Ad Loading Times & Increase In International Traffic
Hi Advertlets Members, some of you may have noticed a slow down in loading of your ad speeds today. We are aware of the problem, and will be making progressive upgrades throughout the next 3 days. Our users in Singapore are the most badly affected by this. We apologize, and will resolve the issue shortly.
FYI: We are currently serving paid ads to Malaysia, Singapore, China, Australia, United States and the United Kingdom, as the number of impressions we have for each country is steadily growing. Its great to know that our bloggers have been attracting lots of readers from different countries! As of such, we will be procuring more bandwidth to deal with the increased load from international traffic.
There has been a marked increase in international bandwidth in the Advertlets network of late, which has put increased strain on our servers, for example – we served 5.9 million ad impressions to China this month. This is a huge amount of growth, considering that it was only just slightly over a million last month.
Upgrades should be completed by January 4th, and in the next few hours after this post you should see some improvement in speed. Thanks.
MidZone Countdown 2008 – Special Offer For Advertlets Bloggers
Nothing planned yet for the New Year? You may have read about this in the newspapers and some blogs already, but here goes: MidZone Countdown 2008 is the MOST ANTICIPATED New Year Eve celebration in Kuala Lumpur. A FIRST to marry choreographed fireworks display with pulsating dance, and it is Fireworks Artistry at its Best!
Featuring a SPECTACULAR line-up of International DJs – DJ Stoneface & Terminal (Euphonic, Germany), DJ Matthew White (Hungary) and VJ SORT (Kagawa, Japan) and many more, MidZone Countdown 2008 will be a phenomenal WORLD-CLASS experience that will blast your every nerve and send your body craving for MORE!
Come, have the best of 2007 immortalized in your minds @ The Boulevard Mid Valley City on the 31st December 2007. Gates open from 8pm till late!
Special Offer For Advertlets Bloggers
Join in the fun with friends – and we’ll make it easier for you too! Just go over to www.advertlets.com/midzone, then print out the e-coupon to receive 1 ticket for FREE (worth RM100) when you purchase 2 tickets for the MidZone Countdown 2008 party! For more details, please see www.advertlets.com/midzone and www.midzone.com.my.
Advertlets Wishes You Merry Christmas, And Brings Presents!
This Christmas, Advertlets has a few things for you…
IPSERVERONE – Web Hosting Discounts!
IPSERVERONE and Advertlets are happy to bring you discounted web hosting! Use the discount code “advertlets7″ for an RM30 discount per year on 100GB and 200GB both Linux & Windows Hosting.
PS: Linux hosting supports PHP5 and MySQL5…perfect for a new WordPress installation! So if you’re looking to shift your blog to your own domain, feel free to make use of this great offer. IPSERVERONE is the company that hosts Malaysia’s most popular tech forum Lowyat.net, so you can be assured of high bandwidth transfers.
CJ7 Contest – Movie Merchandise!
Stephen Chow is back this New Year! The star of Kung Fu Hustle, Shaolin Soccer and more brings you something entirely different – CJ7, the tale of a poor laborer and his son who find a strange new pet entering their lives.
Here’s your chance to win exclusive merchandise from the film CJ7 – we have 7 sets of CJ7 merchandise to give away, that includes: 1 Limited Edition CJ7 T-shirt (worth RM200 each), 1 Limited Edition CJ7 Tote Bag (worth RM120 each), and 1 Limited Edition CJ7 Notebook (worth RM80) each.
Hurry, contest closes 10th January 2008! All you have to do is write a blog post and answer the question: “What would you do if you discovered an alien in your back yard?”. Remember to link to Advertlets.com/CJ7Movie. That’s it, pretty easy to win eh? Contest valid for Malaysian and Singaporean Advertlets bloggers.
Advertlets+Faces E-Freebies December 2007 – Movie Merchandise, Fashion, Discounts and more!For December 2007, Advertlets + Faces presents E-Freebies yet again! (Yes, this is going to be on EVERY month from now on!). Here’s what’s up for grabs this month: (specially reserved for Advertlets bloggers)
- 2 x 50% vouchers of MyNavi that retails full price at RM1,948
- 1 x Nazleen Noor’s latest batik design material valued at RM680
- 1 x custom made carry-all leather bag by Iskandar Rahman
- 1 x 60 minute Raw Earth Spa Pedicure at Nail Art Artistry
- 1 x Limited Edition Enchanted accessories – worth RM800
- 1 x Limited Edition The Kingdom merchandise – worth RM300
- 1 x Limited Edition National Treasure merchandise worth 580
Just join either the Tech, Fashion or Entertainment Competitions at faces.com.my/contest/. Scroll down for details on the Advertlets exclusive contest. Contest open to Malaysian Advertlets bloggers only.
Oct Cheques All Sent!
All legit October 2007 cheques have been sent! You should receive it within a week or less (slightly longer for East Malaysia/Singapore). Future cashouts should not be delayed, and should reach you 30-45 days from the end of the month which you cashed out, as usual. Just a reminder: Please make sure that your details are filled up correctly (Full Name as per bank account, Mailing address), as sometimes we have to e-mail/call publishers to verify incomplete details, and this causes further delay.
