Advertlets Joins The Deadpool, Or Maybe Just Forgets To Renew Their Domain Name
Duncan Riley
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Asian blog advertising network Adverlets is down for the count today, although we’re not 100% sure whether this is a deadpool entry or simply forgetfulness.
Edward Khoo emailed us to let us know that the Advertlets.com domain had expired and was currently showing a holding page. Other blogs are reporting ongoing issues with Adverlets leading up to today.
We last mentioned Advertlets in a post November 3 when their main competitor, Nufnang, was experiencing some negative press from users. Both companies cater to bloggers in Singapore and Malaysia. We have no way of confirming the current status of Advertlets because all the contact details naturally lead back to Advertlets.com email addresses. If anyone locally has any more let us know.
Never heard of them…
Technicle
If they’ve joined the deadpool you never will again either
Should the title be “Advertlets joins..” instead of “Adverlets joins..”
Duncan, You clearly have yet another non story. Do you have any idea whatsoever how many domains go dormant every f…// day?
Instead of TC giving coverage to these non stories, why don’t you cover my application that is getting more traffic than the M25.
[removed as spam]
yes, yes. Sprung again, fixed + thxs
Interesting because of the Asian mention.. but, either way still, never heard of them
[not because of the advertlets vs. adverlets diff in title or in article]…
plop
There was a company offering blog advertising on the other end of that domain which makes it a deadpool story. Honestly though, with an attitude like that I’d rather commit ritual suicide than ever cover your app
Oh TC does care about somebody’s attitude?!!.. i’d better behave (though no apps for you to cover - yet)
Duncan that sounds like a great offer, only one request : can you record the ritual and put it up on youtube, I\’m sure the freemasons we know would welcome some inspiration.
i don;t think so - http://www.advertlets.com/ is working
?? @10 ??
how can somebody forget to lengthen the domain as all the registrator companies warn the owner so many times, that is hurts already
Total non story
What a plonker
@Technicle
It’s back up but not for everyone yet because the DNS change is still propagating.
This smells like a marketing hoax… they probably did that in purpose just to get attention from the media … in this case TechCrunch! … Don’t be a sucker to this marketing ploy …
“There is no such thing as bad publicity” … smart and EVIL!
Paul #10
not here. If it’s not a deadpool story then good for them I think…although I suspect they’re in a spot of bother given some of the stuff I found in Google Blog Search.
Anarchy
if they did, good on them, although as I noted in comment 16 there’s a whole pile of negative blog posts out there about them at the moment, I suspect that if they’re not dead, they may well be in trouble.
@14 Stephen Sclafani / @10
Yeah.. that’s what i thought also..
So, me just updated my Win XP’s C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts with
202.46.116.100 http://www.advertlets.com
202.46.116.100 apps.advertlets.com
and now i can see your page… interesting..
They have a temp blog up with more information: http://advertlets.blogspot.com
obviously wordpress added that “http://” before the www, when posting here..
Thanks Duncan for the feedback!
While it’s true about what you said and I do agree with some of the other comments about this is really a non-story PLUS it’s true that so many web 2.0′ish websites go dormant every single day and etc…..
I just feel it’s like an eyesore to see this kind of story hogging the headlines/on-the-frontpage of TechCrunch….
Don’t get me wrong, I am a big fan to TechCrunch but you guys gotta avoid this kind of stories …
At least its news. You can’t have it every which way . You guys complain when TC covers facecrap , Google etc and you also complain when a TC author goes out and looks into a story not in the mainstream.
Atleast its better than some of the recent TC news covered in the last few days.
Grow up people. I for one say ” well done duncan , ”
Its sure hard to be a TC writer.
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http://www.xenbet.com
If it help predict when the online ad market starts to head south… why not..
Advertlets.com is finally up and running although I am not sure whether ads on the blogs are causing problem anymore.
You can also follow the updates on my bog http://www.wirespot.net
Glad to see that Techcruch is aware of the things happening in Malaysia, errm I mean Internet…:=)
Well done!!
You can read more about it here:
http://www.lowyat.net/v2/lates.....res-2.html
and here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/605150
Hi Duncan, if the pace of Deadpools continues at this frantic pace, you will need to get another pool… it’s filling up fast!
