New AdWords options now for available T-Mobile G1

[talkbackdroid]

Today, the Google mobile ads team has announced a new option that allows those of us who are AdWords advertisers to your desktop text and image ads on the T-Mobile G1, or any device that has a full HTML browser. These adds will have many of t... Read more

[ghoonk]

oops, been beaten to the punch. AdBlock Plus for Android, anyone? How about GreaseMonkey?

[Sakodax]

you know we do have a opera client...port GreaseMonkey over to the g1 and we be set.

Have ads are annoying...I installed a app 2 weeks ago and it took me to a web page with ads all over it. Google needs to review the apps =P

But I guess that's why it had 1 star *Cough*

[ghoonk]

Tried Opera, but went back to the default Browser in under an hour. For some reason, Opera and I are just not meant to be

[Sakodax]

Originally Posted by ghoonk

Tried Opera, but went back to the default Browser in under an hour. For some reason, Opera and I are just not meant to be

not saying I like Opera.. I love the one that Google has on it. But...if GreeseMonkey is released to work with the opera on the g1......................................

[ghoonk]

If Greasemonkey is built to work with WebKit, I'd be surprised if no one is able to come up with an extension for the Browser app. That said, I've not seen a single app that functions as an extension of the default apps yet, so it might be some time before we see something like it

[michaelruiz]

Ohhhhhh that's just friggen great. First they lie and say the phone is open and highly configurable and then they lock us out root and force adwords down our datapipes. I just may take the hit and switch to blackjack so I can maintain some control over the device.

[ghoonk]

yeah, great idea!

[davidmcbee]

What is so terrible about adwords showing up? If I'm searching for something specific, and an ad offering a solution to my search appears, what's the problem? It's not like it's spam or an annoying pop up ad. I use PPC all the time when searching. I usually get better results anyway.

[ghoonk]

AdWords takes up screen estate that I would rather use for content that I want to read. Anyway, this opens up a whole new can of worms for Google that Apple would never handle correctly:

Would Google allow adblocking extensions on Market? Especially if it conflicts with Adsense and Adwords?

Alternatively, something else to consider -- I'm using a modified HOSTS file on my PC to route requests to a large number of ad servers to localhost (127.0.0.1) which means that the ads just don't load/ show up. Is there a way to do so on Android? If so, I'm guessing that this would require a modified RC30