Some Housekeeping Notes: Supporting Our Marching Band

by Nestor on Aug 12, 2008 4:00 PM PDT in News

So folks … wanted to let you all know about a little house keeping note concerning the ads that are currently showing up on BruinsNation.

Right now we have ads popping up in three places. The two places we have had ads since the launch of BN 2.0 are at the top and on the top right hand side. Please note that revenues from ads in both of those areas go directly to the worthy guys at SBN, who keep not just this place, but the entire giant network of blogs running at full speed.

Now we wanted to make a special note of the 3rd ad – featuring KCBS (the local CBS affiliate in LA) – on the left hand side of this website. This ad started showing up sometime today. Apparently, the folks at CBS are excited about putting advertisements on SBN blogs to try and bring people to their sites. It's pretty relevant actually because they chose BN (and other Southern California based websites) based on their geographical location which means that's why our site was selected. They don't have affiliates linked in every city that SBN has sites in. Anyway, so a portion of the revenue coming from this ad was earmarked for Bruins Nation.

So here is the deal. We have requested the SBN folks to direct the entire revenue that was supposed to go to BN from this KCBS online ad, to the UCLA Marching Band. Whatever $ is generated through that ad for BN will be sent directly to our band. It is just our way of showing a little support to what we believe is the best marching band in America:

Photo Credit: Swanson Family's Photostream (flickr)

We emailed Gordon Henderson and gave him the heads up last night. From what we have heard, the actual revenue will show up in the next few months. But whatever it amounts to, and whenever it shows up, it will all go to our band.

Also, on another note, we do not accept any ads on this blog. We want to keep this little place as clutter free as possible from ads to make it easier to read. Ads will only go up here if it is placed through arrangements with the SBN central network.

Moreover, as we have maintained repeatedly through the years, this is nothing short of a hobby for us, as we are all a bunch of alums who are addicted to all things Bruin blue and gold. I know for me personally I will stop blogging when this becomes anything more than a hobby/addiction and resembles work. This is an escape to our online version of Westwood. And if this venture results in any kind of revenue like this ad with KCBS, we are going to continue to find ways to make sure it goes right back to our greater offline Bruin family.

GO BRUINS.

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awesome

great to hear the revenue going to the band, especially since i was very close to being a member myself during my time at school.

i clicked the CBS banners a bunch of times—don’t know if that helps any, but ya know.

by deepdish on Aug 12, 2008 5:09 PM PDT 0 recs

My understanding

My understanding is that revenue is generated based on “impressions.” So that probably entails how many clicks the ad gets from this site.

by Nestor on Aug 12, 2008 5:26 PM PDT up 0 recs

Good Call.

by artybruin on Aug 12, 2008 5:15 PM PDT 0 recs

careful

ad companies really dont like people spam clicking their links to generate revenue for a particular website; it’s stealing in their opinion. I would not make spam clicking the ads a hobby. If you see something that might interest you, fine, but otherwise you’ll do more harm than good because they can decide to clear all the revenue that was generated on the site (ALL of it, even the stuff from legit clicks) if they think that kind of thing is going on.

by ranelar on Aug 12, 2008 5:31 PM PDT 0 recs

chills

I’m a band alum, and just got chills reading your plan. Being in the band was far and away my most memorable experience at UCLA (even though my senior year when I finally got to go to the hoops tournament, we lost to Tulsa in OKC and came right back home, and Ed & Co. won it all the year after I graduated). Nestor, big props to you for giving love to the band!

by AZBruin on Aug 12, 2008 6:16 PM PDT 0 recs

Bruin Nation

Please don’t refer to this as a site for a bunch of alums of UCLA. I am 64. My brother is 66. Our father died in 1969 when he was 65. We were born in Watts. Dad was a USC fan and my brother and I somehow supported UCLA since we were about 5 years old. We went through everything conceivable in all sports in the last 60 years and always supported UCLA. We attended college elsewhere. But we attended games when we lived in the Los Angeles area along with the Rams. Remember them? I left in 1976 and he left in 1992. Our children are all UCLA fans because they watched us cheer and jump up and down in the living room for UCLA in all sports and only one is a UCLA graduate. We are a nation but we are not all alums.

by rodsgarage on Aug 12, 2008 6:33 PM PDT 0 recs

No worries

I was just referring to all of the frontpagers on BN. Its not a coincidence that we are all UCLA graduates. We know UCLA fans come in all forms and we love them all. But we humbly maintain there is a special bond between UCLA and its alums and we say that in no way demean great UCLA fans from all over the world.

by Nestor on Aug 12, 2008 8:13 PM PDT up 0 recs

You guys rock

and this move proves it. Bruins helping Bruins. Beautiful.

A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment. John Wooden

by MexiBruin on Aug 12, 2008 6:47 PM PDT 0 recs

Hahahahaha Nestor......

I am relaxed….. And retired for a couple of years so I don’t have to take time off to watch UCLA games in March Madness or any other venue. I was just pointing out that the special bond you feel is far beyond former students of UCLA. When I go for my annual physical the nurses always call the doctor in when they draw blood because it comes out blue and gold.

by rodsgarage on Aug 12, 2008 6:47 PM PDT 0 recs

We are aware ...

... how the reach of this Nation goes beyond alums and students. However, that doesn’t take away the special bond UCLA has with its students and alums. And we are not going to apologize for it.

Thanks for sharing your story.

GO BRUINS.

by Nestor on Aug 12, 2008 6:49 PM PDT up 0 recs

Class Move Bruins Nation!

I hope you guys raise a bunch.

by MOlson on Aug 12, 2008 8:02 PM PDT 0 recs

That is a really...

Great gesture. You guys always make me even more proud of being a Bruin.

by Centric on Aug 12, 2008 8:17 PM PDT 0 recs

Big Ups to BN

I have a question though. I know in the past, the band had financial issues with traveling to games because they fund themselves? Is that correct? With the price of gas and all the other stuff, I can forsee the band having to struggle even more this year.

Is it possible to start a Band Fund donation drive here on BN? Maybe we can collect whatever we all can contribute and present it to them? I’m sure every dollar will really help them out.

Let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks.

by BlueReign on Aug 12, 2008 8:26 PM PDT 0 recs

Great Idea

Nester,

Great thinking to donate the ad revenue to the Band. Simply genius. Me and the misses help send some band members to the ND game in South Bend and now we get all their solicitations. We even bought a pillow made from the old band uniforms. I’m such a sucker….

Every little bit helps and I hope this small gesture raises a ton of $ for the band!

Big props.

Bald Eagle.

by Bald Eagle on Aug 12, 2008 8:27 PM PDT 0 recs

hahahah

I sure hope that pillow is in a shelf, on display, and not in actual use. Do you know how disgusting some people let those things get? :P

by ranelar on Aug 12, 2008 8:41 PM PDT up 0 recs

This is great

As a current member of the marching band, i’d like to thank the effort of BruinsNation to support our band program, and it’s just a few more weeks until we get to return to the rosebowl. Go Bruins!!

by truebluebruin24 on Aug 13, 2008 12:16 AM PDT 0 recs