[OSM-talk] Advertising on OSM?

[Paul Dixon]

OJW wrote:
> Someone visiting OSM website for the first time brought up the question: 
>
> whether we should be recommending (via advertising on the front page) 
> malicious software, proprietary maps, etc.
>
> * http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Image:Osm_virus_letter.jpg
>
> Currently we allow google to display any advert for which the advertiser has 
> chosen a map-related keyword
You could always add starware to your competitive ad filter, to stop 
Google serving ads from them on OSM. There are also lists of 
Made-for-Adsense sites you can block too to try and boost revenue (one 
example here http://www.adsblacklist.com/)

Paul Dixon | http://blog.dixo.net