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   Saturday, November 06, 2004  
Permalink Stupid pop-up windows

I was cruising through CNN and it took me to a TIME article. All of a sudden, a pop-up window appeared, something I haven't seen in years. The first thing I checked was my browser's preferences, but no, the 'block pop-up windows' was still enabled. Then how? It then dawned on me that this was no ordinary pop-up. It was a java based applet, designed to be a pop-up window. Aaaarrrgh!!! Now we have to put up with a new wave of annoyances. If it becomes prevailant, I'll have to block all java apps, and that will make the web a less interesting place. Bloody capitalists!

posted: by veggiedude: 11/06/2004 07:39:01 PM  

2 Comments on: "Stupid pop-up windows"

Posted by: David Monaghan on
2:30 PM  

Advertisements are popping up in places they never used to before, like before music or video streams or while you are watching a television show. Ever see those ADS down in the bottom right or left corner of the screen? I hate those especially after having TiVo for so long.

I think the problem is similar to that which we have with virus's. You create something to kill the virus, which in turn makes the remaining virus's stronger.


Posted by: Joanna Terpstra on
3:32 PM  

If I turn popups off, online banking won't work. Such a bother.

I hoped boycotting all junk mail/phonecalls/spam/popups by refusing to do business with them would make them realise this sort of pushy advertising has the opposite effect of what they intended. Unfortunately, enough people get sucked in by it to make it viable. Same with elections (sigh).

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