I really find some of the newer AdWords/AdSense ads spooky!!!!!  Look at this picture of my last blog post on difference between how visits are counted in two web analytics packages.

I just want to make it clear I have nothing to do with that picture – it’s being streamed by AdSense and in this case – it’s clearly not applicable to my post but it did get clicked on.  IN other words, the Advertising is effective in getting me jarred and clicking on the Ad but because it’s upsetting me to see the picture – I don’t think it you’d get much of a positive response (I guess it depends on who the picture is of).

However, the possibility exists that by running a picture next to my blog post – people who read the post will associate the picture with my post and that can have un-intended consequences of deminishing the value they put on the post.  

If I had my way I would not allow photos to appear as ads right near the top of the blog post – it conveys the impression it’s either the author of the blog post or the subject of the post.