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Re: Google Web Designer

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Post by fixanoid »

codereflection wrote: post #214
yk wrote: post #208

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I am quite happy with Ghostery+NoScript. If you have a general solution, then you would just end up with an arms race. See [0] for details. [0] http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/12/its-made...

IMHO - Ghostery should not be used, Disconnect should be used instead ( https://disconnect.me/ ). Why? Because Ghostery is selling data to advertisers. https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=ghoste...

Heres a more comprehensive article on the topic: http://purplebox.ghostery.com/?p=1016023438

Ghostery would only send data back to Evidon if GhostRank option is enabled.

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Post by kybernetikos »

madsushi wrote: post #166
rfnslyr wrote: post #147

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I choose to disable adblock on all sites, and only block ads on websites I feel are not legit or are going overboard with the ads.

I choose to let sites do what they want with ads, since it is their site and their business plan/model. I also choose not to visit sites that have ads that I don't like.

This is unrealistic. Most sites I visit by following links without knowing in advance what their ads are like.

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Post by gwdengineer »

polskibus wrote: post #171
niveshr wrote: post #144

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Hi, While editing a file, Google Web Designer uses -webkit prefixes. However, when you publish your content, the publish dialog allows you to specify additional vendor prefixes (or no prefixes) in the output so the content works in different browsers. I hope this helps. Thanks, Nivesh (Google Web Developer)

Can you explain the reasons behind this behavior?

Hi,

Google Web Designer (GWD) uses the WebKit HTML rendering engine inside the application's workspace and reports the styles that are actually applied to the content during editing.

Thanks, Google Web Designer team

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Post by Semaphor »

codereflection wrote: post #214
yk wrote: post #208

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am quite happy with Ghostery+NoScript. If you have a general solution, then you would just end up with an arms race. See [0] for details. [0] http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2010/12/its-made...

IMHO - Ghostery should not be used, Disconnect should be used instead ( https://disconnect.me/ ). Why? Because Ghostery is selling data to advertisers. https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/submissions&q=ghoste...

Plus Disconnect.me is FOSS and (at least when I switched) blocks more than Ghostery.

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Post by fuzzywalrus »

tumultco wrote: post #131
cbhl wrote: post #25

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I think that makes sense -- a lot of Google's (paying) clients have been using Adobe (formerly Macromedia) Flash to make ads for years; if Google wants them to adopt HTML5 technology they need to make tools that are as easy to use as Flash was.

That's the purpose of my startup :); we've been making an HTML5 animation tool for OS X for the last two years: http://tumult.com/hype/

I nabbed Hype 2 off the mac app store only a few weeks ago or so. I haven't had much time behind it but it seems promising. I'll have to compare the two utilities....

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Post by GrinningFool »

radley wrote: post #156
abalone wrote: post #118

Ok, the war is on. Does anyone know of a good HTML5 ad blocker? Flash was awesome . It made it really easy to block animated ads. My browsing experience had been wonderful ever since I installed a Flash blocker a few years ago. Also did wonders for my battery life. Please, please help my browsing experience remain wonderful. Thanks.

Element Hiding Helper lets you target page components based on source. It has a standard filter for ads and other filters for egregious social buttons/trackers. I also use it to remove annoying sign-up overlays and Google+ notifications when I search.

THis takes care of half of the problem - seeing the ads.

It does not, unfortunately, prevent the ads from seeing you. (Very nearly literally these days.)

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Post by svtiger »

tumultco wrote: post #188
anarchy8 wrote: post #180

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How do you feel about having Google as a direct competitor?

Google itself doesn't scare me; it is really just team vs. team. I think we've got the best product and engineering expertise for this market. Clearly I'm biased :) so I'd encourage anyone to try Tumult Hype and let us know your thoughts (we've got a fully functional 14-day trial on the site). While Google hasn't announced pricing, it is probably safe to say it is going to be free. This is a business for us, so we ch…

Keep up the good work! From first glance your product seems to have superior functionality and usability. So I'd gladly pay for ease of use alone.

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Post by jrochkind1 »

mattdennewitz wrote: post #165
abalone wrote: post #118

Ok, the war is on. Does anyone know of a good HTML5 ad blocker? Flash was awesome . It made it really easy to block animated ads. My browsing experience had been wonderful ever since I installed a Flash blocker a few years ago. Also did wonders for my battery life. Please, please help my browsing experience remain wonderful. Thanks.

such entitlement! do you have any idea how publishers make money on the web?

Do you have a minimum amount of time you promise to yourself to spend gazing at ads in print publications too, to give the publishers what you owe them as a consumer?

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Post by edraferi »

tumultco wrote: post #188
anarchy8 wrote: post #180

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How do you feel about having Google as a direct competitor?

Google itself doesn't scare me; it is really just team vs. team. I think we've got the best product and engineering expertise for this market. Clearly I'm biased :) so I'd encourage anyone to try Tumult Hype and let us know your thoughts (we've got a fully functional 14-day trial on the site). While Google hasn't announced pricing, it is probably safe to say it is going to be free. This is a business for us, so we ch…

Great attitude. Best of luck!
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