{"id":1863,"date":"2010-02-21T08:33:58","date_gmt":"2010-02-21T08:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/astrologicalmusings\/2010\/02\/a-note-about-popups-and-ads-on.html"},"modified":"2010-02-21T08:33:58","modified_gmt":"2010-02-21T08:33:58","slug":"a-note-about-popups-and-ads-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/astrologicalmusings\/2010\/02\/a-note-about-popups-and-ads-on.html","title":{"rendered":"A note about popups and ads on this site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Recently there have been quite a few comments and emails about the annoyance of ads and popups on this blog, and I just want to go on record as saying that I certainly agree with you all. Unfortunately, neither I nor my editor have any control over the ad content which helps to pay the Beliefnet bills and my small stipend.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I have to think that it&#8217;s worth it though, because since this blog was picked up by Beliefnet my readership has doubled. &nbsp;Given the choice between (a) having a beautiful blog that is not widely read or (b) expand my readership with ads and popups, I have chosen (b) as the clear choice.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>I have been using a tool that you might enjoy, it&#8217;s called <a href=\"http:\/\/lab.arc90.com\/experiments\/readability\/\">Readability<\/a>. &nbsp;Go to the link and drag the bookmarklet to the browser link bar and it will strip any site of ads and peripherals so that you are left with the good stuff. &nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently there have been quite a few comments and emails about the annoyance of ads and popups on this blog, and I just want to go on record as saying that I certainly agree with you all. 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