From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Have any of you people that enthusiastically supported the various >> ad-blocking software programs ever considered the fact that these software >> companies prevent the owners and oeprators of the websites you visit from >> recouperating the costs of maintaining these websites? >
De : Robert Seeberger [mailto:rceeberger@;houston.rr.com] > How you figger? > Most website make money hosting ads based on how many visitors they have. > I dont think the advertisers have any idea how many people use ad blocking > software and the websites certainly wouldnt give up that info if indeed they > even know themselves at all. Advertising space is somewhat based on viewership, which indeed cannot be counted, but mostly, its about number of hits. For example, Google's prices are based on the popularity of the words to which the add is associated as well as the number of follow throughs, or the number of people who actually click on the link to the advertiser's page. If you don't see the ad, you can't be interested which means that you don't try to find out more by clicking on the ad and the host doesn't get that revenue. Jean-Louis _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
