Google Says Ad Blockers Will Save Online Ads 419
azoblue writes "Google — the world's largest online ad broker — sees no reason to worry about the addition of ad-blocking extensions to its Chrome browser. Online advertisers will ensure their ads aren't too annoying, the company says, and netizens will ultimately realize that online advertising is a good thing."
Ads? What ads? (Score:2, Funny)
There are *ads* on the web? I haven't seen one in years!
Google Mind Trick (Score:5, Funny)
yes, ads are a good thing.
I like ads.
They make me happy.
I want to click.
[snapping out of it]
What? Damned Jedi^H^H^H^HGoogle Mind Trick®
Re:A good thing (Score:4, Funny)
Viruses... viruses... I'm not finding that. What do I apt-get to install that?
Re:A good thing (Score:5, Funny)
Re:And to them I say (Score:5, Funny)
The way I see it, the only end-game is for advertisers to work closely with site owners so that ads are integrated with the content in such a way that software cannot distinguish the ads from the content.
We have that already. It's called CNet.