Hi Killswitch
Most people understand the need for advertising on websites, and most are ok with some ads appearing. This isn't the problem. The real problem is with OVER-advertising either by super aggressive marketing companies, dumb webmasters, or both.
Alot of advertisers think that more is better. They think that hammering the fuck out of end users is the way to get seen. They have either never heard the word "targeted" ads, or they can't be bothered with it.
Take Youtube for example. Youtube used to COOL and a FUN destination. Now ads pop-up in the vidoes I want to watch forcing me to click to close them. Even worse are ads that force me to watch 5 seconds before I can "click to skip" the ad.
Problems like Ad Blocker are a GOOD IDEA, and I'm saying this even though we spend money on advertising all the time. The Internet Advertising industry as a whole is just getting a little out of control, ignoring customer surfing habits in exchange for more more more. Although I want my ads to be seen, I don't blame surfers who want ad blocking software at all.
Want proof? How pissed off do you get at yet another Live Jasmin Pop-under, with some annoying twit moaning through your speakers when you didn't want or expect it?
Thanks BFT3K for the link to
http://safariadblock.com/. I don't think it will hurt the tube sites much (and ad sellers will just deny its existence or downplay it anyway), but oh well.
Love it.