Disclaimer: I'm a founder at Stands and we work on a product that addresses this issue specifically
From a wider perspective - I believe that the ideal is a fair ad based model which funds a free web and promotes equality and democracy, but it needs to put us - the citizens of the web - on an equal playing field in the ad/data business, and respect us (our privacy and experience).
We wrote a post about it here: http://blog.standsapp.org/how-to-fund-a-free-web/
In short:
- It blocks obtrusive ads
- Protects your privacy by blocking tracking companies
- Shows only standard banner ads and the revenue from these ads split between the site and the charity you choose
- Provides you with the ability to control your online experience by limiting the amount of ads and other capabilities
- Ads load after content loads
We're working on a product publishers can use to convert ad block users to Stands, let me know if and when you are interested to work with us on the beta.
From a wider perspective - I believe that the ideal is a fair ad based model which funds a free web and promotes equality and democracy, but it needs to put us - the citizens of the web - on an equal playing field in the ad/data business, and respect us (our privacy and experience). We wrote a post about it here: http://blog.standsapp.org/how-to-fund-a-free-web/
In short: - It blocks obtrusive ads - Protects your privacy by blocking tracking companies - Shows only standard banner ads and the revenue from these ads split between the site and the charity you choose - Provides you with the ability to control your online experience by limiting the amount of ads and other capabilities - Ads load after content loads
We're working on a product publishers can use to convert ad block users to Stands, let me know if and when you are interested to work with us on the beta.