com/" target="_blank">7Search</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.ad4game.com/" target="_blank">Ad4Game</a> &#8211; CPC,          CPM and CPA. Oriented to publishers with gaming content, and also offers          Flash in-game ads. Allows redirection of default impressions. Net 30,          offers PayPal and wire transfer. Based in Canada, but international publishers          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adblade.com/" target="_blank">Adblade</a> &#8211; Their          contract requires exclusivity &#8211; they must be the only contextual ad on          the page. Minimum Payment $100, by PayPal only. International publishers          OK, but they only want US traffic.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adbrite.com/" target="_blank">Ad Brite</a> &#8211; Boxes          of text links. There is a self-serve feature for advertisers to have their          links appear on individual publisher sites. Note that these ads strongly          resemble Google AdSense, and it might be against Google&#8217;s Terms And Conditions          to have them on the same page. Two tier. Net 60, minimum $100. International          publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adclickmedia.com/" target="_blank">Ad Click Media</a> &#8211; Two tier. International publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.multiplestreammktg.com/" target="_blank">Multiple          Stream Media</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.addynamix.com/" target="_blank">Ad Dynamix</a> &#8211;          CPM and CPC. Net 30, minimum $50. (Formerly known as PennyWeb.) Owned          by <a href="http://www.ybrant.com/" target="_blank">Ybrant Technologies</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.addynamo.com/" target="_blank">Ad Dynamo</a> &#8211; Offers          an optional WordPress plugin for bloggers. Net 7, minimum R100. Based          in South Africa, but international publishers and traffic OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adengage.com/" target="_blank">Ad Engage</a> &#8211; Seems          to be auction style, with publishers setting requested rates, and self-service          for advertisers. Boxes of text links, including some ads with additional          small graphics. Net 15, minimum $20, by check, PayPal, ePassporte, Western          Union, and wire transfer. Owned by <a href="http://www.technorati.com/" target="_blank">Technorati</a>.          International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.abcsearch.com/w4/adentify.html" target="_blank">Adentify</a> &#8211; Contextual, but allows publishers to select the best keywords. Owned          by <a href="http://www.abcsearch.com/" target="_blank">ABC Search</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adfirmative.com/" target="_blank">Adfirmative</a> &#8211; Emphasizes targeting and anti-fraud systems.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adhere.com/" target="_blank">Adhere</a> &#8211; (Formerly          known as Industry Brains.) Seems to want very high traffic, high quality          sites. Mostly contextual links. Also offers search results, and some graphical          banner type CPM ads. Owned by <a href="http://www.marchex.com/" target="_blank">Marchex</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adknowledge.com/" target="_blank">Ad Knowledge</a> &#8211; Presents themselves as an alternative to Google AdSense and Yahoo. Net          15. They also have a site called <a href="https://www.adstation.com/" target="_blank">AdStation</a>.,          and own the <a href="http://www.hydranetwork.com/" target="_blank">Hydra</a> affiliate network.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adlandpro.com/Affiliate/Affiliate.aspx" target="_blank">Ad          Land Pro</a> &#8211; Seems to be a combination of classified ads, banner/link          exchange, and PPC listings. Net 15, minimum $35.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.admagma.com/" target="_blank">AdMagma</a> &#8211; Contextual          CPC network with banner and text ads. Yet another AdSense alternative.          Pays monthly, minimum US$10, by PayPal. Or credit to your own advertising          account. Based in India, but international publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.admanage.com/" target="_blank">Ad Manage</a> &#8211; Keyword-based          banners and text boxes (similar to AdSense.) Allows Web sites, search          engines, email, or application developers. Net 45, minimum $100, by check,          PayPal, Direct Deposit (US only), Epassporte (minimum $1000), or wire          transfer (minimum $500.) Based in the UK, but international publishers          OK. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.admarketplace.com/" target="_blank">adMarketplace</a> &#8211; They emphasize their optimization system.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adonnetwork.com/" target="_blank">AdOn Network</a> &#8211; Formerly known as MyGeek. Banners, popunders, and interstitials, along          with search listings. They call some ads, &#8220;cost Per View,&#8221; but          it appears that that actually requires a click-through. Also offers a          &#8220;private label&#8221; system for publishers to create their own advertiser          accounts. Net 30, minimum $200. International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adorigin.com/" target="_blank">Ad Origin</a> &#8211; Requires          at least 5,000 page views per month, and a minimum CTR of 0.25%. Net 45,          minimum $50 for US/Canadian publishers, and $100 for others, by check.          