I can’t believe it. Horror of horrors. I kind of get tired of people whining and hand-wringing about blogs or social media sites that make money from their efforts. Get over it. So what if they didn’t trumpet the fact that they put SkimLinkAds in the mix?

Are they supposed to just let you advertise your own affiliate links and do whatever you want to make cash off of the millions they put into the platform? It is FREE to join if you get an invite is it not? If you were charged a monthly fee then that would be a different story entirely. But even then, you just can’t let any or all objectionable material be the basis of your clientele.

And news flash, someone will always try to “spam” a new technology or format for their own personal gain as well. It has been going on since the Internet fell out of the nerd nest of ARPANET and became the Internet of today. Just like household cockroaches, spammers are the Internet cockroaches of our time and will always be around in one form or another.

I find it somewhat humorous when people get something for free – and then complain that they can’t do what they want with it – and that the company that supplied them with the – free service – is making money from it.

I know this particular topic makes for good headlines. I have seen this issue beaten to death in the blogosphere and among a number of people in the SEO crowd. I just think that it is time to let it go. Even if Pinterest has gotten more generous and you are allowed some, or a good portion of your own affiliate links. It doesn’t matter. If you don’t like what they are doing then don’t look for an invite – and don’t join. Simple as that..

Just sayin…

Robert C.