I just sent an email to "Debra", the CEO of United Virtualities (debra@unitedvirtualities.com). Here is a copy of the email. If you hate these types of advertisements, I'd advise to do the same. At least let them know how much people hate them.
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I just read that your company is trying to create these things called "shoshkeles"... basically advertisements that fly around your browser page with sound that annoy the hell out of you.
I would just like to let you know that I hate you, and your company, and all the other evil people like you who are destroying the internet by trying to making web advertising even worse than it already is.
Banners are one thing, but popping up new windows, or making little animations that fly all over my window are taking it too far. Please know that many people feel like I do.
I hope you change your mind about doing such horrible work.
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It is slower and buggier than the OS 9 version (which is still slower than the Windows version)-- it doesn't support security certificates the right way, it has no features to filter images...
For OS X, OmniWeb, iCab, and Opera are much better (but unfortunately nothing on the Mac--OS 9 or X--is as speedy as IE on Windows.
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I just sent an email to "Debra", the CEO of United Virtualities (debra@unitedvirtualities.com). Here is a copy of the email. If you hate these types of advertisements, I'd advise to do the same. At least let them know how much people hate them.
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I just read that your company is trying to create these things called "shoshkeles"... basically advertisements that fly around your browser page with sound that annoy the hell out of you.
I would just like to let you know that I hate you, and your company, and all the other evil people like you who are destroying the internet by trying to making web advertising even worse than it already is.
Banners are one thing, but popping up new windows, or making little animations that fly all over my window are taking it too far. Please know that many people feel like I do.
I hope you change your mind about doing such horrible work.
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IE5 on OSX is glorious? What are you smoking?!
It is slower and buggier than the OS 9 version (which is still slower than the Windows version)-- it doesn't support security certificates the right way, it has no features to filter images...
For OS X, OmniWeb, iCab, and Opera are much better (but unfortunately nothing on the Mac--OS 9 or X--is as speedy as IE on Windows.