Tag Archives: Ads

Block This!

Posted on May 26, 2015 by John

A German court’s ruling in favor of AdBlock Plus (a plug-in that blocks ads on websites such as Facebook, YouTube, etc.) is a reminder that privacy still matters as does fighting for it!

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Ad-Free.

Posted on November 20, 2014 by John

Google’s ‘Contributor’ allows end-users to pay a nominal-fee (at this juncture anyway) in order to view ad-free websites… look for lots of copy-cat ideas to continue as the ‘net matures and firms seeks additional revenue streams. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/hSQ9OA Google Contributor: http://goo.gl/HGaTnp

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Anti-Facebook…

Posted on October 23, 2014 by John

Social Networking meets non-data mining minus online ads is perhaps one way to describe ‘Ello.’ Launched in August the (nascent) platform already boasts a million users (with 3 million waiting to join) and $5.5 million dollars of VC-backing. (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/dks9XB

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