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Above the fold: The top part of a Web page that is visible without scrolling


Affiliate marketing: Using other online marketers as a source of referrals; payment is usually per click, per lead, or per sale.


Affiliate network: Third party that provides services, such as aggregation and tracking, for affiliates and marketers.


Banner ad: A graphic ad on a Web page, typically measuring 468 pixels wide and 60 pixels tall.


Blog: Online journal of entries in reverse chronological order that typically features multiple links; short for Web log.


Button ad: A graphic ad on a Web page that’s smaller than a banner


Click-through rate (CTR): Average number of click-throughs for an online ad per 100 ad impressions; a 2% click-through rate means for every 100 times the ad was seen, two people clicked on it.


Cookies: Files from a Website that are transferred to and stored on a visitor’s Website that provide information, such as what the visitor purchased and what site the visitor was on immediately preceding the visit, to the Website.


Contextual marketing: Placing merchandise near relevant content.


CPC: Cost per click


CPM: cost per 1,000 impressions.


Extranet: Group of Websites, each with a different owner, that joined together to share information; often used in supply chain management.


Frequency cap: Limit on the number of times a single viewer can be exposed to the same ad.


Impressions: The number of times a page is accessed or an ad displayed.


Interstitial: Online ad that loads between two content pages.


Intranet: Online network designed to be accessible only to members of a specific organization, with firewalls keeping out other potential users.


ISP: Internet service provider.


M-commerce: Mobile commerce; marketing via a mobile device such as a cell phone or a PDA; also called wireless commerce.


Pay per lead: Online ad payment model in which payment is based on the number of qualifying leads.


Pop-under ad: Ad that is displayed in a new browser window that appears under the already-open window.


Pop-up ad: Ad that is displayed in a new browser window.


Pay per sale: Online ad payment model in which commission based on each sale it generates, as opposed to each click or each lead; pay-per-sale programs have lower conversion rates than pay-per-click or pay-per-lead (as not every person who clicks ends up buying) pay higher commission rates.


Reciprocal links: Links between two Websites based on an agreement between the two owners.


Rich media: Web applications that offer a more interactive, animated online experience; examples including Flash and Shockwave.


ROS: Run of site; an ad that can appear anywhere in a given Website, rather than on one particular page.


RSS: Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication; means of distributing dynamic content to subscribers via an XML (Extensible Markup Language) format rather than e-mail.


Shopping bots: Software programs that help Web users search for and compare specific products across multiple Websites; also called bots, intelligent agents.


Viral marketing: A campaign that uses word-of-mouth or “tell a friend” mechanisms.




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