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New Ultra-Intrusive Pop-up Ads Introduced

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-your-day-pass dept.

CrashRide writes "According to this story at AdAge.com, Unicast is attempting to introduce a new on-line ad format that takes over the entire screen of the PC for about 15 seconds and must be closed by the viewer. "The ultra-intrusive new format opens when a user is on one page of a Web site and clicks a link to go to another page on the same site. Instead of seeing that new page, the user sees an ad that fills the entire screen.""

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  1. If I see one, by kliklik · · Score: 0, Redundant

    it sure is going to make me never to visit that site again.

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  2. Whoever uses that... by dfiguero · · Score: 0, Redundant

    won't have me as a visitor anymore.

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  3. Disabling JavaScript window resizes by VT_hawkeye · · Score: 3, Redundant

    I predict that, if this kind of thing becomes popular, future browser releases will include disabling of JS window resizing and JS foreground/background control, just like we have pop-up control now.

    If it gets obnoxious enough, people will find ways around it.

  4. Once again... by PCM2 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ...I'm glad I use a Mac.

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  5. Re:"Ultra-Intrusive" my ass by ErikTheRed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And then you have Goatse-Intrusive... (ok, it was sick, but you have to admit inevitable ;)

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  6. Phoenix by Stackis · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I use a browser called Phoenix, which enables you to diable "pop-up ads"
    It's a nice little feature....I believe Mozilla does this as well...
    I have not seen a pop-up since I've been using Phoenix.....which you can download here peace/out!

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  7. Re:Unicast should be Unicastrated by teiresias · · Score: 0, Redundant

    wow this is brilliant.

    musta taken them months to think this up.

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