web advertising

[ianm2]

anyway I can blast irritating flash adverts whilst not getting rid of wanted parts of websites?

[JaYp146]

Assuming you're using Firefox, maybe Adblock? :
http://adblock.mozdev.org/

[jonnyGURU]

You could create your own shell and then browse from within it.

I know when you surf through some free proxy sites, ad blocking is an option.... and it DOES work.

[Tazz]

There is also a method that can be done in IE, but I don't remember what its called.

[Kab]

Use Flashblock with Firefox. Allows you to block all.. err .. Flash :D

Once set, every site you load with flash will be disabled and you have the option to view it by clicking a a play button in the middle of it ;) No flaws or problems with it that I've heard yet and its specifically orientated for flash controlling.

[DvBoard]

You could create your own shell and then browse from within it.

I know when you surf through some free proxy sites, ad blocking is an option.... and it DOES work.

Like which ones?

And i use NoScript on Firefox, helps block them unless i add the site to my exceptions list :).

[jonnyGURU]

Like which ones?

Off the top of my head I don't remember, but there's a few that let you check boxes for "hide ads," "strip meta tags," "strip page title," and that kind of thing.

[Super Nade]

Firefox +Flash Block :)

[Gas Pipe Jimmy]

What about surfing from inside your own VM?
Is that what Johnny was saying?

[jonnyGURU]

Yeah. Essentially, an anonymous web proxy is just you going to a website that allows you to surf from their server and therefore have their IP.

If that is all you want to do, you can accomplish that through a translator site like Google or Altavista. The IP that's passed to the web server is that of the translator program's server.

But what I was talking about are anonymous web proxies that also allow you to block ads, java, flash, etc.

[Kab]

Web Developer or Aadvark (Firefox extensions) will allow more than what you can need for controlling a webpage, even a software developer. Heck, I even replace images with my own chosen ones on websites :D

No anonymity though. ;)

[cypherpunks]

Use Flashblock with Firefox. Allows you to block all.. err .. Flash :D

Once set, every site you load with flash will be disabled and you have the option to view it by clicking a a play button in the middle of it ;) No flaws or problems with it that I've heard yet and its specifically orientated for flash controlling.

It does the same thing, and more. Basically, it replaces all flash with a "click here to activate" button. (With NoScript, use Options>Plugins>Apply these restrictions to trusted sites, too). If you use both, you end up having to click twice.

I have things so thoroughly blocked (AdBlock plus can block google text ads if set up right), that if I see one ad a day, it's unusual.