Yahoo stops showing 4 ads?

[spratjac]

Overnite, it looks like Yahoo has done another major change to their sponsored ads. On some of the keywords that I follow that normally show 4 ads above the organic results, it's now only three - very consistently! Also, the ads look simultaneously more compact (closer together), and yet bigger (the URLs are now on a line by themselves). Looks like Yahoo may be finally able to more efficiently monetize, and can now afford to show fewer ads. Can others verify?

[rustybrick]

I dont see a difference. Anyone have a compare and contrast screen capture?

[rustybrick]

I see it now, blogging it up. Thanks!

[rustybrick]

My blog post is at http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/017206.html with screen caps...

[sem4u]

Kind of interesting. Maybe they are going to bring a Google or MSN ad into the old position 4?