I personally dislike seeing banner ads on web pages, but at the same time I realize they are needed by sites like Slashdot to generate enough revenue provide services for free. I currently use squid and a redirector called squidGuard to block banner adds. I only block them because the annoy me on web pages, not because I care about bandwith. I came up with a very interesting idea the other day that might solve the problem. (maybe I should patent it) What I would like to do is have my redirector (whatever it may be) cache up urls that have been blocked. Then with a cron job or in a seperate thread of the redirector, fetch the Urls and drop their content in/dev/null. This could be done at an offpeak time, when you're not using the net (if you care about bandwith). This could even be extended by simulating clicks (randomly) on the links, but this would probably get pretty complex. This way everyone can get along. You don't have to see nasty adds while browsing and places like Slashdot can still make money.
I don't understand why people don't just block banner ads. You save bandwith while at the same time not allowing yourself to be targeted with advertisements... check out www.junkbuster.com or mail me for a copy of my squid redirector that block banner adds...
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I personally dislike seeing banner ads on web pages, but at the same time I realize they are needed by sites like Slashdot to generate enough revenue provide services for free. I currently use squid and a redirector called squidGuard to block banner adds. I only block them because the annoy me on web pages, not because I care about bandwith. I came up with a very interesting idea the other day that might solve the problem. (maybe I should patent it) /dev/null. This could be done at an offpeak time, when you're not using the net (if you care about bandwith). This could even be extended by simulating clicks (randomly) on the links, but this would probably get pretty complex.
What I would like to do is have my redirector (whatever it may be) cache up urls that have been blocked. Then with a cron job or in a seperate thread of the redirector, fetch the Urls and drop their content in
This way everyone can get along. You don't have to see nasty adds while browsing and places like Slashdot can still make money.
Just a thought...
I don't understand why people don't just block banner ads. You save bandwith while at the same time not allowing yourself to be targeted with advertisements... check out www.junkbuster.com or mail me for a copy of my squid redirector that block banner adds...