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Contextual advertising and links

7 years ago By Main minion

Contextual advertising

The web banner on the immediate left is a mock-up example of an advertisement placed in a specific context; In this case this very article. If say, this post was about diving masks, the advert could be for a brand of diving masks. Or if the subject matter was a about a location the ad could be from local dive operators. The banner shown on the left is a 160 x 600 pixels 'wide skyscraper' skyscraper.

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Acceptance of links is at the discretion of the editors at any given time. X-Ray Mag only accepts links of relevance to our niche and from quality sites.

Good contextual links are directly related to the theme of an article.

What exactly is meant by "Rebreather Friendly"?

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“Rebreather Friendly” dive centres—what exactly does this mean? With emerging technologies becoming more mainstream in the diving world these days, more and more people are making investments in rebreathers. Everyone knows the advantages of these pieces of kit—extended dive time capabilities, reduced gas usage, quieter and less obtrusive to the aquatic world, etc. But are dive operators thinking along the same lines?

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“Air Liquide has a strong historical attachment to the business, but it’s not core,” Liberum analyst Adam Collins told Bloomberg at the time when Aqua Lung was put up for sale. “There is no strategic rationale in being part of the business.” Air Liquide is one of the largest global suppliers of gases to big industrial installations, like refineries, as well as to hospitals and patients.

AquaLung Sold To Private Equity Firm

7 years ago By Rosemary E Lunn

It was the year that Air Liquide, along with Jacques Cousteau and Emile Gagnan founded 'La Spirotechnique'. This company conceived, designed and manufactured a range of scuba diving equipment, including some of the first commercially available regulators. Their first modern 'Aqua-Lung' or regulator was the CG45.

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TDI / SDI HQ Staff | Jordan Greene, Sean Harrison, Paul Montgomery, Mark Powell, Brian Carney (l to r)

Mark Powell Becomes TDI / SDI ‘International Business’ Manager

7 years ago By Rosemary E Lunn

Mark Powell qualified as a TDI / SDI Instructor in October 2000, and has been an ardent advocate of this training agency for almost two decades. In 2002 Mark Powell set up Dive-Tech (a dedicated technical diving training facility) and began working as a full time professional. A role that he has continued to this day.

“I am very excited to join the HQ team. The opportunity to help grow this agency is very exciting”, stated Powell.

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[update] Sharkwater director Rob Stewart's body found

7 years ago By Main minion

Stewart is best known for his 2006 documentary Sharkwater in which he examined and exposed the shark-hunting industries of the world and the effect upon the ocean ecosystem.

Rob Stewart, 37, was diving with a small group on the wreck of the Queen of Nassau near Alligator Reef off Lower Matecumbe Key in about 225 feet of water, his sister Alexandra Stewart told Miami Herald on Wednesday morning. He was filming an installment of his Sharkwater documentary series, she said.

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First Look: New Shearwater Perdix AI

7 years ago By Walt Stearns

When Shearwater first introduced their new Perdix dive computer in December 2015, I was pretty excited.

 

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