RandomDot - 5:15 pm on Sep 14, 2007 (gmt 0)

Adblocking has always existed. With Internet Explorer you would just usually have to pay some hard cash for the program. AdblockPlus which the fuzz is all about is for firefox and it is free, and extremely capable of both hiding and allowing ads. There's even extensions for adblockplus which will allow ads on all sites you have bookmarked.

Perhaps those smart hat advertisers should begin looking for other ways to fund their so called content? I am really sorry to say this - but most websites which I have seen with advertising on, doesn't supply anything which is really usefull or informative in any ways. Why should they? If people stay on their site, they don't get clicks.

This forum is a really good example of how revenue could be made through other means than cheap advertising. Oh yah, if you provide something really usefull publically, don't you think people are willing to pay for some exclusiveness eventually..?

Besides from that, I also have adblockplus turned on when I am here, and I subscribe to every filter list there is. Funny thing is - that the ad which is shown in the top right corner of this forum for pubcon, isn't blocked. I could block it manually, but it's not intrusive or annoying, so I just leave it there. Not that I would click it anyways, but it doesn't bother me.

If somebody blocked me from their website because I use firefox or adblockplus, I am also sorry to say - that I would just go somewhere else. It's not like there's no competition in your market or on the content you provide. I'll probably be able to find it elsewhere if it's really that much of a need this, want this so bad.

Sincerely and have fun,