Gadgetory

adblock it actually refers to a specific one of the many and now-defunct online advertisement blocking browser extension called well adblock which was later forced to become the open source adblock plus which actually competes directly with a newer also called adblock 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 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 add filter list it will simply not be displayed this has obvious benefits the users page loads faster since unnecessary and sometimes inappropriate images are never downloaded obnoxious features like that thing we're mousing over a word pops up a place to buy stuff can be ignored full-page pop-ups that make you wait five 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 would be my family sob 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 Linus 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 tech savvy audience Google Adsense on this channel contributed almost enough last year to pay the full-time salary of someone here at Linus 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 unskipable pre-rolls at the beginning but then we countered 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 three dollar per month membership paywall for the first week that it's available on vessel comm 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 you to check if your client has viewed the invoice and allows you to bill online you can update the FreshBooks timesheet 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 head up a free trial at the link in the video description that's FreshBooks comm slash tech quickie and don't forget to enter tech quickie in the how did you hear about us section so thanks for watching guys just like if you dislike like if you like subscribe if you really liked also if you're looking for something else to watch got a comment with video suggestions for other fast as possible as you'd like to watch or check out this video we did recently I know I teased this a little while ago I kind of screwed up because it wasn't up yet but on our channel super fun channel we've got like a rubber band machine gun and like some people get pwned so you guys definitely want to click the little I in the top right corner check that baby out I'll see you again next time and that's all the ads that people are blocking put me out of business and I said I wouldn't do that