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The Return Of The Pop-Up Ad

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the open-in-tab-is-a-nice-sidestep dept.

SYFer writes "Shortly after upgrading my Macs to OS X 10.3.8, I noticed that I was getting pop-up ads on Safari. It had been so long since I'd seen a pop-up, I completely forgotten how annoying they can be. I went over to Apple's Support site to see if there was a relationship, but learned that the timing is just a coincidence (even though there's a lot of the usual FUD and flailing of arms in the discussion forums). In fact, it turns out that the pop-up advertisers (what's the proper denigrating term here?) have finally defeated the pop-up blocking functionality found in many browsers. MacFixIt is running a front page article on the topic and says 'Contrary to initial reports, this problem isn't limited to Safari; subsequent reports have noted pop-under ads victimizing a number of browsers that provide pop-up-blocking features, including the latest versions of Safari, FireFox, Mozilla, OmniWeb, and Camino.'"

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  1. correct terminology by isecore · · Score: 5, Funny

    it turns out that the pop-up advertisers (what's the proper denigrating term here?)

    Poppers? Plippers? Flippers? Flappers? Wippers? Snappers?

    Sorry, kinda high on Red Bull right now.

    --
    I enjoy large posteriors and I cannot prevaricate.
  2. Oh man... by FireballX301 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...am I lucky.

    Lynx is, and continues to be, the ultimate browser for ad-less internet browsing.

    Take that, 21st century!

  3. Re:Well then... by MutantHamster · · Score: 5, Funny
    What good is a shotgun going to do? What are you going to do? Keep a log of all of the sites that use pop-ups, looks up who's personally responsible and then track them down by yourself in a vigilante style vendetta killing spree?

    I'm coming too. I'll go get my shotgun.

    --
    My Greatest Heist - Muisc partly inspired by the unbeatable Qwantz
  4. Mushroom mushroom by tepples · · Score: 5, Funny

    So....how long before firefox develops a popup blocker blocker blocker?

    Blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, pop-up, pop-up

    Blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, blocker, ARGH! Spam! A spam!

    (apologies to weebl)