Ad Specifications
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| Category | Opportunity | CNET | Tech Republic |
ZDNet | CBS News | mySimon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Display Ad Units | 970x250 | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Button (88x31) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Half Page (300x600) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Leaderboard (728x90) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Marquee (234x60) | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Marquee Long (300x60) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Messaging Plus (300x250) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Messaging Plus 100 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Rectangle (180x150) | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Skylight (120x60) | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| SkyScraper (160x600) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Square Button (125x125) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Super Leader (970x66) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Window (120x90) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Window Mobile (120x90) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Standard Display Ad Units Enhancements | ||||||
| CBS Interactive Hosted Lightbox |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| CBS Interactive Hosted Expand |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Content Curl | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Cross Device Lightbox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| In Banner Audio and Video | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Interactive Gatefold |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Page Turn (Messaging Plus/Half Page) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Peel Back | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Third Party Expand |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Video Extender |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Broadband Marketing (Audio & Video) | CBS Interactive Video Ad | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Video Podcast - Video Download | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Business Broadband Video with 300 x 250 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Third Party VAST video | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Video In-Stream Menu | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Video In-Stream Plus | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Video In-Stream Social Menu | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
| High Impact Ads | IAB Billboard | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| All Access with Leavebehind | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| All Access | No | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Business Skin | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| CNET Skin | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| First Impression Program |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Flip Ad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Intromercial |
No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Network Capture (OPA Pushdown) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Reveal | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | |
| Rich Media Floating | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Sidekick |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Merchandising Solutions | Brand Navigation Info Button | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Blog2Business | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Companies that Matter Spotlight | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Dynamic Showcase | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Dynamic Sponsored Text Link | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Exclusive Resource Center | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | |
| Extended Sponsored Text Link | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Info Board | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Latest News Twitter Feed | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Launchpad Link | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Logo Box | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Product Filter Spotlight | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Product Highlight | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Solutions Showcase | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Sponsored Text Link | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Spotlight | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Ticker Messaging Plus Unit | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vendor Asset Showcase | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Vendor Content Showcase | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Vendor Hotspot | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| VFP (Vendor Featured Page) | Yes | No | No | No | No | |
| Vendor Text Link | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |
| Email Marketing | List Rental | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Newsletter - Messaging Plus (Non-Flash) & Text | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Newsletter - Product Highlight & Text | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Newsletter - Skyscraper & Text | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Newsletter - Solutions Showcase & Text | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |