"Any competing ad networks out there want our business, and promise not to throw us under a bus whenever Valleywag attacks?"

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At the end of the day (or weekend as it is here...) an ad unit is an ad unit and not editorial. (in fact when u run usability groups of website end users, they think anything on the far right column/sidebar is an ad ie you can run editorial/programming in certain positions, but end users will think it is advertising if that's what they're used to in the position.) And then if the blogosphere says an ad unit isnt an ad unit, then it isn't. Mr Arrington is one of the few batting for an ad unit that is just an ad unit. Which it is. Depending on what end users, other blog network owners, and bloggers say. Church, State : The Fourth Estate Debate that will live on forever !!! May this little episode pass on quickly tho as fascinating as updates to network disclosure guidelines and blogger advertising profile pages are.

Crunchnotes : "Any competing ad networks out there want our business, and promise not to throw us under a bus whenever Valleywag attacks?"

Update : Cameron Reilly confirms it is "just an ad unit" when speaking to Richard Macmanus who I'm going to popdown and see this afternoon/evening at crown with the remix crew... hey why not...