Block Google Ads

[peter_d]

Actually, all kinds of ads.

Adblock Plus and CustoimizeGoogle block ads as you surf.

http://www.roughtype.com/archives/20...ck_plus_wh.php

Now, I've never seen Times Square immediately after a snowfall, but I have to say that experiencing the web without ads - or at least with a whole lot fewer ads - is awfully pleasant. Imagine that somebody has been yelling into your ear for so long that it's come to seem normal. Now imagine that the person suddenly shuts up. That's the effect of ad-blocking. It's like going back to the feel of the web in the early 90s, before it was strip-malled.

Webmarketers may feel a sting of guilt, however. After all, if everybody did this, many services, such as search engines, would cease to be.

[coolguy27]

I have use that before and I see that's all adsense contents I saw in many sites are gone.. I thought Google is updating their adsense.. Adblock is the reason why they have disappeared... I just remove my adblock add-ons...

Now I see adsense...Thanks for the info...

[bond007]

If this will became widespread then a lot of websites will close their doors b/c they are making a living from these ads.

[cldnails]

Mixed bag, unfortunately I've found a few good services due to ads, so I'll never block them out. There are a few advertising methods that I would like to see banished, but overrall...it makes the world turn.

Lastly, only a small percentage of people will ever actually learn to 'block' ads, since the majority of internet users are unaware of such things anyway. Depending on your target audience, it may have no impact.

[lizza]

What will be the fate of those webmasters who make their living with ads

[cldnails]

Originally Posted by lizza

What will be the fate of those webmasters who make their living with ads

My point is that the ones who are smart enough to use such a Browser-Addon will most likely not be clicking on your ads anyway. That is, unless you were using sneaky methods to lure false clicks.