Google on Friday unveiled Contributor, an experimental service that lets users make a donation to support the websites they visit instead of viewing ads. Currently available only by invitation, Contributor begins by asking users to set a monthly contribution amount between $1 and $3. Then, when they visit a participating website, part of their contribution goes to the creators of that site. Instead of an ad, the user will see a thank you message, perhaps accompanied by a pixel pattern, in its place.
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Google Dips a Toe in Ad-Free Waters
Posted by: Katherine Noyes November 21, 2014 12:42 PMGoogle on Friday unveiled Contributor, an experimental service that lets users make a donation to support the websites they visit instead of viewing ads. Currently available only by invitation, Contributor begins by asking users to set a monthly contribution amount between $1 and $3. Then, when they visit a participating website, part of their contribution goes to the creators of that site. Instead of an ad, the user will see a thank you message, perhaps accompanied by a pixel pattern, in its place.