In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

Or just reject 3rd party cookies.

or use browser add ons that block trackers - I use Ghostery with FireFox and it tells me that TBB would have slowed me down with google analytics and shown me adsense and doubleclick adverts along with their tracking cookies on this page if it hadn't blocked them. With some sites it blocks 5 or more trackers.

I prefer that to using the blanket third prty cookie block as it allows me to whitelist some domains.

In reply to a post by kwikbreaks:

In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

Or just reject 3rd party cookies.

or use browser add ons that block trackers - I use Ghostery with FireFox and it tells me that TBB would have slowed me down with google analytics and shown me adsense and doubleclick adverts along with their tracking cookies on this page if it hadn't blocked them. With some sites it blocks 5 or more trackers.

I only see one on tbb forums when logged in. Google analytics - which is often slow :-/

In reply to a post by kwikbreaks:

I use Ghostery with FireFox and it tells me that TBB would have slowed me down with google analytics and shown me adsense and doubleclick adverts along with their tracking cookies on this page if it hadn't blocked them. With some sites it blocks 5 or more trackers.

The record I've found is on the PC Pro magazine website - which uses ELEVEN!

Edited by John_Gray (Fri 08-Jun-12 21:04:01)

In reply to a post by jchamier:

I only see one on tbb forums when logged in. Google analytics - which is often slow :-/

you are probably using an ad blocker then as there is also adsense and doublclick being blocked by ghostery for me.

One of the best things about this site is the amount of info for the non-techie. I had never heard of Ghostery until this post and downloaded it yesterday. Runs invisibly so far and I'm amazed at the number of spybot stuff being blocked. Thanks for the tip!

Yeah, in Options Advanced

In reply to a post by kwikbreaks:

In reply to a post by jchamier:

I only see one on tbb forums when logged in. Google analytics - which is often slow :-/

you are probably using an ad blocker then as there is also adsense and doublclick being blocked by ghostery for me.

seems noone runs a site for free now days, either advertising or subscriptions.

I must be doing something wrong (runs to sign up to google adwords etc.).

It costs time and money to run a website. If it's a hobby you can absorb costs up to a pont. If it's in any way commercial then advertising is an easy option. It can be quite a lucrative one too as despite ad blockers you still get click throughs and even at only a few pence a click for most if you get enough it will more than pay for the hosting.

imo no ads would eventually lead to a very poor internet