Friday, May 31, 2002Tomalaks's Realm: "MSNBC: ‘Pop-up' relief for AOL members? America Online subscribers may finally get some relief from the barrage of aggressive pop-up advertisements that greet them when signing on and off the online service. Reducing the number of pop-up ads is a part of the online service company's grand scheme to get back on the growth track..."
I've removed the link to the MSNBC article (title is italicized above). Why? Because I appreciate my visitors and would not link to a site that pops up advertising in a second window (pop-up or pop-under). Am I against advertising? Not at all - but keep it on the page, please. Perhaps the powers that be at AOL are beginning to realize that "aggressive pop-up advertisements" DO annoy users enough to hurt their business... I hope so, though I'm not an AOL user. I'm just a guy who feels strongly about being "barraged."
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Happy Birthday Andy!
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kuro5hin.org: "This Guardian article details how the European parliament has bowed to pressure from individual governments, notably Britain, and granted sweeping powers to police forces throughout Europe to legally monitor citizen's personal data."
Related:
EU OKs Spam Ban, Online Privacy Rules [internetnews.com: Top News]
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