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goodswipe
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21. May 2008 @ 12:37 |
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21. May 2008 @ 12:51 |
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Guys relax, the boss is looking into it, yelling "where are you" is not going to get the problem solved any quicker. As for the ads, it seems like a IE problem correct? I mean, I am here usually 2 hours a day writing/checking news, glossary, guides etc, and I have never seen a pop up ad. I am using FF 2.0 WITHOUT adblockplus and have not seen one in the 3 years I have been on this site.
However, while we are on the topic of ads we dont want to see anymore, the smiletrain ads are very hard to look at, especially when they are so huge.
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21. May 2008 @ 13:00 |
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Ouch. They do look annoying. Do they load ""from the banner"" at the top of the page (the top banner is advertising the same product)? I need to know this, because if that is the case, then the ads are definitely coming from our ad partners rather than being some weird-ass browser hijack. We've stated to our ad partners for years that we don't want to have any popping ads, so if it comes from "us", we need to have some serious talk with them.
Furthermore, do you happen to be able to catch the "landing url", i.e. the URL the banner points to (don't click it, as it would redirect probably couple of times before loading the final page, but if you "hover" your mouse on it, does it show any link at the bottom of the browser)?
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21. May 2008 @ 13:05 |
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Do they load ""from the banner"" at the top of the page
Yes. Although if minimized they will pop up from the bottom of the page, over whatever application window is in front.
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Furthermore, do you happen to be able to catch the "landing url", i.e. the URL the banner points to
So far, no. I'v not been able to get a link at the bottom for it.
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21. May 2008 @ 13:22 |
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Alright, thanks. And the ads are HSBC and Trane? Targeted to U.S. users, right?
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ulagy
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21. May 2008 @ 13:25 |
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I am getting the hsbc and trane pop ups too. (im running IE7)
edit: typos.
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21. May 2008 @ 13:28 |
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Originally posted by dRD:
Alright, thanks. And the ads are HSBC and Trane? Targeted to U.S. users, right?
Yes. HSBC and TRANE.
Thanks for looking into it dRD. :)
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21. May 2008 @ 13:39 |
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Good detective work people..
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21. May 2008 @ 17:51 |
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yall beat me to it. i was annoyed by this all day and finally came to rant. looks like yall did it for me. lol.
but yea, VERYYYYY annoying!!!!
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21. May 2008 @ 19:49 |
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Didn't know what you guys were talking about till today and I'm getting both the Trane pop up and HBSC .Started this morning.
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21. May 2008 @ 21:13 |
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Still happening as of present.
"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
Ferengi 82nd rule of aqusition
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21. May 2008 @ 21:16 |
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Interesting. I use IE7 and have never seen these ads pop up.
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21. May 2008 @ 22:29 |
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yea i still have them this evening, last time they went away after a couple of hours but not today its been almost 12 hours. and yes it is the hsbc and the trane or whatever it is called ad.
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21. May 2008 @ 22:38 |
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It's been here, the 2 times that I have dropped in today. It is extremely annoying.
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21. May 2008 @ 22:44 |
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22. May 2008 @ 00:18 |
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i am geting the same thing as far as pop up"s the hsb and the trane, i am using ie7 and have the pop up blocker set to the highest setting and it is still not stoping the popups, any help would be nice, thanks
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I hate titles
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22. May 2008 @ 01:46 |
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I've contacted our ad networks to block these. They typically respond within 2 business days, so lets hope we get rid of these before the weekend.
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22. May 2008 @ 02:24 |
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Originally posted by creaky:
mrpat67 - please tweak your userbar & sig to conform to Forum Rules; cheers
corrected
If I can learn here so can you.
Search first, then ask. Words to live by.
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varnull
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22. May 2008 @ 05:04 |
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2 words... Adblock Plus
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I hate titles
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22. May 2008 @ 05:21 |
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Originally posted by varnull:
2 words... Adblock Plus
Or "free labor" -- want to volunteer, always need a free helping hand here, say, for 5 days a week, 8 hours a day?-)
We aren't AOL, MS or Google. We need income from advertisements to pay for our servers and to pay to our staff.
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22. May 2008 @ 07:36 |
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Originally posted by GrandpaBW:
At Loco: Sorry, I didn't see this thread, prior to my posting a new thread.
No problem bud. :)
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22. May 2008 @ 11:27 |
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Not to be picky, but just to add this one to the list. Sprint has got a pop-out currently as well.
Here's a shot.
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22. May 2008 @ 11:38 |
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LOL! Not to be picky? From what I understand they aren't suppose to even be there!
Way to go 7th, kill the ad Nazi's.
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22. May 2008 @ 11:48 |
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Lol. One ad Nazi at a time 'Swipe.
Doesn't matter at home, as i run the same thing you do. Here at work it's just annoying.
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22. May 2008 @ 16:02 |
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Now "Circuit City" pop ups.
"The flimsier the product,the higher the price"
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