Didn't want to start another thread for this, but noticing that a number of members don't do facebook or twitter... I think I found a solution to block some of those popover colored square links to Twitter, Google, Facebook, Gmail and some other social linkage programs. Recently some of these links have become so large as to block the text on articles, and I could find no way to make them disappear.
I don't know if this is really the solution, but... so far it looks to be working for me. I use Ad Block Plus. Right clicking on the icon for this brings up "options".
The tab "Add your own filters" brings up a box where you can add this:
*.addthis.com/* .
Yeah... not necessarily advertising, but one more of the unwanted add ons that becomes intrusive.
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I think everyone realizes that advertising is here to stay, and accepts that within reason, but where's the limit? If split screen TV ad/content became the norm, is that too much? Who sets the limit?
and...
instead of what YOU would do... do you think there is a limit to what the public will pay? In other words... will supply and demand become more sharply defined? Printed media seems to be evening out after a long drop in circulation.
How do you see the future?
