AdMob reveals open source ads SDK for webOS 21
A heavyweight in the mobile advertising arena has thrown their resources behind webOS: AdMob. The firm, which was recently acquired by Google, has targeted mobile advertising for several years, particularly on websites designed for mobile phones and on smartphone OS apps. AdMob has enjoyed tremendous success with their iPhone ads SDK program and likewise with their Android ads push.
Today, AdMob announced their new open source ads SDK for webOS. The SDK supports both CPC text ads and CPM banner ads and is published under the MIT license (i.e. open source and free use). AdMob worked with several webOS developers, including Twee-maker Delicious Morsel and game-builder Byte Sequencing. With AdMob’s ads SDK now freely available, we wouldn’t be surprised to see more ad-supported free webOS apps in the future.
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Any chance a developer out there could make a homebrew Adblock Plus addon for webOS? :)
already is one in WOSQI ;)
what is it called?
It isn't called anything. It's a tweak, in webOS Quick Install that blocks ads, on the web browser. Just go to tools>tweaks.
Thanks a lot :)
I just replaced /etc/hosts on the phone with one that routes malicious sites to localhost. This then works with every app on the phone, not just your browser.
Thread discussion: http://forums.precentral.net/web-os-development/199141-app-request-adblo...
I'm sure someone will complain about this meaning more ads, but the devs need to get paid somehow. With so many people anti-buying apps, there might not be any choice, otherwise it won't be worth the effort for the devs, which means they won't continue developing apps.
I'm not making any claim to be the average consumer, but I am a BIG TIME consumer, and I'll say this:
A developer who makes a worthwhile ad-free app and charges $1.99 or $2.99 for it will get literally infinitely more money from me than the developer would get with the same app with ads.
Simply put, I'll pay money for a worthwhile app. I have not and will never buy anything advertised via an app.
@wilder_jw
Ditto. I DO NOT respond to ads and SEE NONE in my life as I have the following.
-Ad-block on all copies of Firefox
-Internet radio in the car
-DVR with commercial skip (and I watch all my shows post-airing.)
-Did the "opt out" for all postal ads\pre-approved offers
Totally ad free baby! And yes, the no ads patch is quite awesome. :)
Congratulations, absolutely nobody is getting paid for any of the content you enjoy. Which means before long, that content will go the way of the ads as well.
"Congratulations, absolutely nobody is getting paid for any of the content you enjoy. Which means before long, that content will go the way of the ads as well."
Actually no. I have NEVER used AD's as a means to buy anything. When I need a product or service, I RESEARCH (you know, use my god-given intelligence) to find out what products are available and which are the best that meet my needs. I DON'T need some schmuck lying to me about how "wonderful" his product is.
That said, the "sheeple" will continue to impulse buy and pay for that content I do so enjoy! ;)
I'm not sure I'm excited about ads in webos apps, but what I'm more interested in is the fact that you've never seen so many of the commercials that have become such a part of popular culture. You've never seen the iconic 1984 Apple ad? The Mac vs PC commericals? The Sony Bravia ad? Countless Coca-Cola spots? You've never seen a political advertisement? You've never seen the Energizer bunny? These are admittedly just a few quick things off the top of my head--surely there are other, better examples, but geez! Hell, you've never seen the creepy Pre lady? I'm not saying these pieces are high art, but wow.
I can't stop imagining how much energy you must put into avoiding all marketing.
Wait a minute--it just occurred to me that you wouldn't have a clue about anything I've mentioned since you avoid all ads!
Not to mention the problems that ads can cause in the app itself. Do you really want your calculator app to hang while it tries to get to an ad site when you are out of range of a good data signal? Not a great way to get people to use your software.
127.0.0.1 /etc/hosts entries, FTW! Love this phone :-)
I like this. I've got quite a few apps lined up to be developed and in these times when a lot of people are broke (myself included) free apps go a long way. I hope to release all of my future apps as both paid ad-free versions and free ad-supported versions.
Not going to complain here... though I would love a larger screen so the ad takes up a smaller chunk of real estate.
as much as i hate ads if it helps bring better apps at lower prices... well, Thats' the price of an economy thats in hurt.
Devs,
Whether u use ads or not I support you. I appreciate the work that you do and the apps that you bring. Looking forward to seeing more power apps out there. BRING EM' ON! :-D
What you said.
Word.
When was forza 3 announced?
If nothing else we should see more feature rich free/trial versions thisway.
Would be an interesting experiement to assess the WebOS buyingcrowds by releasing twoidentically functional apps, one free & ad supported and the other low priced paid for. Would be fascinating tosee raw download numbers and revenue generated....
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