Who pays to keep these sites going? Is there any value to anyone?
torontocanaries.com
When is Adsense not Made for Adsense? Not an easy question and everyone will have a different answer but here is one example:
fishlore.com is an informational site which has no obvious purpose, no contact details and which displays Google Ads in prominent positions on its pages. Its made to generate adsence revenue. But at the same time it supports an active community and this is what gives it purpose. One assumes that the community is concerned about the credibility of the site and the content it offers users. As such it can safely be listed as a site that is monetised with adsense and which offers credible content.
Not sure about this one. It doesn’t seem to go anywhere
the-creative-home.com
We need to question the purpose behind that site. The adense adverts are not intrusive and it would be difficult to argue that it made solely for Adsense. The content looks genuine but the invite to do business is incomplete. My suspicion is that its professional links litter and that the developer is positioning the domain much as I am doing with our directories. The question you have to ask is whether their intentions are honourable and whether they are building a site to offer a service or whether they are building a site to market sites they offer SEO services to. I would not accept this site. Despite appearances it has no substance and for that reason I would treat it with suspicion.