Jon
http://buzvia.com - Share Influence
There are lots of angry blogger here in Malaysia because Advertlets did not announce or inform any of the users about this, at least I did not received any email regarding this matter. Either the company is dead or facing some problems it is still not clear, but the last time I check before writing this comment, the company website is still down.
It’s not that the webpage is expired.. It’s just that.. Apprently every blogs that put their ads is also automatically redirected to a parking site. Well, just imagine how much traffic and how much revenue is lost because of that.
So can the members sue for damages?
@ #15 — If it’s really a marketing attempt, it’s a VERY bad one…
Nothing elicits trust from users and advertisers like the lack of professionalism it takes to forget to renew your domain.
Wow, where can I sign up to trust you with my business!?!
LOL
It’s had been a terrible weekend for both Advertlets and their users alike.
With Josh rushing around trying to fix the problem while frustrated publishers kept finding their blogs being re-directed. This little blunder had indeed affected thousands of blog in Asia.
Personally, I find that the explanation given by Advertlets was unsatisfactory.
What had happened?
A complication in the renewal process caused the Advertlets.com domain to expire, and caused issues for bloggers with our ads installed, which made their blogs redirect to a placeholder page. It was not our intent to do so. Advertlets.com blog users were unable to login to their Advertlets accounts and access the website as well.
What kind of complication were they talking about? Anyone who had registered a domain before would know that it wasn’t that hard to get a domain registered or renewed.
Maybe this would keep Advertlets to pay more attention from now on.
Crazy ah? Edit host file..
I just google it and find this only; Adverlets.com domain expired?
Does editing the host file works?
Although a little bruised, we’re still very much alive. The new DNS is now resolving internationally, and we are rapidly recovering most of our traffic. To those affected, firstly, you can be sure that this will not happen again in future, especially because it has happened before.
We’re sorry that our mistake caused trouble for many, and we will take responsibility to reimburse publishers for their losses. A detailed plan will be revealed shortly.
Meantime, be assured that a more robust, failsafe system (Advertlets 2.0) with more ad formats and features will be in place in February. Watch us, we’ll be bouncing back swiftly, and we’re pretty confident that our next major mention will be a positive one.
Cheers,
Josh Lim
CEO
Advertlets.com
Certainly not deadpool. They are up and running now.
Wasn’t Josh the one who started the fuss about not registering domain names? See http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/.....779,00.htm
I think renewing domain names are equally as important!
Josh is obviously not walking the talk.
Awesome… the founder himself posted a comment here (read Comment #35) ..
So I guess he is shaking up a little bit… Regardless of all the defense, I think this incident portrays the implications of poor management on the founder. In return, causes much regrets and inconvenience for its members.
Sadly, mistakes such as these will take a toll on its company, web 2.0 business and the reputation of its founders…
Don’t bother walking the talk … but his words are pretty much unreliable from now on..
It’s true. It’s difficult bouncing back from such an incident. Many bloggers have decided to boycott Advertlets. Oh well, their mistake.
Well, it came back online a lot later than they hoped. I was pretty pissed when it happened, eating up the day’s traffic. Good thing I noticed it fast. And it’s quite ironic that the site came back online just a few hours after I finished writing this: http://www.stylishgeeks.net/content/view/51/1/
It is almost impossible for a internet company to forget to renew their domain… if this really happen, I doubt how efficiency is their business model and management.
Your link to Edward Khoo is broken. That’s gotta suck, featured on TC with a broken link
Hi,
first of all thanks for featuring my name in this post, just want to inform you that clicking on my name links to this post & not my blog, can you please change it to http://edwardkhoo.com ? Thanks
Regards,
Edward
@John Cow: Thanks for reminding!
You’re welcome Ed
Well, it’s back up now. Wonder if it was some kind of crazy straegy to get an article up on TechCrunch. Anyways, they’re bound to be more popular now!
Josh,
u think u are the al-mighty google ? what 2.0 ? after this stupid blunder made by you, and now you still dare to claim that you are the best in this field ? come on, don’t put us Asian in shame !
and don’t you worry, no body is watching your Advertits little company ! cause all my comrades have left you long time ago … and i’m sure the rest will continue doing so !
The Obnoxious 5xmom !
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