Size Ad Unit Location Max File Size Rich Media Accepted
640 x 480 Prestitial "welcome ad" Full page take over 1 50K Yes
728 x 90 Banner Top & bottom of page 39K Yes (expands to 728 x 270)2
160 x 600 Tower Right side of page 39K Yes (expands to 480 x 600)2
336 x 280 IMU Flexible placement 39K Yes (expands to 672 x 280)2
336 x 240 Pop up Upper left 39K Yes


All 3x looping
1 1x frequency cap per day
2 expanded ads must have visible close button

Download Ad Specs

Adobe PDFInfoWorld Ad Specs
PDF (160KB)

White Paper Placements

Home Page and Targeted Sections
Headline: 65 character limit (including spaces)
Blurb: 50 word limit plus linking URL

Text Link, Contextual Links

Text Link - Character Limit: 60 characters text
plus linking URL
Contextual Link - Character Limit: 75 characters
text plus linking URL

Flash Media

  • Provide creative in Flash (.swf) file format
  • Include back-up gif file (to support viewers who do not have Flash enabled)
  • Max file size: 39K
  • Provide a click-through URL - do not hard code into the .swf file
  • Include a Button Action in the Flash file coded as follows on (release) {getURL (_level0.clickTag, "_blank");}

Click here for instructions on creating Flash files

Email Newsletters and RSS Feeds

Headline: 65 character limit (including spaces). All CAPS
<blank line>
Body: 50 words or less
<blank line>
URL

Contact

Dawn Kezer
Sr. Online Traffic Manager
(760) 789-6861

Privacy Policy: www.InfoWorld.com/about/abt_prv.html

Ad materials served through a third-party vendor may have a max file size of 95K.
Ad materials hosted by InfoWorld have a max file size of 39K.

Video Ads

Resolution: 480 x 360 or higher, 24-30 fps
Size: 320 x 240 or 4:3 aspect ratio
Length: (Commercial lengths), 15 seconds, 30 seconds or 60 seconds – :15 and :30 preferred
File Format: Uncompressed .mov or .flv, beta or Mini DV tape, high-res AVI on CD or DVD, as a file attachment, or FTP the files. Videos can be automatic or user-initiated.

Peel Back Page Units

Dog Ear: 125 x 100
Page Peel: 800 X 600 (the diagonal of the page peel will only reveal a triangle, hiding the lower left of thead unit, so the creative should leave that area blank)

Peel back

In-Banner Video

  • .flv (Flash) file is preferred; can also accept .wmv (Windows Media) or .mov (Quicktime) format
  • 336 x 280 or similar aspect ratio
  • Do not embed video controls, such as play or stop, or any interactive elements; InfoWorld will manage.
  • If a click-through URL is necessary, please don't hard code the click-through into the video. In Flash, please embed a "click command".