Ad blocking software

[red321]

Adblocker mysteriously changed it's name to Betafish Ad block or some crap like that...without any notification. Kinda fishy!...what Ad blocking software do people use?

[nate]

I use Adblock Plus for Chrome.

[Thomas]

Adblocker mysteriously changed it's name to Betafish Ad block or some crap like that...without any notification. Kinda fishy!...what Ad blocking software do people use?

 

I noticed that. Though with so many adblockers now perhaps it's best that they differentiate. 

[red321]

I think what threw a lot of people is they didn't announce it beforehand...and then when the change occurred they said they were running a test and it would only be changed for a few days...just odd the way it came about.

[Brandon]

I use a Macbook

[Chuck]

AngelsWin.com appreciates your ad-blocking software. 

 

SIGH

[gotbeer]

AngelsWin.com appreciates your ad-blocking software. 

 

SIGH

 

How about a compromise and have an ad free service for a small monthly/quarterly/yearly fee?  Kind of like what many apps do.  Ads, or you pay a small fee and have no ads.

[Jobu]

Google is doing an interesting experiment with Google Contributor (beta). You pay a monthly fee and essentially "bid" against the advertisers on a given page. If your share of the fee is greater than what the advertiser would pay, you don't see the ad. And the site still gets money.

[HaloMagic]

Are ads really that much of an inconvenience to people?

[red321]

Yes...watching youtube videos with screen graffiti popping up constantly...or having nice bright flashing click here show up in the middle of the screen...annoying.

 

Ads put in the corners, or on the top or bottom of the screen that are unobtrusive...fine. 

 

Google is doing an interesting experiment with Google Contributor (beta). You pay a monthly fee and essentially "bid" against the advertisers on a given page. If your share of the fee is greater than what the advertiser would pay, you don't see the ad. And the site still gets money.

 

That is interesting...I wonder how much of that money is going to google as well. Though, if I'm putting a certain amount of money out there, I'm not going to want to see any ads and it seems like advertisers will just up their fee, and then people up their fee.

 

Such a fine line. People should be paid for their work...Chuck and AW should be compensated...but being hammered over the head with ads sucks.

[Blarg]

Annoying as hell is autorun ads on news web pages that requires you to stop them so you can read the story uninterrupted. But I am not paying the extortion money to google to stop assaulting me.  

[red321]

That's another lovely thing I rediscovered. I especially enjoy when it starts up on another tab out of the blue so you are trying to figure out where the chevy commercial is coming from.

[Blarg]

Hard to believe google is so bad on it's ad targeting that they picked a Chevy Truck for a liberal. You should be getting Prius ads.

 

[Chuck]

I think an annual subscription fee of $25 wouldn't be bad. I have the ability to turn off "Ads" from showing for paying subscribers too, should they want them eliminated. 

[Ray McKigney]

AngelsWin.com appreciates your ad-blocking software. 

 

SIGH

 

I have AdBlock Plus disabled on this site. 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

I use Adblock Plus for Chrome.

 

I use the same thing, except for Opera, which is my primary browser.

[Jobu]

I think an annual subscription fee of $25 wouldn't be bad. I have the ability to turn off "Ads" from showing for paying subscribers too, should they want them eliminated.

I'd consider it. I actually just received an invite for Google Contributor. Do you use Google as your ad provider?

[Chuck]

I'd consider it. I actually just received an invite for Google Contributor. Do you use Google as your ad provider?

 

I do use Google as my ad provider. 

[Jobu]

I do use Google as my ad provider.

Maybe it's an opt-in thing, or maybe your ads just pay really well. Since I started using Contributor, I see fewer ads on some blogs and message boards, but it's been about the same here.