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Ask HN: AdBlocker Software
As a micro ISV looking to build a web app, the notion of monetizing via ads still works for some. However, depending on the target audience, some more than others will have ad blocking software. Does the HN community use ad blocker software?
- BrandonWatson 17y agoYes
- BrandonWatson 17y agoNo
- darien 17y agohttp://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=803165 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=803165
- BrandonWatson 17y agothanks for the pointer...am trying to understand the usage level in the developer audience.
- falava 17y agoIs this a clever way to get karma?
- BrandonWatson 17y agoI wish I were that creative. I am working on a project and part of the plan is contingent on ad placement on "developer audience sites." My assertion to the team was that ad blocker software will negate this. Need quick and dirty data.
- falava 17y agoSorry, karma is a stupid thing to be caring about. There is a url for creating polls here: http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll But it's high karma caped...
- falava 17y agoI'm a developer and only put AdBlock into Firefox very recently, and I'm not sure of using it in the near future. Ads are disturbing (remember popup windows) but if everybody were bloking ads the internet economy will collapse. I suspect that ad bloking is not easy to setup in other browsers. So if your audience of developers is Windows or Mac related you may be ok with ads. If they are Unix users or web developers the probability of they using Firefox and AdBlock is higher.