Check out all the different Blogads versions run on DailyKos.com by Jeff Reifman for CommonTimes.org. Jeff writes: “Basically, we found that customizing the ad content to the site we were advertising on wasn’t enough. We needed something catchy, unique and at times – in your face.” The larger lesson is that experimentation is key. The end result: “we generated more than 28,690 click throughs from 2,833,573 DailyKos page views…”

You can see past examples of “open source blogads results/advice” here and here.

Aggregate advertising data for 2005. Just give blogs .1% baby!

Nick Denton offers tips for startups.

Jason Calicanis gets wired.

My predictions for ’06? At least three of the following six outliers will occur:

Stock volatility index VIX (currently 11.6) hits 40.

Jason Calicanis bolts AOL for greener pastures.

Pajamas Media launches weekly print magazine and cable TV show.

Oil passes $75 a barrel.

Yields on 10 year notes rise from 4.3% to 5.5%.

NYT (currently $27.5) trades below $20.

Sploid surpasses 5 million impressions a month. (Currently 250,000.)

The upfront market for TV ads implodes.