Comments on: New Breed of Pop-Ups

By: blocker

blocker — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:11:48 +0000

to disable extreme popups such as those on snopes, add the site to the restricted sites list. in IE, tools-options-security-restricted-sites-add site.

By: Shawn Collins

Shawn Collins — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:44:53 +0000

Kevin –

I understand that any site owner is free to do as they please – if their visitors are turned off by it, they will stop visiting.

I don't currently run any pop-ups, but I've used them for time-sensitive promotions with success, both in response to the pop-up, as well as not experiencing a negative impact on my traffic.

By: Kevin K

Kevin K — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:06:20 +0000

Shawn, you're acting as though you're surprised that people don't want pop-up ads – even touting as a great feature that *these* pop-ups work even when people specifically configure their browser to not show pop-ups. Do you really not understand?

By: Shawn Collins

Shawn Collins — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:50:03 +0000

This post is from January 2005 and I stripped out the pop-up code a while back.

By: Firefox Fan

Firefox Fan — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:45:53 +0000

I'm using Firefox and I can't see any popups or popbehinds here.

By: Not so fast

Not so fast — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:35:48 +0000

Not so fast… It sure didn't get past my ad blocker. I am using AdBock Plus 1.0.1 and their free subscription of known sites on a Linux machine. Excellent software that works.

By: Otto

Otto — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:09:15 +0000

Yes, that is just as annoying.

If a site popup a new window on me without me explicitly asking for it (by clicking on a link that is supposed to do that, for example), and your businesses relationship with me is finished. I will immediately cancel all contracts and relationships with your company, period. I will remove your bookmarks, burn your logo, and kick your dog.

You just don't do it. The good will of your customers is not something you want to burn off lightly.

By: Shawn Collins

Shawn Collins — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:01:10 +0000

Does the content of the pop-up make a difference to you… like if it's an opt-in to subscribe to a newsletter from a site you like to visit – is that as annoying to you as an ad?

By: dudepigeon

dudepigeon — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:23:31 +0000

Here is my take – if you are a user of these annoying services, you definetly lost my business. Netflix has got to be the worst – the virtual AOL CD debacle. I will never use their service again.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:35:34 +0000

I saw no pop-up here, but then I use a real scum-blocker in the form of NoScript.