ad block it actually refers to a specific one of the many and now defunct
online advertisement blocking browser extension called well ad block which was
later forked to become the open source ad block plus which actually competes
directly with a newer also called ad block browser extension which is not
related although functionally very similar confusing hey with that out of
the way what functionality do these extensions have basically Bally they
ride shotgun as you browse the web and with the help of either manual input or
the use of one of the many popular pre-done filter sets prevent you from
seeing content you didn't intend by sitting between your browser and a given
website and checking the source of an element or feature on a web page images
for example or in a video stream and if it matches anything in the ad filter
list it will simply not be displayed this has obvious benefits the user's
page loads faster since unnecessary and sometimes inappropriate images are never
downloaded obnoxious features like that thing where mousing over a word pops up
a place to buy stuff can be ignored full
page pop-ups that make you wait 5 Seconds to read an article can be
skipped distracting junk on the page like seizure inducing animated banners
or annoying random audio streams that are impossible to find in your sea of
browser tabs can become a thing of the past if you're on a limited data plan
blocking ads from being downloaded especially video ads can help you save
on your monthly bill especially relevant to mobile users and in some cases ad
blockers can even prevent particularly scumbag ads from stealthily opening new
connections to your browser and actually following you around to spy on your web
activities once you've left the site where you originally picked them up
sounds great right where do I sign up well hold on a second this is actually a
bigger decision than most people think it is and while I'm not going to give
you some however will I feed my family so story since I'm obviously doing fine
I'd like you to at least consider the other side of the coin here because
that's what everything's about isn't it money the services you sign up for the
banners or videos that you click on and even the ads that you see out of the
corner of your eye those contribute to paying the server upkeep costs and the
salaries of the people whose content you're consuming and by turning off ads
you're deciding to not support the aforementioned content creator but lonus
come on they're downloading crap to my computer or they have full volume audio
ads I'm not listening to that and while traditional wisdom dictates that it's up
to the content provider not the consumer to decide how much the content costs and
in what manner that will be paid meaning that the proper way to vote with your
wallet is actually to boycott the site outright and send a nasty letter I hear
you that's a lot of work and most people aren't going to do that consumer
expectations are changing which isn't an invitation to just block all of our ads
in spite of our techsavvy audience Google AdSense on this channel
contributed almost enough last year to pay the full-time salary of someone here
at lonus Media Group that makes a huge impact on our company and thank you to
everyone who lets them run it's just one of the reasons that you might have
noticed clever content creators who understand the give and take
relationship they have with their viewers are exploring other options
that's your big decision that I alluded to before Nothing in life is free and if
consumers decide they don't want to pay that way anymore the free ad supported
internet Paradigm could be forever altered in fact it's happening already
we are actually a great case study on the changes that are occurring right now
and only time and continued experimentation which we're doing will
determine what compromise ends up working best for the Creator and the
audience here's a small example on the one hand we've got YouTube an ad
supported platform we do enable ads but
we don't enable the more lucrative but also more annoying unskippable pre-rolls
at the beginning but then we counter with baked in sponsor spots at the end
then on the other hand we are also experimenting with a paid model by
putting our content behind a $3 per month membership pay wall for the first
week that it's available on vessel.com but the benefit is that it's up there
without any of the usual sponsor mentions at the end of the video that
sound a little something like fresh books the online Accounting Service that
lets freelance workers or small businesses take care of their business
without spending all their time doing annoying paperwork it makes invoicing
getting paid and tracking hours and expenses Easier by turning it into an
online tool that you can have with you all the time it shows a full history of
each invoice allows to check if your client has viewed the invoice and allows
you to bill online you can update the freshbooks time sheet from anywhere and
pull your project hours right into an invoice it just makes you feel like
you're spending your time doing your work rather than spending your time
chasing around getting paid for your work so try it out now you can hit up a
free trial at the link in the video description that's freshbooks.com tequi
and don't forget to enter Techquickie in the how did you hear about Us section
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baby out I'll see you again next
time unless all the ads that people are blocking put me out of business no I
said I wouldn't do that