That crazy Canadian D’Arcy Norman has grabbed my interest again with his post about him ‘selling out’ and putting Google AdSense ads on his blog (and since removing them again). I disagree with you D’Arcy, it wasn’t selling out at all.
I think that a blog has just as much right to place ads on pages as any other site. When it comes down to it, I don’t really care if they are to simply cover the bills of running the site, or to give the owner a little spending money. D’Arcy, if you could buy an iPod with revenue from running ads on your site, then I say go for it.
What I dislike though, is when said ads are invasive, distracting, or rude. I don’t have a problem with AdSense ads, but please spare me Flash ads!
I enjoy your content D’Arcy, so if you want to be remunerate for doing it, go right ahead. I don’t think your selling out, just making a living.