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As you can tell I make use of various forms of advertising on this site. In each case I may be paid for clickthroughs or actions taken by you on those sites (sign ups, ordering products, etc.).
I do not have an advertising affiliation with every product, site, or service that I write about. In fact, most of them I do not. I normally write about stuff that I use and recommend, whether they advertise with me or not. I will not write a post for the sole purpose of including advertising links in it (unless otherwise stated - see Sponsored Reviews below).
Banner Ads
Banner ads on this site are either provided through my own advertising network,
AdBlendr, or through Google Adsense or other affiliations like Amazon.
Banner ads provided through my ad service,
AdBlendr, are used primarily at the top of pages and are not marked as Google or Amazon ads. I do endorse and recommend these products and services because I handpick each advertisement. I either use, have used, researched, or think highly of each of the products/services that I advertise in this manner.
Ads provided by Google are clearly marked as such and are displayed using a context-sensitive approach - they match the theme of the site, page or post. While most of these ads are appropriate for the context they are supplied by Google without my input so I cannot endorse the products or services they advertise.
Those provided by Amazon are clearly marked as such and display items from a specific Amazon category that are appropriate to the theme of this site. The products advertised are chosen by Amazon without my input so I cannot endorse them.
RSS Ads
RSS ads used by this site are provided through my ad service,
AdBlendr. I do endorse and recommend these products and services because I handpick each advertisement. I either use, have used, researched, or think highly of each of the products/services that I advertise in this manner.
Text Ads
Text Ads on this site are primarily provided through Google Adsense and are clearly marked as such. They are displayed using a context-sensitive approach - they match the theme of the site, page or post. While most of these ads are appropriate for the context they are provided by Google without my input so I cannot endorse the products or services they advertise.
In-Post Links
In some posts I may provide links to books at Amazon or to other sites, products, or services. In the case of Amazon books I will always pass my affiliate ID to Amazon so that I will make commissions on anything you may purchase. In the case of other links, if I have an advertising affiliation with them I will pass my affiliate id along with the link. If these posts are sponsored reviews they will be marked as such, otherwise they will not be marked any differently than normal.
Paid Reviews
Occasionally in this blog I write paid reviews of sites, products, and other items. These reviews are arranged through services like Blogsvertise, PayPerPost, SponsoredReviews, and ReviewMe. Whenever I do create such posts they will be clearly defined as a paid review or paid post and will be tagged as such.
Sidebar Links
This site's sidebar may contain links and other sidebar gadgets that point to Technorati, BlogShares, BlogLines and other services. I do not maintain any advertising affiliations with these services in any way. They are merely services that I use and/or recommend.
I have added a permanent link on the main navigation area of the site that links to this disclosure. I will update this document as changes are made to the site and my advertising policies.
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