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What Ad Blockers Will Really Do to the Web
Ad blockers are nothing new. This software, usually designed for Web browsers, blocks most banner, flash, and pop-over ads, and is often used to save time and bandwidth. OpinionsThe first ad blocker I recall was for an early online service called Prodigy, which was designed to compete with CompuServe in the 1980s. The history of this operation is a fascinating read.
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The irony of going to a website about ad blocking to be met with an obnoxious full page ad that a ad blocker didn't filter out.... Couldn't read the article before I rage quit the site. Ad blocking is a reaction to bad marketing, it will do nothing but hopefully force change. I don't mind my pod casters injecting their casts with ads so long as they are relevant and not a huge part of the pod cast. I have toyed with the idea of supporting services through Patreon. People need to be compensated for their work, but I will go elsewhere if your ads are more important then your material.