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Rush was right about ads.

Posted on 09/24/2015 7:07:36 AM PDT by joemsewi

Maybe the internet is going to collapse upon itself.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: adsadblocker
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Rush was right the other day when he talked about the number of ads that web sites try to foist on its readers when you visit them. He mentioned that he no longer visits sites because of the number of ads that it tries to load during a session. Sometimes it seems like forever for a web site to load before one gets to the content.

Today I went to a site that Rush may have been referring to. I use an Ad Bock program. Before loading the main page the site loaded 58 ads first. When I clicked on a story of interest that site loaded 84 ads before I got to read the actual contents. When I went to the comments section the total ads shot up to 91.

Maybe the internet is going to collapse upon itself.

1 posted on 09/24/2015 7:07:36 AM PDT by joemsewi
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Now, what do we do about his radio show that is 33% ads?


2 posted on 09/24/2015 7:09:33 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics)
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To: joemsewi

I hope that Apple allows Ad blocker apps


3 posted on 09/24/2015 7:10:56 AM PDT by scooby321
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Wonder if he meant Breitbart?


4 posted on 09/24/2015 7:11:18 AM PDT by Mamzelle
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"Now, what do we do about his radio show that is 33% ads?"

Rush should just move his show to his true natural home - NPR

5 posted on 09/24/2015 7:12:41 AM PDT by Borderline
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To: Dr. Sivana

Some sites are so bad with the invasive ads and scripts they will often crash your browser. Glenn Beck’s site, “The Daily Caller”, and Hot Air are all very bad in this regard.


6 posted on 09/24/2015 7:13:26 AM PDT by circlecity
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Now, what do we do about his radio show that is 33% ads?


7 posted on 09/24/2015 7:13:58 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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Some of which have been the same for years. I don’t mind “ obscene profits breaks” but they would be less obscene if they weren’t quite so old.


8 posted on 09/24/2015 7:14:02 AM PDT by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum.)
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To: Dr. Sivana

More like 50% ads. Radio ads play over and over the same six ads!

FWIW I find the site’s rss feed and read articles online that way. No ads.


9 posted on 09/24/2015 7:14:52 AM PDT by Rona Badger (Heeds the calling wind.)
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Now, what do we do about his radio show that is 33% ads?

Rush's radio show ads don't cause my computer to slow down....but, they do allow Rush to stay on the air, which is a good thing.

10 posted on 09/24/2015 7:15:01 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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That’s the way to do it :)


11 posted on 09/24/2015 7:15:45 AM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: circlecity

I never see those ads. I go to Hotair and Breitbart all the time. Firefox with their adblock software.


12 posted on 09/24/2015 7:16:00 AM PDT by libbylu (It is no longer right vs left. It is right vs wrong.)
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To: scooby321

I hope that Apple allows Ad blocker apps
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It does.


13 posted on 09/24/2015 7:16:43 AM PDT by House Atreides (CRUZ or lose!)
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The movie “Idiocracy” get’s it right once again. Ads plastered everywhere.


14 posted on 09/24/2015 7:17:35 AM PDT by Walmartian (Not Responding)
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Can someone provide a link or name of a safe and reliable ad blocker for Windows that would work when browsing sites like Breitbart and others like that (which now freeze everything up, and I tend to avoid)?


15 posted on 09/24/2015 7:17:40 AM PDT by Heart-Rest ( "Woe to those who call evil good and good evil!" Isaiah 5:20)
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non issue if you’re using an ad blocker


16 posted on 09/24/2015 7:19:58 AM PDT by 4rcane
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non issue if you’re using an ad blocker


17 posted on 09/24/2015 7:19:59 AM PDT by 4rcane
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Now, what do we do about his radio show that is 33% ads?

 

Heh, heh. Good burn worth repeating in large font.

 

Now, what do we do about his radio show that is 33% ads?


18 posted on 09/24/2015 7:24:23 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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To: Heart-Rest
I had the same ad problems before I installed Adblock Plus:

https://adblockplus.org/

It's free and it WORKS!

19 posted on 09/24/2015 7:24:46 AM PDT by PROCON
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To: joemsewi

CNN revised their site some months ago, and the load times hit the stratosphere on IE (and now, the new browser on Win10.) It’s still quite usable in Firefox with AdBlock and NoScript. Same with a number of other sites. (And don’t forget Ghostery).

Rush needs to get a techie to set up a browser for him.


20 posted on 09/24/2015 7:26:23 AM PDT by PAR35
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