Lastly, have a Merry Christmas and great holiday season! We at Advertlets wish you safe driving, happy partying, sumptuous eating, and happy blogging!
Help A Blogger This Christmas…
This Christmas, spare some thought for someone less fortunate than yourself. Most of you will be familiar with the condition of one of our featured bloggers, Yvonne, however if you’ll like to know more about why Yvonne is raising funds, click here to view more about her condition. We noticed that some Advertlets members have been bidding in her charity auctions in past, thanks for that! Here’s another chance for you to get some Christmas goodies, and help a good cause as well -
From Yvonne Foong’s blog: “Like some adorable necklace to wear this Christmas? Here goes three original handmade pendants, coupled with silver-tone ball chain. So cute! I wish to keep ‘em all. But I can’t possibly keep everything. April made them specially to raise funds for me. So please participate in the auction yah?”
Bid for Blue Snowman
Bid for Yellow Snowman
Bid for Pink Snowman
Happy Bidding and Happy Holidays!
Advertlets Presents The Spice Girls, and Hester’s First Post!
Hey Advertlets Bloggers! I’m Hester, a 20 yr-old Indonesian female student from Limkokwing– and currently an intern at Advertlets 
I have been residing here for about 2 years, yet still so often getting lost on the road. It has been a nice two years here – learning tiny facts like the Mamak would be the only one who could fulfill your hunger anytime, anywhere. To the extent to even dreaming about it, two things that I missed terribly when I went back to Jakarta last holiday was a plate of Roti Pisang and Teh O’ Ais. Nothing basically could beat that, ever! It’s like my staple food here in times good and bad.
Mind you, this is not just a compulsory write-up I have to do, cos I am a hugeeee fan of Spice Girls! I believe in girl power and that we can be as tough as boys. So, I am as excited and surprised as you about their reunion.
After nine years of incubation, Spice Girls, a mid-90s British pop group is BACK..! Even Geri (Ginger Spice), who quit the group in 1998, has returned! She was quoted recently as saying “A girl is allowed to change her mind…†and also that its “about celebrating the past, enjoying each other, and is about our fansâ€.
I remember growing up with ‘2 Become 1’ and ‘Viva Forever’ song stuck on my head even when I go to sleep, singing out loud ‘Wannabe’ under the shower, playing the whole album over and over again on my ancient classic Sony Walkman player and learning my very first modern dancing step movements with ‘Stop’ song. Undeniably, most of us who were born in the 80s can definitely remember the tunes and lyrics to most Spice Girls songs. Its great to know that they are all back together.
I checked out the latest video of theirs, ‘Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)’ and honestly, I am shocked. Spice Girls are no more girls now, the video shows a more matured and grown up style. And the latest song is still lovely, though its a different style from what I used to hear. Indeed, Spice Girls have now become “Spice Women!†And they are remarkably fit for their age, it looks like Geri is competing with Mel B to see who has the most toned abs!
Adding to the excitement here, there is a contest that you would not want to miss out! Join the contest, and stand the chance of winning their latest CDs, ‘Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)’ and 2 tickets to THE RETURN OF THE SPICE GIRLS Concert in London Live!
Speaking of the CD of their latest CD, ‘Spice Girls: Greatest Hits’, it is indeed the greatest hits! I found myself in a nostalgic moment listening to those old songs from more than 9 years ago. It also includes 2 new feature songs, Headlines and Voodoo that put a new spin on the classic Spice Girls sound. So, do log on to http://www.emimusic.com.my/spicegirls/ to check out the album, join and contest, and get spiced! Zig-a-zig-ah!
Advertlets: Your Questions On Click Fraud Answered
Q: What is click fraud?
A: Click fraud is an internet crime that occurs in per per click advertising. It consists of clicks which are not genuine, which are unfair to the advertiser. This consists of clicks which happen for reasons other than an valid user having an genuine interest to visit a website to be informed or check out products and services offered. It also consists of invalid clicks that are generated by automated scripts or computer programs.
Q: Recently, there has been a publisher in the network who has accused Advertlets of unfairly withholding earnings. Is that person innocent or guilty of click fraud?
MyBloggerCon Pictures Posted! Miri Gathering Announced!
Advertlets recently sponsored a gathering for Chinese language bloggers, and here are the pictures. Congratulations to the sponsors…it was said that we had nearly 10% of all Chinese language bloggers in Malaysia at the event! Despite not being able to speak the language, (yes, I’m Chinese, I know), I had fun at the gathering, and it was a pleasure meeting all of you. Thanks for accomodating a “xiang jiao ren”.
You can see more photos at our Flickr account or more pictures here from other bloggers who were there too.
And for bloggers in Miri, we have an upcoming gathering for you too on the 29th of this month at Halo Cafe! Read more details at Uchu Keling’s blog.
