Ad Slicer for MySpace

By Adrian — Last update Oct 9, 2008 — Installed 62,643 times. Daily Installs: 12, 7, 18, 4, 9, 6, 3, 6, 6, 8, 6, 8, 12, 9, 9, 9, 15, 6, 9, 7, 5, 2, 13, 4, 4, 8, 10, 12, 3, 7, 7, 4
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Removes all the ads, and the space they leave behind.
Version: 1.1.3

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Tired of all the annoying ads on MySpace? Need one simple script to remove them all? Then the Ad Slicer for MySpace is the solution you've been looking for.

Not only does it remove the ads, but it removes the space the ads leave behind, reclaiming all that juicy screen "realestate"!


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And, it works everywhere, not just the top bar!

Compatibility

This script has been verified to work with Adblock Plus to help to further eliminate ads on MySpace. With Adblock Plus installed, this script will reclaim the space that Adblock leaves behind!

If you want a script that makes better use of your new screen realestate, check out MySpace - Add Image Links 2.

NOTE: All first time users please read!

This is a user script to be used in conjunction with a browser that supports it; such as Firefox with the Greasemonkey extension. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME MAIL ASKING HOW TO GET THIS TO WORK ON YOUR PROFILE! That is not the purpose of this script.

Updates

UPDATE (9/19/08):
Fixed a few pagezaps, such as the message after adding to friends

UPDATE (9/19/08):
Fixed a pagezap in a view all friends page.
[Special thanks goes to Robert Reed for this update]

UPDATE (9/14/08):
Fixed the issue with some Photos on the individual view page being zapped.
[Special thanks goes to Tom Hurley for this update]

UPDATE (8/4/08):
Finally got around to this much-needed update. This version now reflects all the recent MySpace changes, including the new MySpace theme. Stripped out all the header and search bar modifications, as these have now become obsolete (and was causing 98% of the problems). Added in a few more exception cases into the whitelist. Set to target a few more ID's to zap, and cleaned up the code a great deal.

Thanks to all of you who have helped encourage me to push out this release. (You know who you are)

The code still seriously needs a major overhaul, and this release is rather more of a hack to get it working again. Also, the usefulness of this script seems rather obsolete now when using extensions such as AdBlock Plus, but there are still a few details here and there that this script does provide so I will be keeping it up due to popular demand.

MySpace poses as a potential problem for future versions of this script, as the (now) hackish nature of this script will eventually become its own demise as MySpace updates the layout of its ads. One of the biggest problems posed is that each page in MySpace is now handled by its own department, which means their naming layout is not nearly consistent from page to page, and there are no longer any definite patterns in ad generation that I am able to pick up on. This means that eventually more valid content will needlessly become zapped, and still many more ads may slip through the cracks. This is, unfortunately, inevitable.

UPDATE (3/6/08):
Minor update, major fix. This update should fix the issue with the searchbar not positioning correctly on the homepage.
[Special thanks to Robert V. for helping me to discover a new myspace ad function]

UPDATE (2/27/08):
Another fairly minor update, fixes whole page zaps on certain photo pages. Also updated the list of known valid script servers, to prevent future page zaps.

UPDATE (2/19/08):
Zapped a few new google ads throughout myspace that load statically (not through javascript or an iframe).

UPDATE (2/8/08):
First update in over 3 months. Seems about due... Just a few fixes for mail to keep good content from being zapped. Thanks MySpace! >;/
[Special thanks goes to Patrick Shawn Gallaher for this update]

UPDATE (11/7/07):
Zapped the annoying marketing image and its parent box on the homepage (New Skin), it seems to serve no real purpose and just takes up space. ZAPPED!

UPDATE (10/31/07):
Re-adjusted the search bar on picture pages (and maybe others?) to fit the User Shortcuts. Also, now properly removes the Google logo from "Classic"-themed pages (apparently MySpace had counteracted the previous method).

UPDATE (10/16/07):
Now the top bar is even slimmer than ever! Fixed all issues regarding the brand-new search bar, the New Home Skin, SignOut buttons, and more...

UPDATE (9/23/07):
Got extremely frustrated today, so decided to aggressively fight MySpace in this version. The result: This script should now work on almost any page perfectly, without leaving the page blank (if you should find a page that it does make blank please message me). Also fixed the search bar for good, by shrinking the text field. Plus fixes for MySpaceTV. This is now a complete update for version 1!

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If you want a script that makes better use of your new screen realestate, check out MySpace - Add Image Links 2.

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