Project Wonderful
Project Wonderful was an advertising service created by programmer and webcomic author Ryan North[1][2][3] headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[4] Though it was not specifically designed for webcomics, they made up the majority of its users.
Concept[edit]
Rather than paying for clicks, Project Wonderful's revenue was based on the purchase of time on a website. Advertisers bid on how much they felt time on a website was worth in an "Infinite auction".[5]
Usage[edit]
Many webcomics, including Awkward Zombie, Loading Artist,[6] Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal,[7] Questionable Content,[8] Qwantz,[9] MS Paint Adventures,[10] Sinfest,[11] Dr. McNinja,[12] and A Softer World[13] used Project Wonderful as an advertising service.[14]
Shutdown[edit]
On June 11, 2018, Project Wonderful announced that it would be shutting down on August 1, 2018.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Interview: Ryan North, author of Dinosaur Comics, and co-founder of Project Wonderful, a new ad auction service Archived March 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. ITworld (May 24, 2007). Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ Running, Jordan. (2006-11-01) Project Wonderful: Tiny ads, cheap. Downloadsquad.switched.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ Ad Auction Platform Germinates in World of Online Comics. ClickZ. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ About us. Project Wonderful. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ advertise with us. Project Wonderful. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ loadingartist.com, Gregor Czaykowski,. "Loading Artist". www.loadingartist.com.
- ^ http://www.smbc-comics.com/ Ads from Project Wonderful could be seen on the respective sites' homepages.
- ^ QC: New Comics Every Monday Through Friday. Questionablecontent.net. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Dinosaur Comics!". www.qwantz.com.
- ^ MS Paint Adventures. MS Paint Adventures. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ The Webcomic To End all Webcomics. Sinfest. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ The Adventures of Dr. McNinja. Drmcninja.com. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ 737. a softer world. Retrieved on November 10, 2011.
- ^ "search our publishers". Project Wonderful.
- ^ Thanks, at ProjectWonderful; published June 11, 2018; retrieved June 11, 2018
