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Thread ID: 129384 2013-02-21 03:58:00 What a difference an ad blocker makes. Trev (427) PC World Chat
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1329306 2013-02-21 03:58:00 I was starting to get annoyed with this forum and its long load times. Found an ad blocker for IE10 and now the forum loads almost instantly.
:)
Trev (427)
1329307 2013-02-21 04:01:00 You can use tracking protection / TPL files. Which can block ads Speedy Gonzales (78)
1329308 2013-02-21 06:41:00 Does ad blocker plus work on ie10?

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lakewoodlady (103)
1329309 2013-02-21 07:36:00 I use ad blocker plus on Firefox.
The most awesome thing I found out about recently, is that it even blocks the ads on Jango radio that play between every third or so song.
the_bogan (9949)
1329310 2013-02-21 07:43:00 I'm using Simple Adblock in IE10.
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Trev (427)
1329311 2013-02-21 08:59:00 Loads almost instantly in Chrome for me anyways, even with ads?! Chilling_Silence (9)
1329312 2013-02-21 18:51:00 If everyone in the world used Adblockers who is going to pay for all the content on thew web ?

The problem is that webmasters and the advertisers load us upwith too many big and slow ads.

How is PC World going to run this site ?
Digby (677)
1329313 2013-02-21 20:24:00 How does viewing an ad pay for anything? Only works if you then click it and buy something.
As I'm not, why read it?
pctek (84)
1329314 2013-02-21 20:52:00 How does viewing an ad pay for anything? Only works if you then click it and buy something.
As I'm not, why read it?

It depends on how the ad revenue is acquired. CPC (cost per click) charges an advertiser for everytime someone clicks on the ad. CPM, on the other hand, charges per view/impression.
Zara Baxter (16260)
1329315 2013-02-21 20:54:00 If everyone in the world used Adblockers who is going to pay for all the content on thew web ?

The problem is that webmasters and the advertisers load us upwith too many big and slow ads.

How is PC World going to run this site ?

We've tried to balance rapid load times for you, and providing advertising that pays the bills. If you're experiencing slowdowns, do let me know, and let me know your system, browser and such so that we can then cross-check here.
Zara Baxter (16260)
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