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Good Grief Google!

After being online for a year and a half, it seems that the "Great Google Gods" have determined that Our Cheating Ways is "mature" content and not suited for advertising via the Google Adsense program.

Now we can all agree that the topic of infidelity is pretty much intended for adults (go figure ) but Geez Louise, I have always tempered my comments and carefully chosen graphics that were barely suggestive much less pornographic!

Regardless, Google's main concern is that "advertisers would not be comfortable showing their ads on such content".

That makes me chuckle. A quick search on Google for the term "cheating" reveals a ready supply of sponsored advertisers:

AND…41,800,000 searches are being performed for that term.

Hmmm…

Now I wonder…just exactly what type of sites do these paying Adword customers want their advertisements to be shown on? These people pay Google good money to place their infidelity advertisements on relevant sites!

I must admit that for a time, Google's decision to exclude Our Cheating Ways from the Adsense program had me confused. But…after reading an article I found on HubPages, the fog has lifted and Google's decision is now as clear as mud to me.

Since there are no second chances with them, I am left with the rather liberating realization that now, I don't have to be careful what I post. Since I no longer have to concern myself with staying in "Google's Good Graces"…I can post any damned thing I want.

You know what? This could be fun!