Thursday, September 24, 2015

Google wants this blog to go away

How do I know? Let me count the ways.

When first I started this, Google placed ads in the right-hand margin. There were maybe three separate ads; I do not remember for what services or product. Google said it would pay me a penny or something each time a reader clicked an ad. When the number of clicks reached five or so after six months, Google removed the ads. I guess Google figured I would go away and not take up electronic space, considering I would never get any money through the blog.

Ha-ha to you, Google. Ego is more important than money. As long as I have another way of paying the bills.

Next in its attempts at making me go away, a Google pop-up appears each time I access my blog. The pop-up says the blog does not carry a security certification. Well, yes it does. That is the “https” designation. But Google insists I have the trustworthiness of a Chinese army hacker or a Russian web thief.

Then came another pop-up, appearing now every time when I sign in: “Oops! That’s an error!” And a message to “click here” to solve the problem. Well, now, my Northeast Texas raising did not include a class on “Why you should always trust unscrupulous Yankees.” I know better than to click on anything that promises to fix anything.

So. Google, you are stuck with me. And if the 50-120 daily page hits don’t generate any revenue, too bad.

(Just now I clicked "Publish" and got a message claiming "An error occurred."

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