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Posted By: leon

Starting about a week ago I contacted advertisers about the paid advertising going forth on Jan 1, 2007. Several of the trial advertisers were doing me a favor by allowing the test. I appreciate that and am thankful. I think it was positive for all parties. Some of the trial companies said they wanted to continue and several other, non trial companies, had contacted me asking about it. For the ones that committed to doing it I went ahead and put theirs up now, as a gesture of gratitude. I should have told ya'll before hand so my apologies for that. If I am not mistaking there were auctions running at the start of the trial ads and I hope it benefited those auctions in some way. I would guess they did as they were supposed to do. There will be 8 ads rotating for the next 6 months, on the front page, and all spots are taken though one is unconfirmed. There will be a 9th one every now and then when there is a "monthly" open slot filled. There will be advertising on the BST pages just like the front page but the specifics on it aren't firm yet. I am in negotiations with a few companies for that area. I feel the trial period was successful in that everyone pretty much spoke their mind regardless of a company advertising or not. I am sure it will continue...regards

ps...for the record SCGaynor, although a good friend, has not committed and I knew he was only doing the trial as a favor to me.. ...the rest of the above (in 1st post) companies have committed, though of course things can always change........