pop ups dead
 

I.E. adds pop-up blocker...

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Darin Linnman, a Microsoft spokesman, said that the company plans to add the pop-up blocking feature to an updated version of Explorer with Service Pack 2 (SP2) when it's released in the first half of next year. But one caveat, he said, is that Microsoft will be gathering customer feedback that will be weighed as part of the final decision to add the feature.


"I can confirm SP2 will include an update to IE that adds pop-up blocking," Linnman said.


By adding pop-up blocking tools to IE, Microsoft will belatedly join a host of other Web browser makers that let people avoid flashy pop-ups, or advertising windows that appear over or behind requested Web pages. Opera, Mozilla and Netscape--all of which have only a minor share of the total browser market--give users the option to seamlessly block intrusive advertising while surfing the Web. Because Microsoft dominates the browser market, it could greatly influence people's ability to remove the ads with ease.


"A lot of marketers may be mad at Microsoft (because of it), but it could go a long way to killing the pop-up problem. It's just an easier solution to turn it off in the browser" rather than to download anti-pop-up software, said Richard Smith, an Internet security consultant.


Internet service providers have also responded to a consumer outcry against pop-ups in recent years despite potential losses from advertising sales. EarthLink led a trend among ISPs to introduce anti-pop-up tools in 2002. AOL upped the ante last year by promising not to sell pop-ups to third parties, and it released technology to fend off the ads in AOL version 8.0 last October. Microsoft matched AOL's move in its own Internet access software. And just this September, Yahoo and SBC Communications updated their joint Internet accessservices to include a pop-up ad blocker.


Google has also given people tools to suppress pop-ups through its popular search toolbar.


The moves were the result of deep consumer loathing of pop-ups. About 88 percent of broadband users and 87 percent of dial-up users in North America find that pop-ups interfere with their Web surfing experience, according to Forrester Research. But only 15 percent of consumers have downloaded ad-blocking software. Having a tool in IE could make avoiding the ads simpler.


"It's a recognition that pop-ups are very disruptive to user experience?they're the most hated type of advertising, said Charlene Li, principal analyst for Forrester.

Oh well. It was time - too many people abusing popups and spamming the shit out of people with them.

I get more popups on mainstream sites than adult sites.

I wouldn't doubt it. I used to work for a site that had no regrets about plastering popups all over people.

Wow, microsoft will really be hated now.

Thank goodness for dhtml popups

I dont think its a bad idea. When i have a client paying for popup traffic i would rather have less people who are more interested in what my client has to offer looking at that popup... This is a good way to filter people who will just close the window without taking the time to look at what its offering them...

EXACTLY RIGHT! Many news sites really blast you with popunders.

Does this mean, kiss Exit-generated income goodbye?

Also, if this gets prevalent would this mean reduced payouts since many progs factor in exit-generated income in their biz revenue model and payout calculations?

Good point!:thumbsup :thumbsup

I hate microsoft.:321GFY

All this means is I'll get more money per pop.
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Adult started doing popups ... Worked at first. now mainsteam does it . And they get their asses kicked . I'm sure some1 can stand a popup on a free porn site . But when you go buy something on ebay you don't want to see tons of ads in your face

There goes the business model of every 4free site out there.

It's about time.

In relative terms, pop-ups are just like getting hit with a stop sign on the road without warning... by the time you get a chance to react to it, you've already been junked by something.

:thumbsup :thumbsup :thumbsup

At last.

I've already given the 4free people a new model to work with.
(the ones I know anyway)

bye bye per click and console programs.

Spyware pop prices skyrocket. Film at 11. Good thing it takes more than some HTML knowledge to exploit that now :thumbsup

only took 5 posts to make a false one. you'll go far. :)

I wonder if that will have a impact on high paying PPS programs..

make all of your content open in a new window. that will cure most of the problems without much thought.

there are 100 different ways to popup a page or console. Don't tell me your google toolbar blocks everything.

It self updates, doesn't it?

Would this popup blocking be a default setting or would there be a software switch? If its a default setting, this would be huge. However, most marketers would probably switch over to dhtml or flash.

I agree 100%.
:thumbsup

We shall soon see who will be singing a different tune in the future.

As if anyone expected anything but that response from someone who relies upon popups to load their exploits onto surfers machines.

Back to flipping burgers for me.

ahahahahaha, sure kid.
which lying thief were you before you invented the current name you're using?
:1orglaugh

so most cj sites are dead too

Not really but you can think that ;)

Marketers will find ways around I guess...

If Micro decides to do it it also trigger the
market for illegal stuff ...virus etc