Good news on ads: Category Filter

I'm pleased to announce that Google AdSense has just extended the Category Filter to me. It's still in beta, but at Google a lot of things are "in beta" for years even when they work almost perfectly.

A Category Filter from a major player such as Google is the first step toward cleaning up the online ad industry as a whole. Granted, it will take a while for Google to refine the filter, for webmasters to become aware of it and for certain webmasters' audiences to pressure them into using it. Still, I think by the end of 2010, ads for dangerous or useless products and services will be the exception rather than the rule, Web-wide.

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Good news on ads: Category Filter

Disclosure of financial interests (update 12/31/09)

I'm not trying to make a living writing Life User, much less become a millionaire at it, but I am trying to graduate from university with a little less debt. This article will explain what I'm doing to that end, and how it may affect the content and presentation of the blog.

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Disclosure of financial interests (update 12/31/09)

Life User Privacy Policy

I do not receive names, e-mail addresses, IP addresses or any other information that could identify you as an individual, except for your screen name if you post comments on a Life User post. However, my site uses third-party services that do receive such information. Here is how their privacy policies affect you.

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