The End Of Pop Ups

[incka]

Microsoft have released XP Service Pack 2 which includes a built in pop up blocker. MSN.com took popups off their site a few weeks ago. Information taken from Site Point Forums.

[Chris]

Already? I thought it was going to be released in April.

This will hurt revenue to be sure -- however I have Google's popup blocker and I still get pops sometimes so they can be beaten.

[Mike]

Somebody will find away to beat it.

[incka]

I use google pop up blocker, but on sites that only have one pop up that I support I get it not to block. Sites include: Murmurs.com (for the new PM message pop up when you get one), my site, online literature.

[Mike]

Isn't it a javascript popup anyway for PM's?

[chromate]

I'm not personally too bothered about adverts being blocked by popups. If they are being blocked though, it is a shame because they're useful to promote certain sections of your own site (like newsletters etc)

[lo0ol]

It's alright; users will just get more annoyed with the new inventory coming through. You can always count on the few advertisers who take everything too far.

[GCT13]

XP Service Pack 2 will be released later this year.

[ozgression]

The future... http://www.fullpageflash.com ?

This is one site i've seen recently that sells FULL PAGE flash ads that cannot be closed (until the ad is finished playing) and features annoying sound loops.

$8CPM (supposedly), but is it worth the annoyance?
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launch box vaporizer (http://mflbvaporizer.com)

[chromate]

At $8 CPM ?... absolutely not worth it. If I came up against a site running an ad like that, which I couldn't close, I wouldn't return and I'm normally quite tolerant of ads.

[lo0ol]

Oooh, that's a $8 CPM after their cut, double FastClick's interstitials. But I don't think I could put something on that the user is forced to sit through.

[lo0ol]

On a sidenote, check their testimonials for publishers-

http://www.fullpageflash.com/testimoials_wp.html



Nate Benson, Publisher
Traffic to my site has increased substantially, not to mention my profits.


Adding these to your pages INCREASES your traffic! Who woulda thunk?

[GCT13]

Their graphic icons bring something to mind.

Take this page - http://www.fullpageflash.com/contactus.html - see the "Contact Us At" and footer images? Those dashed lines look like small text you can't read... almost like they're trying to hide something? :)

About not being able to close the ads.. everything in their "portfolio" page I sampled had a "close" button.

[Shawn]

That's just a design element, they aren't trying to hide anything.

[GCT13]

Ya I understand. I just find it a bizarre icon.

[ozgression]

Originally posted by GCT13
About not being able to close the ads.. everything in their "portfolio" page I sampled had a "close" button.

Some do... but not this one (until the end of the ad): http://www.fullpageflash.com/ex5_ebay.html

I've seen some great flash ads (on other sites) but these ones are big, horrible and annoying. They last far too long.
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Honda Avancier (http://www.honda-wiki.org/wiki/Honda_Avancier)

[lo0ol]

That one seems to have a close button, but it tends to hide in the site's logo.

[incka]

Can you show unlimited ones per user, or is it capped?

[GCT13]

More on XP Service Pack 2-
http://www.arstechnica.com/wankerdesk/04q1/sp2-beta-1.html

[MattM]

Originally posted by lo0ol
On a sidenote, check their testimonials for publishers-

http://www.fullpageflash.com/testimoials_wp.html


Nate Benson, Publisher
Traffic to my site has increased substantially, not to mention my profits.


Adding these to your pages INCREASES your traffic! Who woulda thunk?

Look at that page now.


I can't believe it! I actually got my check on time from you! No other ad group has ever done that for me before. I knew your software and service were great, but not having to wait an extra week for my check, now that's keeping your customers satisfied!

Nate Benson, Publisher
:rolleyes:

[GCT13]

:p

Nate Benson is my new favorite comedic personality.

[incka]

LOL. I signed up out of interest but I can't log in. I think it's some kind of scam.