AdSense, this blog ain't big enough for the both of us!
Posted: May 15th, 2009 | Author: Joaquin Baez | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: adsense, blogging, career | No Comments »
Google is not that evil, is it?
I have thrown away the ads from my blog; not only for some of the reasons exposed on my previous post, but also because I came across, first, with a ridiculous ad that made me blush (something in the way of “Defeat the frat boy -drink more beers and get a free ring-tone”, really, shame on them) and, second, with a really interesting post from Penelope Trunk’s blog that faced me with the harsh truth of reality.
Nevertheless, and not leaving Penelope’s blog, I found some relief to the anger I felt about the rough slap in the face her reality check felt like, reading about the reasons why I do must own a blog; and those are precisely (although I may not had ever formalize them so clearly in my mind, I did have the feeling blogging could bring such a collection of benefits) the ones that pushed me to create and maintain a blog.
Those are the reasons, and not the irritating presence of vulgar ads totally unrelated to the contents of the blog, wrapping my posts and annoying my guests.