Google Contributor

Google's Deep Dream is getting all the attention right now but the behemoth also recently launched a bit more altruistic project called Contributor that's worth taking a look at. It's one part crowdfunding and one part ad blocker - you agree to contribute a predetermined amount of dollars per month (and to visit a few participating sites like The Onion) and instead of banner ads, you get blanked out pixel patterns. Your contribution directly removes the ads and contributes money to the participating creator sites. It's invite only for now but it seems rather appealing.