Is this the end of social advertising?

The realm of social advertising seems to be in an uproar right now.

Although I only actively participate in two, most of the more popular sites appear to be undergoing a lot of changes lately and are trying to reinvent themselves away from the weekly rebates and into other programs completely unrelated to social advertising.

Sadly these programs are now coming forward and admitting the programs are not sustainable in their current form.

AdGateWorld
This group has been trying to revamp their program since the business was sold and new management took over. Since then, we've been in a "wait and see" mode.

They now came out with an announcement that the program will no longer exist in its present form but instead will be launching other, more sustainable programs to its members.

Here is part of the announcement they made regarding this change:
"AdGateWorld will cease to exist in its current form but we will continue to communicate and bring REAL strategies that we are developing to your inbox. Some of these are brand new internet concepts that will be shared with each of you FIRST before public launch. Some are completely passive while others are affiliate based. We believe that placing our focus on these non-surf projects will be far more successful at this stage. Everything that we are working on WILL be shared with former AdGateWorld members. In the coming weeks you will have the ability to gain a spot (limited to 500) in the pre-launch of RocketRaffle.com. It is the first 24 hour online raffle system that will provide massive traffic generation and an affiliate program. Members of AdGateWorld that chose to participate will reap the benefits of this incredible new project. Today may be the end of one dream but all of us will succeed in the exciting projects that will be introduced shortly."

Current AGW members can choose to participate in these programs and I believe we can still advertise our sites without the benefit of revenue sharing.

AdVentures4U
This group announced a few weeks ago they have no choice but to halt revenue sharing/ad rebates. This was sad news as so many of us believed in this program, and many other social advertising sites copied this program.

Right now the group is busy processing all payouts requested by pro members. As of Friday, payouts to Solid Trust Pay were pending but Alert Pay and Strict Pay were mostly complete.

Since they announced they would no longer pay out rebates, they seem to be working hard to promote other revenue streams, in which all members can participate. The main program at this point is http://tradinggold4cash.com/.

All Pro members with balances under $10,000 are still required to surf each day. Once the payouts are complete, this group will roll out a new Revenue Share program.

To sign up as a free member and check out what this group has to offer going forward, click here: http://ad-ventures4u.com/index.php?ref=99551

There are many programs out there like AdGateWorld and AdVentures4U. My general opinion (and it's just mine) is I prefer to spread out my resources over many different revenue streams.

Social Advertising is an intriguing industry, but whether or not it will continue to operate in its present form is questionnable. That said, I plan to stay with these programs, continue to surf for advertising credits, and see where they take us.