Comments on: To pop or not to pop http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/ Ramblings about online advertising, ad networks & other techie randomness Wed, 28 May 2014 09:36:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Anonymous http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-25976 Anonymous Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:03:22 +0000 http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/#comment-25976 I oppose popup adverts. They represent a theft of your computer resources. The bit with spyware is obviously theft of service. I use Firefox and Adblock Plus. With that cheat sheet site my screenshot is way better than the one you show, so the popup blocker is working. These companies that slip in the spyware and viruses with the popups are also committing a type of digital rape that does actual damage as users are forced to reinstall everything and lose data [- including irreplacible data. I know, back it up, but that's beside the point. Like spam, the popups are only getting people to slowly oppose _ALL_ advertising. Look at telemarketing and the wildly successful no-call list. That industry is dying a death of a million cuts and nobody has any sympathy. Something for the ilk of DoubleClick to think about. I oppose popup adverts. They represent a theft of your computer resources. The bit with spyware is obviously theft of service. I use Firefox and Adblock Plus. With that cheat sheet site my screenshot is way better than the one you show, so the popup blocker is working.

These companies that slip in the spyware and viruses with the popups are also committing a type of digital rape that does actual damage as users are forced to reinstall everything and lose data [- including irreplacible data. I know, back it up, but that’s beside the point.

Like spam, the popups are only getting people to slowly oppose _ALL_ advertising. Look at telemarketing and the wildly successful no-call list. That industry is dying a death of a million cuts and nobody has any sympathy. Something for the ilk of DoubleClick to think about.

]]> By: jimsvarkey http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-21981 jimsvarkey Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:30:30 +0000 http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/#comment-21981 Your position is ambigious. Do you stand for pop-ups or not Your position is ambigious. Do you stand for pop-ups or not

]]> By: Mike http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Mike Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:22:43 +0000 http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/#comment-17 I'm against it =). I’m against it =).

]]> By: matt http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/comment-page-1/#comment-16 matt Sat, 10 Mar 2007 13:19:17 +0000 http://www.mikeonads.com/2007/03/09/to-pop-or-not-to-pop/#comment-16 so wait - i'm confused - does this mean you are FOR or AGAINST the use of a pop-blocker-bypasser by an adserving company? so wait – i’m confused – does this mean you are FOR or AGAINST the use of a pop-blocker-bypasser by an adserving company?

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