Paypal or Netteller with a $5 fee. They say they will terminate publishers          who don&#8217;t send any traffic for 60 days. International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adprogram.com/" target="_blank">Ad Program</a> &#8211;          Offers various customizable CPC ad blocks and ad feeds.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.ads-click.com/" target="_blank">Ads-Click</a> &#8211; Choose          the best performing keywords for paid links. Net 15, minimum $50, and          seems to only pay by direct deposit or PayPal. Based in Switzerland, but          they only want US oriented traffic, and international publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adside.com/" target="_blank">AdSide</a> &#8211; Offers          unusual ad formats. Owned by DOCLIX, Inc.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.adtoll.com/" target="_blank">Ad Toll</a> &#8211; A sort          of auction system, where publishers offer a weekly ad placement, with          an estimate of expected clicks and effective CPC. Also provide Run Of          Network (RON) rotation, in case you have extra inventory. Allows redirection          of default impressions. Two tier. Net 15, by Check, PayPal, wire/bank          transfer or credit to your own advertiser account, minimums vary. Based          in Australia, but international publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.advario.com/" target="_blank">AdVario</a> &#8211; Requires          at least 5,000 unique visitors per day. They turn keywords in your existing          text into paid links. Also offers standard sized banners with contextual          links. Net 45, minimum $25. International publishers OK. Owned my <a href="http://www.mediatrust.com/" target="_blank">MediaTrust</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.advertdeal.com/" target="_blank">Advert Deal</a> &#8211; Requires a minimum of 100 unique visitors per day. Seems to be mostly          CPC text link blocks and individual text links, along with some CPM popups.          One-time bounty for referring other publishers. Net 25, minimum $200,          apparently by PayPal only. International publishers OK, with some exceptions.          They have some relationship with <a href="http://www.emailadvert.com/" target="_blank">Email          Advert</a>, along with <a href="http://www.popadvert.com/" target="_blank">Pop          Advert</a> and <a href="http://www.boxadvert.com/" target="_blank">Box          Advert</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.advertise.com/" target="_blank">Advertise.com</a> &#8211; CPC, contextual, and CPA campaigns. Net 15, minimum $25, by check, PayPal,          or wire transfer. International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.advertiseisland.com/" target="_blank">Advertise          Island</a> &#8211; No minimum traffic listed. Offers CPM, CPC, and CPA campaigns.          Accepts non-US publishers.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.affiliateboss.com/" target="_blank">Affiliate Boss</a> &#8211; Owned by the Find-It Quick <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/search-engines.html">search engine</a>.          Seems to focus on CPC text links, banners, and search boxes. Also offers          popunders at $1 CPM.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.alternateurl.com/" target="_blank">Alternate URL</a> &#8211; They focus on providing filler ads to use for unpaid defaults from other          networks. Net 45, minimum $50, only via PayPal. Based in <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/canada.html">Canada</a>,          but their signup form doesn&#8217;t ask where publishers are located. Owned          by <a href="http://www.islandmedianetwork.com/" target="_blank">Island          Media</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.heyamigo.net/" target="_blank">Amigo</a> &#8211; Oriented          towards publishers of email newsletters. Owned by <a href="http://www.carsonified.com/" target="_blank">Carsonified</a>.          Pays monthly, by PayPal only. Based in the UK, but international publishers          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://sponsoredlistings.ask.com/asl-for/publishers/" target="_blank">Ask          Sponsored Listings</a> &#8211; Part of <a href="http://Ask.Com" title="http://Ask.Com" class="autohyperlink" target="_blank">Ask.Com</a>. Offers contextual ads, and seems          to offer search boxes. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.axill.com/" target="_blank">Axill</a> &#8211; CPA and some          CPC. Min $25 for PayPal, and $100 for check, weekly payments.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.azoogleads.com/" target="_blank">Azoogle Ads</a> &#8211; CPM, CPC, and CPA campaigns. Minimum payment $50, Net 15.