Pop up ads here at DU

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

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! :)

[trof]

1. Yeah.

:wtf:

[Barney]

2. I hate pop-up ads

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.

[uptohere]

7. Popup Killer

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 !

[On the Road]

3. It Might be Triggered by Exiting Another Site

I know that Yahoo does this. When you leave Yahoo for another page, you often get a pop up.

[Atlant]

4. DU will tell you that they just contract with an agency.

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.

Atlant

[demnan]

5. If you want to avoid popup ads

Add the Google Toolbar to your browser - the toolbar blocks popups and it's free from Google.com

[Tripper11]

6. Or download and install....

Avant Browser www.avantbrowser.com or Opera Browser www.opera.com

Simple, effficient and 10 times better then IE could ever be!

[Woodstock]

11. Yes, IE truly and magnificently reeks.

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.

[Atlant]

8. Or run Mozilla. Or, on Mac's only, run Safari. (NT)

[Woodstock]

9. Use Netscape 7.1 or Mozilla browser - no more pop ups

and it's free. I love this browser.

[treepig]

10. if wal-mart wishes to give money to a website where they're

routinely bashed, i have no problem with that!