Squidoo have done a Goaticles

Combined with my brain's insistence that the "Goaticles" misspelling must mean "goat testicles," I found this response hysterical.

Well they're on my lenses but they're not my links. Plus they're on other Lenses I checked.
Kev

Hi Kenneth,

Papier-Mache

See the green highlited text
Kev

Hmm, I didn't know that, I just might have to do that, as anything I can do to get visitors to focus on my content instead of their ads, all the better.

It's funny that they would pull something like this right after publishing a big new list of things that we are not allowed to market anymore.

very interesting......

seems that summer has become the testing season.....

goarticles also claimed they were running "tests"....

which may be possible, or it may not.

just such a coincidence.....

just my 0.02c....

Michael,

So far, this is the only way I can see ...

1. Click on "Edit" on one of your lenses
2. Click on "Lens Settings" on the right-hand side of the page
3. Checkmark the setting "Opt out of text link ads"
4. Click "Apply"

Unfortunately, if you have hundreds of lenses, this process will take you awhile. But, like I said - I haven't found an easier way yet.

-Jeff

Squidoo has always been a revenue-sharing system. Many of the modules - Amazon, eBay, CafePress, Zazzle, etc. - are part of this program. Adsense is too. The payout is as follows:

5% - charity
45% - Squidoo
50% - lensmasters

It seems that the InfoLink experiment is just another attempt to add more revenue sharing options.

Here is part of the Squidoo FAQ that Jeff included:

It's not FREE. The time you spent writing that content is worth a lot more than they're giving you credit for.

Publish to your own domains and build them up.

You're kidding, right?

First -- I think it's totally uncool to force advertising on others' work. Even if it costs a lot, it should be a rev-share or a permission based deal where people consent to it. At a minimum, offer an opt-out, so people who care can turn unwanted ads off.

But, have you seen the content on Squidoo? We all more or less support Seth Godin, but that site is an embarrassment to his name. A majority of the "lenses" are simply pages to lure unsuspecting Web visitors into a maze of clicking affiliate links.

Most of the pages/lenses on Squidoo are simply junk. As such, they should have the right to serve the most offensive, unrelated ads on it. A number of the pages are either about credit repair, **** berry, or phama-spam. If they had any sense of decency, they would delete spammy pages -- and piss people off in the process -- so they don't attract spam.

I know my thoughts might go against the grain, but it's just my opinions. I believe they should ASK or permit OPT-OUT to more aggressive advertising methods. On that same note, delete junk pages. (Or turn them private/walled-garden).

~Joe

That's right - you can opt-out completely, or just on individual lenses.

Here's PotPiePirl's How To Get The Ads Off Your Squidoo Lens, both the Text Link Ads and the Banner Ads.