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bclick.com/" target="_blank">BClick</a> &#8211; Seems to          accept low-traffic sites. Net 10, minimum $20. Two tier. International          publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.siteup.com/" target="_blank">SiteUp</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bidvertiser.com/" target="_blank">BidVertiser</a> &#8211; Auction style. Note that their ads may be similar to Google AdSense,          so it might be against Google&#8217;s Terms And Conditions to have them both          on the same page. Pays monthly, minimum $10, by check or Paypal. International          publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.bride.ru/aff/faqs.html" target="_blank">Bride.Ru</a> &#8211; Russian mail-order brides. Promises a variable (depending on conversions)          CPC rate, starting at 10¢ per click-through. International publishers          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.brightroll.com/" target="_blank">BrightRoll</a> &#8211;          Video ads, paid based on user initiated clicks and completed views. They          seem to want publishers with video content (minimum 3 million views per          month.) </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://searchspots.chango.com/" target="_blank">Chango</a> &#8211;          Requires at least 50,000 page views per month. Selects the ads based on          the search terms that a visitor used to find the publisher&#8217;s site. Allows          redirection of default impressions (when the visitor hasn&#8217;t arrived from          a search engine.) Two tier. Net 30, minimum $50 by check, $10 by PayPal.          International publishers OK, but they only serve to US and Canadian traffic.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.checkmystats.com.au/" target="_blank">Check My Stats</a> &#8211; Australian network offering CPM, CPC, and CPA sponsors. Offers check,          direct deposit, or PayPal for Australian publishers, but only PayPal for          international publishers. Net 50, minimum $50. Two tier. They also have          networks for the <a href="http://www.check-my-stats.com/" target="_blank">US</a> and <a href="http://www.checkmystats.co.uk/" target="_blank">UK</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.chitika.com/" target="_blank">Chitika</a> &#8211; Requires          at least 10,000 page views per month. This contextual network offers a          few options. One is boxes displaying individual products. Another option          makes words in your existing text into paid links. There is also a store          selection type of display. Net 30. Two tier. International publishers          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.clickbooth.com/" target="_blank">Click Booth</a> &#8211; CPM, CPC, and CPA campaigns. Allows some email marketing. Requires at          least 1,000 &#8220;unique page views&#8221; per month. Two tier. Be sure          to give a working phone number, since they require a call to verify applications.          Net 15, minimum US$50, in US, CA, and AU dollars, Euros, and UK Pounds.          International publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.integraclick.com/" target="_blank">IntegraClick</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.clicksbroker.com/" target="_blank">Clicks Broker</a> &#8211; Seems to be auction style. Low traffic sites OK. Also features a link          exchange feature. Bounty for attracting new advertisers. International          publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.clicksector.com/" target="_blank">Click Sector</a> &#8211; Previously known as RevenueCPM. Offers various ad formats. Net 30, minimum          $50, by check or PayPal, with wire transfer at minimum $1000. Two tier.          International publishers OK, with some exceptions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.click-share.com/" target="_blank">Click Share</a> &#8211; Net 15. International publishers OK. Seems to be owned by WebShare.          Seems to be based in Israel, but with some connection to Bulgaria. International          publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.doclix.com/" target="_blank">Doclix / AdSide</a> &#8211; They state that they, <em>&#8220;partner only with large premium publishers&#8221;</em> with a minimum of one million unique visitors per month. International          publishers OK, but they want mostly US, UK, and Canadian traffic.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.eclickz.com/" target="_blank">eClickZ</a> &#8211; An AdSense          alternative. Two tier. Net 60, by PayPal only. International publishers          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.epicenterads.com/" target="_blank">Epicenter Ads</a> &#8211; Contextual CPC, resembling AdSense. Requires that you also place their          search box on the page. Net 45, minimum $50, by check, PayPal, or wire          transfer. Two tier. International publishers OK, but they only want US,          Canada, and UK related content. They also have a CPA / Affiliate network          called <a href="http://www.epicenternetwork.com/" target="_blank">Epicenter          Network</a>, and some free site building tools at <a href="http://www.dm-2.com/" target="_blank">DM2</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.etology.com/" target="_blank">Etology</a> &#8211; Auction          style CPC text links, with self-serve for advertisers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.exoclick.com/" target="_blank">ExoClick</a> &#8211; Text          links, banners, and domain parking. Pays weekly, Net 7, by PayPal or ePassporte,          minimum $10, or check or wire transfer, minimum US$200. Two tier. Based          in Spain, but international publishers and traffic OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.expoactive.com/" target="_blank">Expo Active</a> &#8211; Text based ads. Mostly CPC, but with some CPM and day/week/month sponsorships.          