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Re:Sourcepoint: Former Googler Will Sell Tech to Punch Throu... by zem on Friday June 19, 2015 @02:44PM (#9746808)
it might also lead to people skipping those sites altogether, which is what triggered the whole ad-supported-web madness in the first place.
Re:Sourcepoint: Former Googler Will Sell Tech to Punch Throu... by bashinator on Friday June 19, 2015 @08:18PM (#9748424)
I do this on principle, especially with mobile where ad-blocking is less available. If a page is especially egregious (full page ads, poor loading, etc), I will just close the entire tab ASAP. There's very little I need to read that badly, and hopefully it will show up in some tracking metrics.