Google Ads are Back

You may have noticed that Adsense ads have begun reappearing on Shards. Last February I removed Adsense ads in reaction to Google’s actions regarding paid link ads. I still believe Google’s actions are less principled than they claim them to be, and that even if I am wrong, their approach was more suited to a totalitarian government than a company who would ‘do no evil’, but I’ve decided it’s time to stop biting my nose to spite my face.

Two things have led me to this decision

• Other people have convinced me that javascript ads such as Adsense uses don’t pass page rank.
• I haven’t been able to find an advertising system that pays near as well as Adsense for a site the size of Shards.

I’m not entirely comfortable with this decision, but believe it is the most reasonable one to take at this juncture.

For those of you who are interested in sponsoring Shards, see the Sponsor Shards page for details. Feel free to contact me with questions or proposals.

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