Lots of Home Work – New York Times

Lots of Home Work
Christian Hansen for The New York Times

The mansion Marcel and Sherrie Deans bought in the Bronx. More Photos

By JOYCE COHEN
Published: December 27, 2007

ONCE their eyes adjusted to the dim interior of the house that would be theirs, Marcel and Sherrie Deans marveled at the architectural details they could make out amid the dust-covered desks and armchairs and piles of books.

In the bit of light that made it past the drawn curtains and closed blinds, they could see two ghoulish pixie figurines, which doubled as lamps, frolicking on the newel posts. Then it was up the wide, curved staircase that did not creak, grasping the banister that did not wobble. They found heavy pocket doors that slid smoothly, stained glass windows and tin ceilings, as well as a moose head watching from a corner.

Lots of Home Work – New York Times.

For bloggers, on-line ads beckon – CNN.com

For bloggers, on-line ads beckon

NEW YORK (AP) — Zach Brooks pocketed $1,000 this month blogging about the cheap lunches he discovers around midtown Manhattan — $10 or less, preferably greasy, and if he’s lucky, served from a truck.

The site, Midtownlunch.com, is just a year and a half old and gets only about 2,000 readers daily, but it’s already earning him enough each month for a weekend trip to the Caribbean — or in his case, more fat-filled culinary escapades in the city.

In the vast and varied world of blogging, Brooks is far from alone.

It’s no longer unusual for blogs with just a couple thousand daily readers to earn nearly as many dollars a month. Helping fill the pockets of such bloggers are programs like Google’s AdSense and many others that let individuals — not just major publications — tap into the rapidly growing pot of advertising dollars with a click of the mouse.

For bloggers, on-line ads beckon – CNN.com.