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| SaveTheFreeWeb.com - Discuss Ad-Supported Content and Ad-Blocking Discuss the future of ad-supported content on the internet and the impact of ad-blocking software. Articles, proposals, and forums. In Category: Computers / Technology / Internet | Rate This Forum! Body Text: Feed your brain: MagPortal.com Publishers of online content have found it very difficult to earn a living from advertising revenue. The increasing popularity of ad-blocking software raises even more questions about the viability of "free" (ad-supported) content. This site is dedicated to the discussion of the future of free content. How Ad-Blocking Software Works Discussion Forum Press Release Announcing This Site Related websites: Scumware.com StopScum.com TheEndOfFree.com Proposals Ad-Blocker User-Agent Standard for notification to web sites when their ads are being stripped. Restraint in Advertising To decrease the demand for ad-blocking software, advertisers should avoid irritating the user just to generate click-throughs. adblock.txt Standard An automated means for web sites to communicate their policy to ad-blocking software that visits the site. External Articles Tool Fights Pop-Up Ad Blockers Falk eSolutions AG plans to offer software that detects pop-up/under ad blocking and serves ads in other formats to thwart blocking. See also Slashdot thread. eWeek comments Norton's Firewall Blocks Pay Per Click Search Engine Advertising Norton Internet Security 2004 has ad-blocking enabled by default, which makes ads from Google unclickable. Search Engine Journal comments Pop-ups take new battering Research shows that pop-up advertising can do serious harm to brands. 14% of online customers now use ad-blocking software to stop pop-ups. netimperative comments More Articles> Home Privacy Policy Terms of Use Contact Us Copyright © 2001 Hot Neuron LLC. All Rights Reserved. SaveTheFreeWeb.com and Hot Neuron are service marks owned by Hot Neuron LLC. Keywords: banner, ads, ad-blocking, ad-blockers, forum |