Help Center Troubleshooting Problems with Ad Serving

Invalid Ad Type

This normally occurs when a Flash, textlink, or HTML ad is forced to display within the <IMG> tag. The solution is to check the serving code, make sure you include the JavaScript/IFRAME part and not just the <IMG> tag.

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