QUID PRO QUO: Google launched a program that allows web users to make contributions to certain sites in exchange for viewing ad-free pages.
SAN FRANCISCO: Google has begun rolling out a way for people to support websites they frequent and, in return, be rewarded with ad-free pages.
A "Google Contributor" experiment was introduced with a handful of partners including tech news website Mashable and The Onion, which is known for clever satires.
