Due to potential conflict of interest concerns, Consumerist did not run display ads for outside advertisers; while owned by Gawker, all display ads linked to other Gawker sites, although the Consumerist sold text ads through the Google AdWords program.
Consumerist avoided displaying external ads due to potential conflicts of interest; however, all display ads were linked to other Gawker sites, and Consumerist sold text ads through the Google AdWords program.