{"id":862,"date":"2007-04-18T21:52:39","date_gmt":"2007-04-19T01:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/04\/18\/selling-out\/"},"modified":"2007-04-18T21:56:22","modified_gmt":"2007-04-19T01:56:22","slug":"selling-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2007\/04\/18\/selling-out\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blame this one on me, not on Chris.  Wikipedia describes <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selling_out\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Selling_out', 'selling out');\" target=\"new\">selling out<\/a> as \u201ccompromising of one\u2019s integrity, morality and principles in exchange for money, success or other personal gain\u201d \u2013 notice the Google Adsense \u201cSelling Out\u201d slot on the right side of the page.<\/p>\n<p>First, I am naturally curious; I doubt that this is going to produce any money, but if it does, then I suppose I am selling out but not to the damn \u201cspank the monkey\u201d sites. Second, I do not find the ads intrusive; interesting, but not yet intrusive, so they should not negatively impact end user enjoyment of the Recycle Bin.  Third, long term, the ads may go away, they may change positions, or they may evolve into something else entirely different.  The honest answer is that today I am just experimenting.<\/p>\n<p>I never thought I would put ads on the site; I need to find the original site mission\/vision statement just for giggles.  That would put the monkey quote in context.  No, I am not lacking for money (of course there is never enough), and I have not had too much cheap beer to drink (unfortunately).  The Recycle Bin is something I do for fun; to relieve stress, to become a better writer (go figure), and to give something back to other old fart gamers (back at you Chris).  It is really not about the money; I am more interested in what will be displayed based on content.<\/p>\n<p>I am rambling, almost as if I am justifying putting the ads on the site.  This is something I have been kicking around since I put Google Analytics on the site several months ago.  Must be time for some cheap beer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content_bottom\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_ addtoany_list a2a_target\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share\" onclick=\"__gaTracker('send', 'event', 'outbound-article', 'https:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share', '');\" class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\"><img src=\"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nif(wpa2a)wpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blame this one on me, not on Chris. Wikipedia describes selling out as \u201ccompromising of one\u2019s integrity, morality and principles in exchange for money, success or other personal gain\u201d \u2013 notice the Google Adsense \u201cSelling Out\u201d slot on the right side of the page. 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