Ads are fine, up to a point. If the page is almost all ads and not marked clearly as so, then F that company.
But these AdBlock PLUS guys are extortionists. Google paid and their ads are "acceptable." all of the sudden.
(Disclaimer: not a fan of Google at all)
Google being the world's largest advertiser is leading the way in putting the entire business model at risk, ruining ads for everyone. They started with no ads, then a few ads on the side, then on top, then 2-5 on top and 12 on the sides, now ads everywhere and just a few results hidden by ads. Now the product search is 100% ads and I doubt that most people know (not everyone reads HN and Ars)
I posted them before but this is a disgrace and it's not receiving the needed attention from the media:
But these AdBlock PLUS guys are extortionists. Google paid and their ads are "acceptable." all of the sudden. (Disclaimer: not a fan of Google at all) Google being the world's largest advertiser is leading the way in putting the entire business model at risk, ruining ads for everyone. They started with no ads, then a few ads on the side, then on top, then 2-5 on top and 12 on the sides, now ads everywhere and just a few results hidden by ads. Now the product search is 100% ads and I doubt that most people know (not everyone reads HN and Ars) I posted them before but this is a disgrace and it's not receiving the needed attention from the media:
http://i.imgur.com/mhJhc5W.png
http://ho9od35yvs05ejqn.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/u...