| While they're at it..... ...Can we take a whack at pop-ups too? Advertising definitly has its place on the internet but not this way. There are some sites I will not visit just because everytime I click a link I get bombarded with pop-ups. I know there are programs available but this is out of line. Both pop-ups and spam have gotten out of control. |
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| I agree. I have a 3-year old daughter who loves to go to the Nick Jr. web site to play the Flash games. Only problems is, a Verzion banner pops up constantly whenever she clicks on a new link. For the life of me, I can't understand while in the hell Nick Jr. would have pop-up banner ads when they know full well the majority of their hits are coming from children. I don't so much mind header banner ads, but the pop-ups are just ridiculous! |
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| My niece is the same age as your daughter and she constantly gets frustrated to tears because she cannot get around the site by herself. Your right about Nick Jr though, they should be more aware of their target audience. I guess they count on having the parents around when their children are using the internet. |
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amdaceBOHICA
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Livonia, MI | Here is a website with a free program that stops popups in their tracks. www.panicware.com
I've been using it for a couple of weeks now and it does the trick.
Don't stop with killing popups though, stop all of those tracking networks too.
IDCIDE makes an exceptional IE plugin that stops ALL tracking (including DSLReports with its doubleclick tracker).
»www.idcide.com/pages/per_intro.htm
If people serious about protecting their privacy on the internet, they have to take some of the responsibility themselves and read the privacy statements on websites. If they don't agree with how their info will be used, don't supply them with any. I have always had multiple email addresses, ones I use to give to legit contacts and one I use on websites. It may be "inconvenient" at times but I can always abandon my "web" accounts when the spam gets to be too overwhelming. |
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