I have got some big news. I am always irate about things but this one is amazing. I have been thinking about googles IPO like everyone. But I just came across this software from www.550access.com, they have a free toolbar that blocks and replaces the text ads from the major search engine. Well what if this is the start to a whole new batch of programs that block ads? Also is it legal to replace ad with there own?

Link: http://www.550access.com/toolbarbeta3.html
Download Link: http://www.550access.com/install/550...oolbarv3.0.exe

1) It blocks search engine ads. (Including Google)
2) Replaces the search engine ads with there own ad with the toolbar.

Is this legal? Here is the worst part I know a website and uses the Google ad sense program and it blocks this also. My income is in danger, and especially as more and more people download it could effect big time. Am I looking too much into this?

Bob
"Irate about something or another"

ps. Please excuse me if you see my posting in a few places. I am so irate about this because this is going to effect publishers who depend on Google for the revenue and the search engine them selves.

If, like me and many other people, you download a hosts file for blocking ads then you wont see the adsense bar as the googlesyndication servers are of the many servers blocked.

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Here's a great thread discussing that topic.
http://www.internet-marketing-resear...topic5744.html
I suggest you join that group and discussion.

Thats something I feel strongly about, keep the momentum going. If you learn more, post about it here please.

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