Adblock Plus has partnered with Flattr to offer web surfers a way to compensate content publishers that they visit most often. Flattr, a service launched in 2010 by Pirate Bay founder Peter Sunde, is a microdonation platform allowing users to…
AdBlock Plus Vows To Block Facebook Video Ads
As previously reported, Facebook video ads are on the way, with Facebook expected to charge between $1 million and $2.5 million for an ad to run for a single day. Facebook has been working on video ads for months, but…
Google Is Reportedly Paying AdBlock Plus So Users Still See Ads
According to a report from Horizont Online (in German), Google is paying AdBlock Plus to let its ads through. The report was picked up on Hacker News, and then by TechCrunch over the weekend. AdBlock has an FAQ page that…
AdBlock Plus Imagines Blocking Times Square Ads With Google Glass
AdBlock tweeted this on Thursday: Follow @AdblockPlus Adblock Plus @AdblockPlus Adblock Plus partners with Google Glass to block ads in real life. Amazing results! See Times Square as never before: http://t.co/8xUKRdHUeN Reply · Retweet · Favorite22 hours ago via web · powered…
Are There Any Winners In The War On Ads?
Advertising is a key component of the Web economy as it keeps many of the Web sites and services you use free. Facebook, Twitter, and even the very words you’re reading right now are all free because of advertising. For…
Adblock Plus Gets Self-Updating App To Circumvent Google Play Ban
Last week, Google made everybody angry by announcing the retirement of Google Reader. While everybody was fuming about that, the company also started removing ad blockers from Google Play, including Adblock Plus. It didn’t take long, however, for the app…
Google Kicks Adblock Plus Out Of Google Play
In a report from February, it was found that Google stands to make about $20 billion in mobile search advertising by 2016. That won’t happen if more people start using ad block software on their mobile devices. Till Faida, creator…