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My ad-blocker is more of a "don't run arbitrary code from a fourth party delivered by a third-party ad-network on websites I visit" blocker.

• dec0dedab0de 9y ago
  exactly. Why are there no server side ad networks serving only images and links?
  • savanaly 9y ago
    Because the share of people using the internet who understand the distinction is probably about 1%, and of that 1% the share that care is certainly less than half, and of that group the share that would go go to the trouble of trying to identify the sites that use serverside ads and not block them as opposed to just blocking every ad is in turn miniscule.
    • smnscu 9y ago
      No need to care about it if the ads simply bypass adblockers by being served the same way as regular content. Faster-loading pages will make everyone happier anyway. This is something I'm particularly interested in building.
  • zaphod12 9y ago
    Advertisers wouldn't work with them. Advertisers want to stand out (and have since the beginning of time) and at this point, a simple static image or text seldom stands out. (Exceptions might be the sponsored ads that your eyes have to go past when you do a google search, I guess).