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Advertising getting a bit invasive?

Discussion in 'Site Feedback and Suggestions' started by Rick, Apr 17, 2003.

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  1. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin

    Im also getting lots of ads...mainly like 1 or 2 popups. Very disturbing.
    ---agissi---, Apr 20, 2003
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  2. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    That looks horrible indeed!
    I've been away for the last couple of days, time in which this campaign has gone up automatically, thanks for noticing and posting though, I will mail our agency now and let them know TechSpot is unavailable for running these kind of campaigns. I'm looking at things in our end, apparently (I haven't seen the ads myself) Interland has bought some "eyeblaster" space.

    Like many of you, I also believe these are extremely annoying and I promise you won't see any of these across TS, we are trying to reduce pops too but like we've discussed before, one or two (max) pops if you browse around shouldn't be way too annoying.
    I'm trying to figure out a way to block these eyeblasters right now so you might see them for a few hours still, just about a hundred of these are being shown per day anyway.

    My most sincere apologies.
    Julio Franco, Apr 21, 2003
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  3. olefarte TechSpot Ambassador

    I didn't even know TechSpot had pops. Again I guess ZA is stopping them for me.
    olefarte, Apr 21, 2003
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  4. Rick TechSpot Staff

    Well, if this is the way it has to be to keep the site going, then I don't mind so much. :)

    But if they are just underhanded filler tossed down from your advertising agency, then by all means get rid of them! ;)
    Rick, Apr 21, 2003
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  5. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Just wanted to let you know that these eyeblaster campaigns have been stopped now and I have prevented from getting anything like those in the future. Thanks for your support!
    Julio Franco, Apr 22, 2003
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  6. Rick TechSpot Staff

    Thanks a lot, Julio! Not seeing these things pop up will make my experience here more the pleasurable.
    Rick, Apr 22, 2003
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  7. negroplasty TechSpot Guru

    Yeah, Thanks much Julio, you saved me from pulling out what little hair I have left!! Keep up the good work :grinthumb !!!!
    negroplasty, Apr 22, 2003
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  8. Sarge Newcomer, in training

    Use "NoAds." Problem Solved.
    Don't like that I block pop-ups? You can ...
    Sarge, Apr 25, 2003
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  9. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    Sarge, control your language or be banned... simple as that.

    Julio Franco, Apr 25, 2003
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  10. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Does this happen only in IE? I haven't seen _any_ popups in Mozilla ;)
    Mictlantecuhtli, Apr 25, 2003
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  11. Per Hansson TechSpot Server Guru

    Heh, was wondering why I did not see them, then I remembered that I was using Opera and "oops" had blocked popups :D

    Sorry Julio, I do actually click the banners on the site, though I prefer to click the ones that are less intrusive, that means less clicks for popups and that big MS/Symantec banner on the frontpage
    Per Hansson, Apr 25, 2003
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