A lot of browsers are good about blocking popups unless you click on something to prompt the window to open.
So now, I've noticed a lot of websites (even "legit" mainstream ones like newspapers), put a transparent overlay over the entire document's text or "white space" areas which cause an ad to pop up when clicked on. As most people "click back" into these areas to give the browser focus again if they're working in another window... pow, you're nailed.
Wow, that's a pretty shady tactic. The sad thing is I'm not even surprised. But not quite what I meant with the popups. It's not like a real popup, wherein you don't get a new browser window, it's more like using the idea of the image overlay, but instead of being transparent, it's an ad.
Naturally, when I went looking for one, in keeping with Murphy's Law, I had a hell of a time actually finding one. I managed to come across one over at xunlei.com which shows up after a few seconds without doing anything, but it's just a simple flash ad. Sometimes they have movies in them, which is even more annoying.
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So now, I've noticed a lot of websites (even "legit" mainstream ones like newspapers), put a transparent overlay over the entire document's text or "white space" areas which cause an ad to pop up when clicked on. As most people "click back" into these areas to give the browser focus again if they're working in another window... pow, you're nailed.
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Naturally, when I went looking for one, in keeping with Murphy's Law, I had a hell of a time actually finding one. I managed to come across one over at xunlei.com which shows up after a few seconds without doing anything, but it's just a simple flash ad. Sometimes they have movies in them, which is even more annoying.
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