WidgetBlock for Google Chrome: All your widgets are belong to us.

There is a real push toward a more social web, and claims that it makes the web a better place. However, I am glad that someone has developed this extension. I have never liked all those auto updating twitter streams, facebook likes, etc. I have found them annoying ant distracting. "Making the web a better place" means gaining easier access to content. However those widgets only make me gain _better access to people I don't know, nor care about_ and pull me away from content.

Re: WidgetBlock for Google Chrome: All your widgets are belong to us.

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Post by lkozma » Sat, Nov 20, 2010, 6:37 PM UTC

Adblock Plus can also block most widgets if configured, as far as I know.

Re: WidgetBlock for Google Chrome: All your widgets are belong to us.

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Post by mda » Sat, Nov 20, 2010, 7:01 PM UTC

This was the missing piece; Facebook disconnect extension is awesome and this one completes my escape from useless social cruft.

Re: WidgetBlock for Google Chrome: All your widgets are belong to us.

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Post by tomjen3 » Sat, Nov 20, 2010, 7:08 PM UTC

Super nice - but is there anyway to extend it to also blog thirdparty javascript? Often ad services slow down the sites more than these widgets.

Re: WidgetBlock for Google Chrome: All your widgets are belong to us.

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Post by zpoley » Sat, Nov 20, 2010, 7:17 PM UTC

tomjen3 wrote: post #7

Super nice - but is there anyway to extend it to also blog thirdparty javascript? Often ad services slow down the sites more than these widgets.

I'm using it in conjunction with AdBlock which takes care of most ads. Are there any particular ad services that you've noticed?

https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/gighmmpiobklfepj...

Re: WidgetBlock for Google Chrome: All your widgets are belong to us.

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Post by JonnieCache » Sat, Nov 20, 2010, 8:16 PM UTC

Thank christ for that! Techcrunch loads in 50% of the time now.

Re: WidgetBlock for Google Chrome: All your widgets are belong to us.

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Post by zpoley » Sat, Nov 20, 2010, 8:22 PM UTC

JonnieCache wrote: post #9

Thank christ for that! Techcrunch loads in 50% of the time now.

Yes! Exactly.