Dyedinthewoolliberal
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Mon Sep-08-03 07:49 AM
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Am I seeing things? When going to the DU home page an ad opens in another window. A few times it has been for Wal-Mart! Can this be? Or am I missing something? I realize the fiscal realities of life, but for DU to have Wal-Mart ads seems a bit confusing........can anyone help me understand how this occurs? Thanks! :)
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Mon Sep-08-03 07:50 AM
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Barney
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Mon Sep-08-03 07:57 AM
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They're just a slimy way of getting a product in front of people. It's annoying to have to click to close them.
Did DU contract with Wal-Mart for these ads? If DU is being paid by Wal-Mart, then that will obviously help with their much needed fundraising, even though the pop-ups are annoying. But some companies have just attached their pop-ups to different sites without the site's consent.
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uptohere
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Mon Sep-08-03 08:53 AM
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there's a free version. Then get Spy Sweeper (also a free version) to get past Killer changing your homepage (it also helps a lot with spyware).
Its worth losing homepage just to stop that crap but you don't even have to with the other package.
We can fight back !
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On the Road
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Mon Sep-08-03 07:57 AM
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3. It Might be Triggered by Exiting Another Site |
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I know that Yahoo does this. When you leave Yahoo for another page, you often get a pop up.
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Mon Sep-08-03 08:33 AM
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4. DU will tell you that they just contract with an agency. |
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DU will tell you that they just contract with an agency and collect a feww for each pop-up ad siplayed (one per day, I believe).
That response is, actually, just the logical converse of what you get when you complain to companies that advertise on RW shows: "We just contract the air time; we have no say on where our ads run." DU says: "We just sell ad space: we have no control over who runs ads in that space."
"Yeah, right!" on both counts.
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demnan
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Mon Sep-08-03 08:41 AM
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5. If you want to avoid popup ads |
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Add the Google Toolbar to your browser - the toolbar blocks popups and it's free from Google.com
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Mon Sep-08-03 08:46 AM
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6. Or download and install.... |
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Avant Browser www.avantbrowser.com or Opera Browser www.opera.com
Simple, effficient and 10 times better then IE could ever be!
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Woodstock
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Mon Sep-08-03 09:20 AM
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11. Yes, IE truly and magnificently reeks. |
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Edited on Mon Sep-08-03 09:22 AM by Woodstock
A big 10-4 on that. Opera and Mozilla (basis for Netscape 7.1) are heads and shoulders better than IE. Proof that competition is a good thing. Too bad most of the country is using the crappy browser, thanks to Mr. Gates' monopolistic business practices and his friends in high places.
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Atlant
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Mon Sep-08-03 09:07 AM
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8. Or run Mozilla. Or, on Mac's only, run Safari. (NT) |
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Mon Sep-08-03 09:18 AM
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9. Use Netscape 7.1 or Mozilla browser - no more pop ups |
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and it's free. I love this browser.
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Mon Sep-08-03 09:20 AM
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10. if wal-mart wishes to give money to a website where they're |
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routinely bashed, i have no problem with that!
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