All the top desktop browsers now can use a plug-in that blocks Web site ads -- except for nonintrusive ones from companies that pay to be whitelisted. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

I've always disliked Adblock, mostly because I wanted to support the sites I visited—but sites with really intrusive popups and mouse-over ads still grind my gears, and I've always wished I could ...