Repeat visitors (hel-lo, Russian spammers!) will notice a possibly unwelcome addition to the bottom of this site. Yes, I’ve sold out and set up google adwords. Basically, I’ve erected a tiny little billboard on my tiny corner of the web. I’ve added code to allow google to display an advertisement of their choosing on that space. I’m told that if anyone actually clicks on that ad – I will receive fractional pennies!
I was all worried about the moral ramifications of this decision, until I asked a friend to take a look and tell me what she thought. She was using the adblock plugin for Firefox, and was quite unable to see what I was talking about. I feel much better now. If being exposed to advertising bothers you, then you should do likewise.
For what it’s worth, I have no illusions that this will bring any money my way. However, if at some point I find myself at the center of an internet tempest in a teapot – I’m now positioned to be able to get a nice dinner out of it afterwards.
