Archive for June, 2008

Should websites have a disclaimer related to ads by Google?

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

I was just checking out one of many online businesses that claim to operate on Christian principles. I am skeptical but respectful of this practice. Basically, I consider it a branding decision and the degree to which it is ethical is entirely dependent on how well they follow through with that promise. Actual churches don’t always measure up, so it is highly probable that many ‘Christian’ businesses register fairly high on the hypocrisy meter.

This particular Christian business seemed okay and what caught my eye was that they felt it was necessary to have a front page disclaimer related to advertising. The most prominent advertising was coming from Google.

Many webmasters and bloggers put contextual ads on their sites and take a buyer beware approach. These ads are so ubiquitous that we tend to feel zero responsibility for their content. Maybe we are wrong.

My Entrecard is on Fire!

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Actually, I don’t have one for this blog. I just noticed that the site is down because of an electrical fire where its server are housed.

Yesterday, I was helping to hook the printer up to my son’s PC because he had a big project to print off. I had just started the BBQ 10 minutes before that and my son chose the exact right moment to say that he smelled something burning.