Setting up my blog...

So, in setting up my blog I was offered to put ads in my blog. Ironic, I know, hence the post. I knew ads on blogs existed, but the fact that I could choose to do it myself, intentionally and free of peer pressure or a gun to my head, was an idea that had never occurred to me. I had to look into it.

Here is the link blogspot gave me:
http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42534

They use AdSense. One of the first things you are told, to ease your worried conscience, is that Google (the program is theirs, so go figure they use themselves) determines your content and will try and post ads relevant to what you blog about. So, if you talk about baseball, they will put banners for baseball memorabilia. And if you blog about you sexual exploits, they would put, ohhh, I dunno, Planned Parenthood banners?

You can also control how often a banner appears. After every five posts, or every one if you prefer. I know this is probably common knowledge for anyone who reads blogs, but this is new to me. If must make anyone who sees this option feel like what they have to say is important, that someone wants to advertise on their blog. But really, the advertiser doesn't have much of a choice, do they?

I am a little let down with the lack of eloquence, or really any form of unique or innovative thought in this post. This was a little surprise, can you tell I am new to blogging? In the future, I'm going to try and keep it a little more intellectual. Scouts honour.

Cheers!