Google Ads on wordpress.com blogs

I did a google search for bmtc volvo on google to reach my post http://indiareviews.wordpress.com/2006/08/07/bmtc-volvo-buses/

To my surprise, I found google ads both on top of the page and at the bottom of the page..

I thought it was just the wordpress guys (matt and others) testing some new ads platform.. i thought it could be exciting.. coz the WP guys usually come out with some really cool stuff.. I wanted to know if any posts on their ads model already out there..

Then to my surprise, I found matt’s post “on ads“:

We very occassionally show Adsense (contextual text ads) on post and tag pages. Why? To allow us to focus on free features in addition to paid and to offset costs of rapidly rising traffic.

These were relevant ads on volvo and bangalore, unlike others who got nasty ads..

“Clean And Green” for Plastic Free Bangalore

“Wait a go guys, Really amazing stuff !!”

VISIT: http://cleanngreen.blogspot.com

“Clean And Green” is a group of young and not so young but all the same very enthusiastic people. Working together towards achieving a plastic free environment. They go on small treks and clean these places as most of us are regular trekkers. Through this group, they are trying to spread awareness about a clean environment Reduce, Reuse and ReCycle concept which is being adopted as the motto of the group.”

Mail received about next trip on Oct 8, 2006:

Hi,

This is the Clean and Green Group – announcing its 10th Trip to Clean. On Sunday 8 Oct – to Pearl Valley – Annekal – Muthyalmavudu.

Sampada

I just got to know of Sampada today. Sampada is an online Kannada community, focused more on the literary aspects of it. The good news is that if you log-in you get your own blog, bookmarks, syndication etc., Whats more its bi-lingual.

If you can read/write Kannada, I strongly recommend this site – even if you are not a blogger!

Oh, btw, I do have a blog there too* – its present here.

*I almost never seem to run out of blogging options. O3, blogger, wordpress and now Sampada! Aargh!