My philosophy to avoid ads like the plague is softening. I added Bravenet ads and links awhile back, but I am now allowing Google driven ads on select pages. In addition I plan to add some features which will have ad-links built into them.

My thinking is that they are innocent enough for the most part and won't create a billboard sort of effect. It must be noted, what ads appear is somewhat beyond my control. By placing ads here, I don't endorse all the possible products to which they may lead. So please be aware of the differences between the things I recommend and the sites you may go to from a ad link. So far the differences appear to me to be quite clear, but if I find they are too confusing I will revert to my former policy.