Yahoo! Publisher Network Self-Serve Beta : Ads by Yahoo

A post at the Yahoo Search Blog announced the release of Yahoo! Publisher Network Self-Serve Beta

I’m proud to announce today that Yahoo! has launched a beta network in the U.S. for small- and medium-sized publishers. Currently available through invitation only, as Yahoo! tests and refines the new platform, small- and medium-sized publishers can easily sign up online and access new revenue sources and enhanced Yahoo! content through our new self-serve platform. Our goal is to extend the beta to more publishers by the end of the year.

The new service will offer publishers new sources of revenue, starting with Content Match contextual advertising product, and one-stop access to unique Yahoo! products, such as “Add to My Yahoo!” buttons and Yahoo!’s Y!Q beta.

Jensense has a detailed account of yahoo version which rivals google adsense. Jensense says it offers the same ten ad unit sizes that AdSense offers, although some of them offer a different number of ads (such as YPN’s large rectangle showing only three ads). Read on…

Am I joining? When I followed the link to join, I am limited by the fact that “Participants of the program must be a resident of the U.S., with valid U.S. Social Security number or Tax ID.” So I am with Adsense which is working fine for me. Lets see how Yahoo contextual advertising turns out as a money making option.