Comments on: AdBlock Plus: Block All Ads on the Internet!

By: Vivian L

Vivian L — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:07:07 +0000

This is great!!! There are too many inappropriate ads all over the web, what Josh said above is true though, perhaps plug-ins such as these would be a red light for some advertisers that consumers are taking an active stance against inappropriate ads and perhaps to reconsider the kind of image/message they are sending…

By: Joshua Linville

Joshua Linville — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:31:06 +0000

What a useful tool. It is annoying when inappropriate adds are displayed on a website.

Unfortunately, ads are what fuel media, especially print media. Newspapers and other forms of print are dying fast and it is ads that are barely holding them up. The problem is people are used to getting things like news online for free, when in fact, it should not be free. Think about it, people have to pay for the newspaper, so why not pay for online news. The NY Times and other papers are slowly trying to ween users off the concept of free news by having certain articles only accessible to paying customers.

Personally, I think people should just by print, but if I do look at news online, I remember that the ads are what make it possible for me to view the news in the first place.

By: Media Influence

Media Influence — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:38:23 +0000

Wastelandamerica – hey thanks for your suggestions. Looking forward to see how your blog turns out. I’ll be sure to cruise over there and take a look.

I think ads that are highly targeted.. and not filled with bad or attention grabbing images are ok. Especially as one who works in the online marketing world, as long as its clean and targeted I agree advertisement serves a good purpose for not just the local businesses but for the economy as a whole. I just really hate going to a site and suddenly being hit with something I didn’t expect…

By: wastelandamerica.com

wastelandamerica.com — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 06:09:42 +0000

I personally prefer no-ads.pac because it shows you that you are blocking advertisements, which tickles my sense of spite somewhat. You just google it and the first link that shows up should be it. (Finally, a use for that “I’m feeling lucky button”! Unfortunately it doesn’t give you leeway as to what you can and can’t block. You may want to let Google Ads get your information and advertise to you. Many small local buisnesses, including a couple anti-ad add ons like No-script (another fave) get significant funding from them.

Uh, just read your intro and my blog’s headed in the exact same direction, actually. It’s currently 2:07 and I need some sleep but you can expect to see me back!

By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:19:54 +0000

Thank you for sharing the information. It sure does help remove all the clutter from those adds =).

By: Jerri Ann

Jerri Ann — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:57:33 +0000

Thanks for sharing the info.

By: Media Influence

Media Influence — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:03:20 +0000

Euripides – no problem! it is quite the nice tool and yes advertisers / hackers will find a way around this too.. I am glad the developers involved are still there working hard as well.

By: Media Influence

Media Influence — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:02:04 +0000

Adam –

thanks for your note! love it when a lurker submits their first comment! Not so hard right?!

thanks for sharing your experience with adblock plus. hopefully others will find it pretty useful and can later share their own experience.

thanks for the recommendations to your cousins and friends!

By: Euripides

Euripides — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:32:13 +0000

Thanks for the information on AdBlock Plus. What a great tool. Yet web hackers are out building workarounds as fast as these tools seem to get created.

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 22:19:26 +0000

Hi! First-time comment for long-time lurker here. =P

I love AdBlock Plus! It’s one of the major reasons that makes Firefox my preferred browser. It blocks out most of the image and flash ads. To block some of the more obscure and resilient flash ads, I need to use FlashBlock (also a Firefox add-on). As far as ESPN goes, I think the list of ads needs to keep up with blocking out the TV spots when playing ESPN videos. AdBlock Plus used to be able to block them all! As for now, in order to bypass the 30 second ads lumped into the same playlist as the highlights, I simply embed the videos on another page (which I have to write myself).

By the way, I love reading this blog and I’ve recommended it to my cousins in SoCal and my friends in China. Thanks as always, Paul!