Popup ads. Why bother?
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
(1) What's the percentile of minor browsers? (2) I have IE7 and googe toolbar, and these two together already make it an adventure to get to a popup I want. So sometimes I have to take down all the shields, and remember to put them on again. I've underlined the weak spot, in case the reader is weak at spotting it.
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
why sites still persist with pop-up ads
Well....I think the typical moronic marketing/advertisement people might have something to do with that.
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I always have my popup blocker on, but every now and then I get a popup for screensavers. Wierd.
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Chris Maunder wrote:
why sites still persist with pop-up ads
Well....I think the typical moronic marketing/advertisement people might have something to do with that.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
I don't think the marketing/advertising people are stupid; they just target stupid people.
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I don't think the marketing/advertising people are stupid; they just target stupid people.
Well, some of the ones I have met over the years haven't been exactly the sharpest tools in the shed...Though there has been one or two exceptions.
"The clue train passed his station without stopping." - John Simmons / outlaw programmer "Real programmers just throw a bunch of 1s and 0s at the computer to see what sticks" - Pete O'Hanlon
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Why do so many websites bother with so many ads? When a larger area of the page is covered with ads than the actual content, then you have problems - infact shut the site down and save everyone the bother. Also, ads in the middle of paragraphs, I don't mean after one and before the next either, I'm talking mid-sentence here.
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Add popup adds to codeproject and you'll see how many times it gets clicked :)
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
They aren't popups - they are targetted interstitial campaigns, so that's all right then.
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I bet there are still a lot of ordinary folks who're running outdated browsers such as IE6.
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They aren't popups - they are targetted interstitial campaigns, so that's all right then.
Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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I bet there are still a lot of ordinary folks who're running outdated browsers such as IE6.
Judah Himango wrote:
outdated browsers such as IE6
You call IE6 a browser? It's just a program that lets you download and install FireFox :)
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Targeted intestinal campaigns?
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Trollslayer wrote:
Targeted intestinal campaigns?
Torturous intestinal campaigns.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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Judah Himango wrote:
outdated browsers such as IE6
You call IE6 a browser? It's just a program that lets you download and install FireFox :)
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:laugh: That is why it comes with Windows XP.
regards, Paul Watson Ireland & South Africa
Fernando A. Gomez F. wrote:
At least he achieved immortality for a few years.
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I bet there are still a lot of ordinary folks who're running outdated browsers such as IE6.
Judah Himango wrote:
I bet there are still a lot of ordinary folks who're running outdated browsers such as IE6.
there are a lot of DoD folks forbidden from running anything but IE6, regardless of the user's knowledge of problems therein.
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I bet there are still a lot of ordinary folks who're running outdated browsers such as IE6.
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I don't understand why sites still persist with pop-up ads. All the major browsers block them by default, yet advertisers still try. It just boggles the mind
cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
If popups generate a high-enough rate of response/clicks, they continue to be used, just like with any other form of advertisement. So, despite the fact that the majority of modern browsers come equipped with some sort of popup-blocking feature, people are still finding ways to click on them.
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Judah Himango wrote:
I bet there are still a lot of ordinary folks who're running outdated browsers such as IE6.
there are a lot of DoD folks forbidden from running anything but IE6, regardless of the user's knowledge of problems therein.
El Corazon wrote:
there are a lot of DoD folks forbidden from running anything but IE6
Ditto FAA. :sigh:
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I bet there are still a lot of ordinary folks who're running outdated browsers such as IE6.
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El Corazon wrote:
there are a lot of DoD folks forbidden from running anything but IE6
Ditto FAA. :sigh:
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