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The Internet has a new infestation od advertising fail

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:47 am
by Hunter Morrow
God, what is it with these pop ups with sound? Halfway through this really good video of The Fabulous Thunderbirds some friggin popunder ad with sound blaring assaulted me. Something about a sockeye salmon recipe. And why is it that the popup is ALWAYS louder than what you are watching? What devilry is that?

Its almost as obnoxious as when you go to a website and you want to close the window and they're like...

"Sign up for free picks!"

"Sign up for blah blah blah!"

"Talk to our customer rep Sheila!"

"Do you still want to leave?"

Yes I wanna leave! Thats why I closed the tab or the browser, slapnuts. Or tried to, at any rate.

Man, there oughta be a law against this crap.

Edit: I think I accidentally O.D.ed on anti seizure medication and I can't sleep.

Re: The Internet has a new infestation od advertising fail

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 8:17 am
by glg
Get a popup blocker.

Re: The Internet has a new infestation od advertising fail

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 3:38 pm
by Hunter Morrow
I've got the Chrome pop up blocker thing on, but it doesn't work.

Re: The Internet has a new infestation od advertising fail

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 7:53 pm
by Kansas Viking
Hunter Morrow wrote:I've got the Chrome pop up blocker thing on, but it doesn't work.
Try Firefox with Ad Block Plus. It's all free.

Re: The Internet has a new infestation od advertising fail

Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 9:41 pm
by jackal
maybe the company knows you need fish oil in your diet ...
really really bad ..

:lol: