Igor Chudov wrote:
This may or may not be true. This all depends on how junkbusters script works. Perhaps junkbusters filters out all 480x90 images, for instance. In which case I can place a 480x90 transparent gif at the bottom of my entrance page, and upon request of such gif I can set something in the user's cookie that would allow him/her further browsing. A lot of things are computer detectable.
why don't you simply look at the source?
Maybe it is collapsing for companies who hire dozens of programmers to create some trivial nonsensical sites, e.g. drkoop.com. I created my site by myself, with no costs other than my time involved (and I enjoyed doing it anyway, so the true cost is near zero), and banners nicely supplement my income. I am not looking for a multimillion IPO, just looking to make some $$ after all expenses. I have the benefit of a nice name (www.algebra.com), so I do not need to spend any $$ at all to attract visitors.
without sparking a political discussion about the PC of banner ads, your main problem is that banner services (i.e. external sources) are undetectable to you because junkbuster never does anything to YOUR site - it just refuses to grab the ads from the external site. you may have a way if you would serve the banners yourself. but I doubt there's money in that.