International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.fairadsnetwork.com/" target="_blank">Fair Ads Network</a> &#8211; Contextual, CPC and some CPA. Allows blocking of individual ads, and          also setting of minimum click-through amounts. Pays by check, PayPal,          e-gold, e-bullion, and wire transfer. Two tier. International publishers          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.freekii.com/" target="_blank">Free Kii</a> &#8211; Another          AdSense clone. Allows default redirects. Two tier. Net 25, minimum $10,          by PayPal only.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.funpageexchange.com/" target="_blank">Fun Page Exchange</a> &#8211; Oriented to arcade and humor sites. Exchange credits are based on clickthroughs          rather than impressions, with a 5:4 ratio. Some email newsletter placements          OK. They also offer a CPC payment system.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.futureads.com/" target="_blank">Future Ads</a> &#8211;          Seems to be mostly CPC with some CPM. Contextually relevant text, banners,          and video creatives. Features windows that popup when the visitor rolls          the mouse over a text link. Net 15, by check PayPal, or wire transfer.          Also offers monetization for online game developers.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.game-advertising-online.com/" target="_blank">Game          Advertising Online &#8211; GAO</a> &#8211; Oriented to promoting computer games and          online browser based games. Requires at least 10,000 unique visitors per          day. They require exclusivity (you cannot use other gaming-focused advertising          networks on your site.) Minimum payment $50, by PayPal or wire transfer.          Allows some non-English languages. Based in <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/new-zealand.html">New          Zealand</a>, but international publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.genieknowsmedia.com/" target="_blank">GenieKnows          Media</a> &#8211; No minimum traffic requirement. They claim that they are compatible          with Google Adsense placements on the same page. Net 15, minimum $20,          by check, PayPal, electronic bank transfer, or Money Bookers. Two tier.          International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.google.com/intl/en/ads/" target="_blank">Google Adsense</a> &#8211; Scans your site&#8217;s content, and displays blocks of text ads on similar          topics. Also offers search boxes, with paid links in the results. International          publishers OK, and electronic bank account deposit is available for some          countries. Minimum payment $100, Net 30. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.infolinks.com/" target="_blank">Infolinks</a> &#8211; Makes          words in your site&#8217;s text into CPC links, with a small pop-up balloon          when the visitor rolls over the word, to encourage them to click. Net          45, minimum $100, by US direct deposit, PayPal, or wire transfer. They          plan to accept sites in various languages besides English in the future.          International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.joomlaads.com/" target="_blank">Joomla Ads</a> &#8211;          Owned by the creators of the the Joomla Content Management System, but          doesn&#8217;t require it. Net 30, minimum $20, by PayPal only.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.kontera.com/" target="_blank">Kontera / DynamiContext</a> &#8211; Contextual links, which can be done as tool-tip links within your existing          text, and/or boxes containing relevant text ads. Requires at least 150,000          page views per month. Minimum payment $100 (or any amount at the end of          the year), Net 30.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.linkconnector.com/" target="_blank">Link Connector</a> &#8211; Mostly CPA, with some CPC. Minimum payment $25, Net 20. Check, direct          deposit, or PayPal. International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.linkprofits.net/" target="_blank">Link Profits</a> &#8211; Primarily CPA, but may offer some CPC campaigns. Is willing to sponsor          opt-in mailing lists. Non-US publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.linkworth.com/" target="_blank">Link Worth</a> &#8211;          Various types of text ads. They also offer paid <a href="http://www.websponsorzone.net/blogs.html">Blog</a> reviews. Net 10, minimum $100, by check, direct deposit, wire transfer          ($20 fee), or PayPal (minimum $25.) International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.localpages.com/" target="_blank">Local Pages</a> &#8211; Emphasizes their geotargeting abilities.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.mediashakers.com/" target="_blank">Media Shakers</a> &#8211; CPM banners, plus contextual CPC text links. Pays via PayPal, wire transfers,          or funds added to a debit MasterCard.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://adcenter.microsoft.com/" target="_blank">Microsoft adCenter</a> &#8211; Doesn&#8217;t give much information for publishers, but they are probably          looking for very high traffic, high quality sites.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.miva.com/us/content/partners/miva_mc/default.asp" target="_blank">MIVA          MC</a> &#8211; Contextual links in boxes, search results, or within your content.          International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.mootermedia.com/" target="_blank">Mooter Media</a> &#8211; They seem to be related to the cluster-oriented <a href="http://www.mooter.com/" target="_blank">Mooter</a> search engine. They also offer optimization and targeting tools for publishers          and for other ad networks. Based in Australia, but international publishers          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.mountainviewclicks.com/" target="_blank">Mountain          View Clicks</a> &#8211; Contextual CPC text and banner ads. Allows redirection          of default impressions. Pays via PayPal only. International publishers          OK. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.netklix.com/" target="_blank">Netklix</a> &#8211; Format          is similar to AdSense. Two tier. Based in the UK, but international publishers          OK, and offers payment in several currencies.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.nixxie.com/" target="_blank">Nixxie</a> &#8211; Contextual          links. You must invoice them for payment, net 45, by BACS, PayPal, CHAPS          or check. Located in the UK, but international publishers and traffic          OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.peakclick.com/" target="_blank">Peak Click</a> &#8211;          They apparently aggregate several other PPC search providers, to select          the highest paying links. Pays every fifteen days, by check, wire transfer,          ePassporte, Western Union, Fethard and WebMoney, in Euros or US dollars.          Two tier. Based in Austria, but international publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.pheedo.com/" target="_blank">Pheedo</a> &#8211; CPM and          CPC. You need to already have an RSS Feed set up. They will insert ads,          with banners or text. Net 90, minimum $50. International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.pulse360.com/" target="_blank">Pulse 360</a> &#8211; They          are owned by <a href="http://www.seevast.com/" target="_blank">Seevast          Corporation</a>, which also seems to own Bright Ads and Kandoodle.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.realtechnetwork.com/" target="_blank">Real Tech Network</a> &#8211; CPM and CPC. Requires at least 25,000 impressions (and/or 12,500 uniques)          per month. Net 45, minimum $25, by check, PayPal, direct deposit, or wire          transfer. Two tier. International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.reduxmedia.com/" target="_blank">Redux Media</a> &#8211; CPM and CPC. Banners, popups/popunders, and rich media floating ads.          Allows selection of individual campaigns, and default redirection. Net          30. International publishers OK. Owned by <a href="http://www.valuead.com/" target="_blank">ValueAd</a>.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.revenuepilot.com/" target="_blank">Revenue Pilot</a> &#8211; Various linking methods, including banners, text links, and search boxes.          Net 60, minimum $25, by check or PayPal. International publishers OK,          but they only pay for clicks from the US, UK, Canada and Australia.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://partners.shopping.com/" target="_blank">Shopping.com</a> &#8211; Contextual links to specific products. Net 45, minimum $10. Their signup          form accepts many countries, but their Terms And Conditions states that          only US and Canadian publishers are accepted. They are looking for traffic          from the UK, US, Australia, France, and Germany. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.snap.com/" target="_blank">Snap</a> &#8211; Contextual          windows that pop up within your content when the visitor rolls the mouse          pointer over certain words. It seems that the payment isn&#8217;t quite &#8220;per-click,&#8221;          but, rather, &#8220;per-rollover.&#8221;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.specificmedia.com/" target="_blank">Specific Media</a> &#8211; Various formats (banners, streaming video, integrated search, co-registration,          and email marketing) and payment structures (CPM, CPC, and CPA.) Requires          at least 100,000 impressions per month. Net 30. Their signup form only          accepts addresses in US and Canada.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.sponsorselect.com/" target="_blank">Sponsor Select</a> &#8211; Seems to present a list of ads, so that the visitor can choose one,          which will pop up for 15 seconds. The focus is to require an ad view before          the visitor is allowed to view a page of your content.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.targetpointmedia.com/" target="_blank">Target Point          Media</a> &#8211; Contextual targeted banners and text links. Mostly CPC, with          some CPM and CPA. Apparently allows some non-English content, with appropriate          ad targeting. Net 30, minimum $50, by check, PayPal, or wire transfer.          International publishers OK, except China and North Korea.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.text-link-ads.com/" target="_blank">TLA &#8211; Text Link          Ads</a> &#8211; Their structure isn&#8217;t quite clear. They have a disclaimer that          they aren&#8217;t in competition with the Google &#8211; <em>&#8220;Our Text Link Ads          product is not a pay per click or contextually served ad system.&#8221;</em> Pays monthly, minimum $25, by check or PayPal. International publishers          OK. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.trafficengine.net/" target="_blank">Traffic Engine</a> &#8211; Seems to offer contextual ads and search boxes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.trusearch.com/" target="_blank">TruSearch</a> &#8211; Contextual          graphic and text link ads. Can work as an alternative to AdSense.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.vibrantmedia.com/" target="_blank">Vibrant Media</a> &#8211; This CPC network uses their IntelliTXT technology to make words in your          existing text into paid links. Requires at least 500,000 page views per          month, of text based content. International publishers OK. They also have          several offices in Europe.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.videoegg.com/" target="_blank">VideoEgg</a> &#8211; Pays          on &#8220;Cost Per Engagement,&#8221; when the visitor interacts with rich          media ads.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://www.viewmedia.com/" target="_blank">View Media / Smart          Web</a> &#8211; Seems to focus on CPC, contextual, and some lead generation.          International publishers OK.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="http://publisher.yahoo.com/" target="_blank">Yahoo Publisher          Network</a> &#8211; Seems to scan pages, and insert content-related text ads          (similar to Google Adsense.) Appears to be available only to US-based          publishers.</span></p>
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<p>Who the fuck takes a vampire and makes him sparkly and homo?</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was slightly skeptical in hiring this DVD initially &#8211; prior to reading any reviews. Mainly because I had never heard of it, and it didn&#8217;t come out on the cinema circuit here in SA. That being said, I was having a lazy weekend, and was in desperate need of a deepspace Sci-Fi to kick [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I was slightly skeptical in hiring <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandorum" target="_blank">this DVD</a> initially &#8211; prior to reading any reviews. Mainly because I had never heard of it, and it didn&#8217;t come out on the cinema circuit here in SA. That being said, I was having a lazy weekend, and was in desperate need of a deepspace Sci-Fi to kick my imagination back into gear.</p>
<p>I need not mention its a thriller/horror as well.</p>
<p>At first glimpse, I was impressed. Yet still slightly weary. As the opening sequence seemed to be somewhat of a buildup to the climax &#8211; not much of a fan of this.<br />
However, after realizing this was not the case, I sat back, fired up a cabbage to keep my mind open, and was taken back solely by the concept of locating another suitable planet for the human race.</p>
<p>Soon, I realized that one of the main cast actors was <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Foster_(actor)" target="_blank">a favourite from Alpha Dog</a>. And thus couldn&#8217;t help myself, but be further overwhelmed by the pure brilliance of him portraying an interstellar engineer, with almost total memory loss after hyper-sleep. It was perfect.</p>
<p>The plot, which although was burnt beyond recognition by <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/pandorum/" target="_blank">&#8220;<em>notable</em>&#8221; critics</a>, was much less complicated than what others have made it out to be. As although an over complex plot may deter others from watching a film, I on the other hand, find more reason to watch it because of said obscurities. As there is nothing better than viewing a film thats worth viewing again soon after, just to understand what the fuck just occurred. A strength, more than a weakness. Unless of course, its not meant to make sense &#8211; or fails miserably at attempting to make sense.</p>
<p>Its savage, crisp, original, and one of the finest thrillers I&#8217;ve viewed in quite some time. Honest.</p>
<p>At times, I was even jolting forward with complete angst for the outcome of a particular situation.</p>
<p>It also looks at many ethical issues, such as the idea of humans killing off humans for survival, fictional omnipotence, and self awareness. As well as some psychological conundrums like paranoia, schizophrenia, and temporary memory loss.</p>
<p>Wicked film. Especially if you love deepspace Sci-Fi&#8217;s. Mmmm</p>
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