Comments on: Why we don’t have Google ads on PetConnection.com

By: Deborah P. Mullis

Deborah P. Mullis — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:31:10 +0000

EXACTLY the reason why I do not have google ads on my blog. I simply can not risk having an ad for some South Pacific Island dog training company that believes shouting and throwing bags of chains is the best way to train a puppies appear on my blog. My head would definitely explode. Then, ofcourse, there is the dog food company that has a food that promotes “seven signs of healthy vitality.” WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? Water promotes seven signs of healthy vitality. If you have a healthy dog food just say so … list the sources of your ingredients. Rendering plants anyone? Then there was the offer I received in my e-mail to be the editor of a website that has been around for 10 years and should be called puppymills.com … geez talk about scum!!!

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Mon, 05 May 2008 13:01:41 +0000

In my book, beyond a doubt Pfizer is better than Google ads. While there are certainly issues regarding and criticisms deserved by pharmaceutical companies, I can honestly say I wouldn’t even be here to write this comment without them, and neither would my brother.

And neither would a lot of people reading this.

I am asthmatic, almost died twice before the advent of Advair (SmithKline) and Singulair (Merck), which turned me from person who worried about dying on a daily basis to a person who enjoys life with mild to moderate daily symptoms.

My brother is diabetic, has been since birth. He almost died six years ago in a perfect storm of Guillain-Barre Syndrome and cascading diabetic neuropathy. Without meds in intensive care and Neurontin and a Medtronic insulin pump since, he wouldn’t be living a near-normal life today.

So … you have drug companies vs. puppy mill scum and snake-oil scammers.

Hmmmmm … tough choice there … not.

The bigger question is why have ads at all? And until we win the lottery or people are willing to pay for content … we don’t have a whole lot of choice. We spend thousands every year running our Web sites. But … they buy space. They don’t buy content. That’s the deal we made.

By: Walt

Walt — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:42:39 +0000

Pfizer is better than Google ads?

By: Dr. Patty Khuly

Dr. Patty Khuly — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:47:30 +0000

This is a subject near and dear to my heart. My developers are always trying to get me to use interstitial (halfway down the page) Google ads. I keep explaining that I will not fence for scumbags. They can’t completely wrap their heads around why I’m willing to foego *free* money. As you’ve explained nicely with your examples, “free” money often comes at a hefty price—to my reputation, my readers’ having to look at the dregs the Internet has to offer, the animals being peddled…need I go on?

By: Elaine

Elaine — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:03:20 +0000

I prefer breaded eggplant to breaded German shepherds. I don’t like it when my food attempts to lick my face.

By: PBurns

PBurns — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:27:09 +0000

I’ve seen worse ads. My favorite was one that said they had “Terriers bred to Brian Plummer.” Which is doubtful, as I do not think the dog would have stood for it ;)

By: Nadine L.

Nadine L. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:23:38 +0000

In-bread breader?

Corn-bread stuffed shepard?

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:32:50 +0000

That’s the best typo since Kirsty Alley’s legal representatives complained to a magazine that Scientologists were insulted in a way “Jews, Christians or Muslins” wouldn’t be.

Personally, I always make fun of linens.

By: Caveat

Caveat — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:18:17 +0000

A good illustration of the kind of breader who would sell dogs over the internet.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:01:55 +0000

ROTFLMAO!!!