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Every AI 'Wait-State' Ad Platform, Compared: Kickbacks vs IdleAds vs Idlen vs Sponsoric vs picoads

A side-by-side comparison of the AI 'wait-state' ad platforms that appeared in June 2026 — Kickbacks.ai, IdleAds, Idlen, Sponsoric, and picoads. We rank them on revenue share, estimated CPM, integration model, and security risk, run the honest earnings math, and give a clear recommendation by user type. The takeaway: the rev-share percentage matters less than whether you own the surface the ad appears on.

Jun 16, 2026Read article→

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Get Paid for Waiting: Is the Claude Code Spinner Ad Gold Rush Real?

Kickbacks.ai turns the Claude Code 'thinking' spinner into an ad marketplace and pays developers ~50% of the revenue. The launch did 5.5M views in a day and drew two clones in 48 hours — but at launch there were no real advertisers, payouts weren't live, and testers earned ~$4 for three hours. We break down how it works, the self-watching incentive problem, the npm-2019 precedent, Anthropic's 'no ads' doctrine, and whether this is a gimmick or a real, sustainable business.

Jun 16, 2026Read article→

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