I was dismayed to see the WSJ article today that suggested that some bloggers should have disclosed that they might be paid someday by FON. I'm sad to see their integrity questioned.  But the general idea that disclosure is a good thing -- that's probably right.

So, in case you ever wonder, I wanted to let you know that I have one source of funding: the law school I work for.  I have an old advisory board relationship with Squaretrade that, like the FON advisory relationship, might someday result in some money being paid to me, but I have no idea how much or when that might happen.  I have no relationship with FON, and in fact was so out of the loop that I learned about the Google investment from a listserv and thought it was neat and blogged it.  I have no consulting relationships with anyone.  I'm so far the sole financial backer of OneWebDay.  I'm on the board of ICANN, but that's an unpaid position. I did get a free copy of the Kurzweil "The Singularity Is Near" book, and I really enjoyed reading it...

I do often post about things my friends are doing, but that's because I like what they're doing.  I'm grateful to have a voice through this blog.