My payments have been stable - but nothing to write home about (biggest revenue comes from other networks). The telling sign will be from those who get $5,000+ / month consistently. If traffic is consistent, the change would be:

1) advertisers pulling campaigns (unlikely to happen so quickly) 2) google changes rev share (likely? unlikely?)

'Om Malik’s “Why Google’s Partners Should Be Worried” ...'

Given that this blog post is just a paste from the mentioned (and unlinked article), you should've posted the original instead.