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| From | Rob <monst.oorzudo@ntlworld.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.misc |
| Subject | Re: Blocking web ads is 'as bad as Napster', says data firm |
| References | <oRJ56CKGc22vZVFU0jsf+FfO@dont-email.me> |
| Message-ID | <OaIPv.190575$rb.114419@fx16.am4> (permalink) |
| Organization | virginmedia.com |
| Date | 2014-09-09 20:04 +0100 |
On 09/09/14 11:34, Rich wrote: > http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/09/blocking-adverts-napster-for-the-publishing-industry > > More internet users are blocking adverts than ever before, according to > a new report, with the rate more than doubling over the course of last > year. > > As of June 2014, almost 150 million browsers are using some form of ad > blocker, the vast majority of whom are using plug-ins for either > Google's Chrome or Mozilla's Firefox browser. Well, I can wait half a second for a page to render or have it take a couple of minutes with ten pop-ups and three new windows! If the ads were not so intrusive then blocking may not be as rife. Ta, -- Rob "I have never understood why it should be necessary to become irrational in order to prove that you care, or, indeed, why it should be necessary to prove it at all." - Avon, Blake's 7
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Blocking web ads is 'as bad as Napster', says data firm Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-09-09 10:34 +0000
Re: Blocking web ads is 'as bad as Napster', says data firm Rob <monst.oorzudo@ntlworld.com> - 2014-09-09 20:04 +0100
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