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24 alternatives to Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt wants better ads

Walt and Nilay talk about the state of ads today

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ctrl-Walt-Delete: Walt wants better ads launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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CTRL + Walt + Delete - Nilay owes Walt $100▲70
The debut episode of The Verge's new podcast with Walt Moss…
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
2
Exponent — #052 All About Ads▲63
From the iOS Content Blocker debate to the business of adve…
2015 · exponent.fm · its alternatives →
3
Ctrl-Walt-Delete - Walt offers Nilay Marriage advice▲61
Walt reviewed the Toshiba Radius 12 4K this week
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
4
Ctrl Walt Delete - Walt and Nilay reset your router▲61
Ctrl-Walt-Delete is a new show from The Verge.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
5
Note to Self - The Ad Blocker's Dilemma▲65
Sell Your Soul or Destroy the Internet
2015 · wnyc.org · its alternatives →
6
Ctrl-Walt-Delete - On Steve Jobs the man, the myth, the movie▲52
Walt tells stories about Steve Jobs
2015 · theverge.com · its alternatives →
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Oversubscribed #5: Deadpool, Ad Blocking, Unit Economics, and Kanye▲73
Shooting the sh*t on tech & media with Parr and Baptiste.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
8
AdsNative▲72
DoubleClick for native advertising
2014 · adsnative.com · its alternatives →
9
UBlock▲79
Fastest Ads Blocker
2014 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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Ctrl-Walt-Delete - Steve Jobs the man, the myth, the movie▲96
Walt compares his time with Steve Jobs to the Sorkin movie.
2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
11
Seeking Wisdom: Slack vs. Microsoft, Shoe Dog, and more.▲61
Thoughts on competition and Slack's full-page ad campaign.
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
Tapdaq▲90
A community-driven mobile ad exchange
2014 · unity.com · its alternatives →
13
Hack To Start: Chris Messina [Ep #118]▲97
Talking about the hashtag, Product Hunt, and MessinaBot
2016 · hacktostart.com · its alternatives →
14
MobileMinutes - 05: Ad blocking▲58
A weekly discussion on mobile topics
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
15
AdHelm CLI▲82
An Open Sourced CLI for Managing Ads
15d ago · aptsonic.com · its alternatives →
16
Reducedata▲57
Optimize your ad spent and target users better.
2014 · reducedata.com · its alternatives →
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#BanBoringContent▲4
One click fix for the same-ole boring content.
2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
18
Acceptable Ads Manifesto▲7
A Manifesto for getting rid of obnoxious ads.
2014 · acceptableads.com · its alternatives →
19
Automate Radio - An Overview Of Facebook's New Canvas Ads▲60
What they are, how they work, and tips
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
20
SayDuck▲61
Show more, sell more.
2014 · sayduck.com · its alternatives →
21
Product People - EP10 - Rob Walling▲81
Find your idea, market your idea
2016 · productpeople.tv · its alternatives →
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Daily(ish) #170: 1 Guy, 2 Questions▲56
More on how sales of my Snapchat course went.
2016 · its alternatives →
23
Adieu▲92
Adieu blocks ads, and lets you choose what to see instead
2015 · its alternatives →
24
Building Nexcast Part 13 - False Start▲60
How we got dropped from the new Apple TV show 😥
2016 · traffic.libsyn.com · its alternatives →

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