This blog is a labor of love. I’ve been obsessed with tiny computing gadgets ever since purchasing my first Philips Nino PDA eight years ago, and I’ve been obsessed with computers and technology far longer than that. But this web site is also one of my primary sources of income, so I want to not only recoup the money I spend on hosting but also make a decent living. And that means advertising.  I try not to let the advertising interfere with the content, but in the interest of transparency, I want to share my advertising policy here.

This site includes ads from a variety of sources, and I’m constantly testing out new services. I also have affiliate relationships with Amazon and several other web stores. When an ad is relevant to a post, I may include a link to an Amazon product page, but you will not find affiliate links in the bodies of unrelated posts. For example, a story that mentions a price drop on a computer may include an affiliate link to the store that has dropped the price. But when a new company announces a computer I will link to the company page, not to a web store.

Here’s a list of ad networks/affiliate programs I am currently using:

• Technorati Media – Technorati handles most of the ad sales for this site. The company has been doing an excellent job and I can’t recommend them enough for medium sized publishers.
• Technorati Engage – You can purchase self-service 125px by 125x square ads in the sidebar for low rates through Technorati Engage.
• Google AdSense – Contextual text and image based ads from Google.
• AdsDaq – This service shows CPM display ads on your site. You set your price for each 1000 page views, and AdsDaq will try to match that price. If the service can’t, you can designate backup ads from other networks. I highly recommend this service to beginning bloggers who aren’t making much from Google Adsense.
• Chitika – Chitika has a number of product-based ad units. Most ads are pay per click, although the company has also started rolling out some CPM or display ads. You’ll find Chitika ads between the posts on my site. If you sign up for Chitika through this link, I’ll get a referral fee.
• Amazon – I earn 4% to 10% commission on items sold through this site. I have also created an Amazon aStore which you can access by clicking the Store link in the site navigation menu. I do not endorse these products, nor do I handle customer service. But since many people visiting this site are looking for products like the Asus Eee PC, HP Mini-Note, or MSI Wind, I provide links to these products. Your actual transaction will be handled by Amazon or an Amazon affiliated retailer
• Kontera – This service automatically finds relevant text in my older posts and creates pop-up links to relevant advertiser sites. The in-text ads are automatically generated by Kontera and have no impact on the editorial freedom of this site. The ads are different from regular in-text links because they show a double-underline, and when you hover over one a pop up window will appear, making it clear that if you click you will be taken to a new web site. I only use this service on posts that are a few weeks old or older, so if you stop by Liliputing every day you might never see any of these links.
• Dealnews – I have a revenue sharing agreement with Dealnews, where I will earn a commission on purchases made through links to bargains from Dealnews.com.