Grice Too Gory for Google

You may have noticed that Google Ads no longer grace this
site. I placed the ads on my site in July, hoping to make a little money toward
the upkeep of this blog. The other day, Google told me my ads were suspended.
Why? Violence and gore. Turns out you’re not allowed to put violence or gore on
the same page as any ads. Here’s the post that drew the ban:




http://deadlykingdom.blogspot.com/2012/06/animal-attack-movies-alien.html




That’s right: A review of a movie. After all the real-life
mayhem I’ve run on these pages, all the stories of limbs bitten off and human
beings devoured, Google took issue with a puppet drenched in corn syrup and
food dye. But this is only an example page. Google advises me to check my other pages and sites for "compliance." I have to clean up all of them if I want my ads back. I think I’ll
pass. You readers will have to get used to not seeing ads for Korean dating and
online degrees here.






Gratuitous Gore

The nifty thing for Google is that they don’t pay until
you’ve earned a certain amount of ad money. If you stop earning before
then—because, say, they banned you—then Google pockets the money. You’ve helped
them advertise—for free. Am I being cynical?