Disclosure

Disclosure. It’s not just a Michael Crichton book anymore, kids. Even blogs have ‘em these days.

So here’s the scoop: Some of the articles on this blog have been sponsored by some person or company or another.

Which persons or companies? That’s easy… the ones I’m linking to in that post.

Which articles? That’s even easier. Any post that belongs to the category ’sponsored article’ is, in fact, a sponsored article. Categories are listed at the top and bottom of every post, so just glance there if you’re unsure. If it’s not listed as a member of the Sponsored Article Club, then I have received no compensation for my mention. I’m just being a nice guy.

Why post sponsored articles? I have a goal, maybe even a dream, of one day having my Internet addiction be self-supporting. Long-term, it’d be awesome if my Internet addiction could pay for all of my other addictions as well: food, shelter, and brown ales, specifically. But I have to start somewhere. And right now, that ’somewhere’ is by letting people pay me to tell stories that I would have told anyway, with the only difference being I link to their site specifically during my story instead of some other random site generally. I consider it a good trade.

How does this change things? Hopefully, not at all. Click the links I post if you’re interested, and don’t if you’re not. Sort of like you’ve been doing since the Dawn of the Tubes. Most posts still won’t be sponsored. Those that are, I hope, still have entertainment value, which is all I ever shoot for in the first place.