http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2005/11/25/turkeys-are-so-stupid/ Incoherent chatter on issues related to science, computing, and philosophy. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:20:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://blog.hypercubed.com/archives/2005/11/25/turkeys-are-so-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-18730 Hypercubed Blog » Blog Archive » Jumping on the ReviewMe bandwagon Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:21:45 +0000 http://blog.hypercubed.com/index.php/2005/11/25/124/#comment-18730 [...] Is that ethical? Well, if you look to your right (my left) you will see a ads (if your screen width is > 800 px).  These ads generate some petty cash for me (very petty).  So in a way this blog is already sponsored.  Now you know that the ads on the right do influence my post so you are probably very comfortable with that.  What about paid posts?  Well, let’s think about my type of blog for a moment.  I don’t blog that often.  Most of my posts are the ever mediocre links of the week.  Other then that I usually post about a my programming projects, a blogging tip, or a skeptical rant.  Most of the posts I write do not drive repeat traffic.  Visitors come to my site for one purpose and one posts.  That means mostly only people seeking information on a particular topic visit my site.  Most people will never see any of the sponsored posts unless they are specifically looking for information on that topic. [...] [...] Is that ethical? Well, if you look to your right (my left) you will see a ads (if your screen width is > 800 px).  These ads generate some petty cash for me (very petty).  So in a way this blog is already sponsored.  Now you know that the ads on the right do influence my post so you are probably very comfortable with that.  What about paid posts?  Well, let’s think about my type of blog for a moment.  I don’t blog that often.  Most of my posts are the ever mediocre links of the week.  Other then that I usually post about a my programming projects, a blogging tip, or a skeptical rant.  Most of the posts I write do not drive repeat traffic.  Visitors come to my site for one purpose and one posts.  That means mostly only people seeking information on a particular topic visit my site.  Most people will never see any of the sponsored posts unless they are specifically looking for information on that topic. [...]

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