Netscape Blocks pops! - GoFuckYourself.com

dazzling · 01-13-2003, 07:09 AM

I guess this is old news for everyone here, but i just noticed that
the newest version of Netscape, version 7.01 allows pop-up blocking.

funkmaster · 01-13-2003, 07:17 AM

... yes, it´s not on by default, but it is a great feature. have you check the new "tab" option of netscape, it allows you to bookmark tab settings ... so with on click you can open all your favourite sites ... nice !!

gothweb · 01-13-2003, 07:23 AM

http://www.apple.com/safari/

Quite a few browsers are doing this now. Maybe it will help the industry learn to support itself without annoyance tactics.

.:Frog:. · 01-13-2003, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by gothweb
http://www.apple.com/safari/

Quite a few browsers are doing this now. Maybe it will help the industry learn to support itself without annoyance tactics.

I agree. Also some ISPs are blocking popups. I saw an ad on TV for some ISP and their selling point was the ability to stop popups.

Let the battle on popups begin.
I give it 2-3 years tops, before popups are nothing but a bad memory.

HeadPimp · 01-13-2003, 10:26 AM

The problem with pop is not that they exist, but that they are abused...

Darin · 01-13-2003, 10:32 AM

Popups rule

some_idiot · 01-13-2003, 10:51 AM

Just design your first page to use popups to get to
anything else. They'll turn it back on, they want the
free porn. If they don't, you saved bandwidth.

gothweb · 01-13-2003, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by HeadPimp
The problem with pop is not that they exist, but that they are abused...

I agree with that. Nothing wrong with one pop, or one exit, here and there... But most people who use them really slam the user. Those people ruin it for the rest, so soon popups won't be part of the game.

strainer · 01-13-2003, 10:59 AM

Popups will be history pretty soon. I use Meaya popup blocker and most people I know who spend any serious time on the net do too. Of course, there are the newbies I guess.

But my guess is, popup advertising = 1-2 years at the most. Its just to easy to block.

UncleJimmy · 01-13-2003, 11:15 AM

popups will just evolve

they make money so they won't leave entirely I don't think....not for a while anyways

might just have to get a lil more high-tech is all, hidden system shit, etc

did telemarketing or junk mail at the house go away cuz it was annoying? will it ever?

UnseenWorld · 01-13-2003, 11:43 AM

I use a pop-up blocker, but there are pop-ups I want (for example, on one site I go to where models promote themselves, if I click on a thumbnail, the photo doesn't display on a page, but in a console). Luckily, the blocker gives me the option of holding down the CTRL or SHIFT key to allow the pop-up to display.

GoLiaT · 01-13-2003, 11:47 AM

Nice

but i wonder what kazaa and other spyware sites will do now
redirect surfers totally instead of the popups ?

01-13-2003, 07:09 AM	#1
dazzling Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 579	Netscape Blocks pops! I guess this is old news for everyone here, but i just noticed that the newest version of Netscape, version 7.01 allows pop-up blocking.

01-13-2003, 07:23 AM	#3
gothweb Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Back in the USSA Posts: 8,849	http://www.apple.com/safari/ Quite a few browsers are doing this now. Maybe it will help the industry learn to support itself without annoyance tactics. __________________ Photos by Ian X.: Distinctive photos of goth babes. Blood Money:Your traffic, my sites, our money. MojoHost: Still the best.

01-13-2003, 10:32 AM	#6
Darin Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 345	Popups rule __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

01-13-2003, 10:51 AM	#7
some_idiot Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Doesn't matter, I'm not buying you another pint! Posts: 1,511	Just design your first page to use popups to get to anything else. They'll turn it back on, they want the free porn. If they don't, you saved bandwidth. __________________ This AVS pays my mortgage!

01-13-2003, 11:43 AM	#11
UnseenWorld Confirmed User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Portland, OR, USA Posts: 5,279	I use a pop-up blocker, but there are pop-ups I want (for example, on one site I go to where models promote themselves, if I click on a thumbnail, the photo doesn't display on a page, but in a console). Luckily, the blocker gives me the option of holding down the CTRL or SHIFT key to allow the pop-up to display. __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

01-13-2003, 07:17 AM	#2
funkmaster So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: shell beach Posts: 7,938	... yes, it´s not on by default, but it is a great feature. have you check the new "tab" option of netscape, it allows you to bookmark tab settings ... so with on click you can open all your favourite sites ... nice !!

01-13-2003, 10:26 AM	#5
HeadPimp Bad Mo-Fo Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 2,772	The problem with pop is not that they exist, but that they are abused...

01-13-2003, 10:59 AM	#9
strainer Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 418	Popups will be history pretty soon. I use Meaya popup blocker and most people I know who spend any serious time on the net do too. Of course, there are the newbies I guess. But my guess is, popup advertising = 1-2 years at the most. Its just to easy to block.

01-13-2003, 11:15 AM	#10
UncleJimmy Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ariZONA Posts: 855	popups will just evolve they make money so they won't leave entirely I don't think....not for a while anyways might just have to get a lil more high-tech is all, hidden system shit, etc did telemarketing or junk mail at the house go away cuz it was annoying? will it ever?

01-13-2003, 11:47 AM	#12
GoLiaT Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,130	Nice but i wonder what kazaa and other spyware sites will do now redirect surfers totally instead of the popups ? __________________ "where ever you go..there you are."