As Kevin noted yesterday, we here at Ficlets finally got around to turning on ads on certain parts of the site, including here at the blog. So when you read the blog, either off its front page or off the page of an individual entry, you’ll get served some ads on the side, that are more or less relevant to the blog entry (go to my post on fonts, for example, and you’ll see a bunch of font ads).
How do I feel about that ads? Well, I feel fine about them. It should come as no surprise that America Online will make an effort to monetize the sites it owns, and Ficlets is one of those sites. Also, you know, I like to get paid for my work here – you know, to help pay for that mortgage I’ve got going – and the ads will help with that. Kevin has noted that we’re doing what we can here at Ficlets to keep the ads both tasteful and appropriately placed, which is something I appreciate both as someone who works here in Ficlets-land, and as someone who enjoys reading the site for fun.
One thing I should note is that the ads that run with the entries are not selected by me (I imagine they are placed in some automatic fashion), so it could be that occasionally you’ll see an ad placement that is at odds with the content of the entry, or perhaps might be an ironic counterpoint to something I’ve written. My response to this is: Hey, it happens. Also, of course, do exercise due diligence when considering products and services on offer, as you would with any advertiser anywhere.
That said, if you find an interesting ad over there on the side, click on through and take a look at the folks who are commercially supporting Ficlets. I’ve clicked through to look at some of the font sites, myself. Because I do love a good font.
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