I know I mark myself by saying that I just got this from Slashdot, but… the BBC reports that Google is going to soon drop ads from agencies which sell essays and papers online. I had a personal scuffle with this just a few days ago when an online paper selling organization asked to buy an ad through Text Link Ads on my site. My credibility can not be sold for so little, you’ll be happy to hear, and I denied the ad… looks like Google is at least still not doing evil some of the time, too.

BBC reporter Sean Coughlan writes:

Google is to ban adverts for essay writing services - following claims that plagiarism is threatening the integrity of university degrees.

There have been complaints from universities about students being sold customised essays on the internet. The advert ban from the Google search engine has been “warmly welcomed” by university authorities. But it has angered essay writing firms which say this will unfairly punish legitimate businesses. From next month, Google will no longer take adverts from companies which sell essays and dissertations - and the internet company has written to advertisers to tell them about the policy. [more]

Hooray! If you are not an essay-selling company, but are interested in advertising on the site, feel free to contact me. If you want to buy some Text Link Ads, head for that link here. Plus, you can feel good about sponsoring this site, since tuition continues to rise faster than inflationandthe consumer price index.