Front Page Specifications:

Marketplace

 

FP Display Event

 

Rich Media Event

 

Marquee Event

 

Other

 

west_floating_editorial

Full Experience Description:
Creative animates for up to 15 seconds within allowable west mantle area (see below), then resides into 160x130 image within the west mantle. Note: Depending on size of creative, 50 - 80% of page views in one day have bandwidth to view the full experience. Yahoo! guarantees an exclusive rich media experience but cannot guarantee full experience views.

Alternate Experience Description:
Static 160x130 image on all page views for users that do not meet the Minimum System Requirements. The creative must contain brand attributes.

Frequency Cap:
Full experience displays on first page view only

Minimum System Requirements:
Full experience served to Windows Internet Explorer 5+ users on high bandwidth (LAN line) with flash & javascript enabled. Alternate experience served to Firefox, Macintosh, Netscape, below IE 5 browsers, javascript disabled users and those who don't have flash installed or are on dial-up connection.

Product Specifications:
Flash Specs GIF Specs
Asset 1: Flash/Floating
Dimensions: 440px X 160px
File Size: 50K
Max Animation Time: 15 seconds
Flash Version: 6
Frame Rate: 18 fps
Other Notes: Allowable floating area is 460x180 (extension of 10 pixels on top, bottom, left & right of 440x160 mantle).
  
Asset 2: Static Gif
Dimensions: 160px X 130px
File Size: 20K
Max Animation Time: None
Other Notes: Creative must contain brand attributes
 
Text Specs  

Asset 3:
Client Text Link: 20 characters
Text Link Notes:

  • Including spaces
  • No punctuation
  • No exclamation marks
  • No words in all caps
  • No R's and TM's
  • Replay ad and ad feedback text link will be included beneath gif; close ad button will be contained within the flash file (No open ad button).

    Required Text Links: Open Ad / Close Ad, Replay Ad, Ad Feedback

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    Timing
    Yahoo Building:
  • Client must supply all creative assets (high-res logos/images, copy, etc) no later than 15 business days prior to launch

  • All creative must be finalized 5 business days prior to launch


    Client Building:
  • All creative subject to Yahoo! approval - please reference Front Page Creative Guidelines

  • If client builds, all final files and redirect url must be provided to Yahoo! no later than 5 business days prior to launch

  • Please provide .swf, .fla, .gif and all font files used (mac & pc formats)

  • Additionally, Yahoo! requests an interim review of creative before it is finalized, to ensure approval with creative and technical guidelines

     
  • Notes
  • Creative must contain brand attributes

  • Floating element within the allowable west mantle area cannot be solid nor obscure content for more than 2 seconds at a time

  • A 20 character text link will display for users that don't view the floating experience - alternate experience with static gif. Users who view the floating experience will see Replay Ad and Ad Feedback text links.

  • West mantle content and layout determined by Yahoo!

  • Contextual relevancy between advertiser and Yahoo! mantle content preferred. If not, Yahoo! will design for attribution in the mantle layout & creative. "Sponsored by" text will be included in cobranded west mantles.



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