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pop ups again!
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:58 pm
by oldrocker
Is it just me (who is suffering from a MySearch.net problem at the moment) or is anyone else getting a 'Sport Betting' pop up over the home page of UKTS?
Bright blue with a basketball net/ball.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:21 pm
by allypally
I get it too.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:25 pm
by Garthion
Ditto here! I'm not even using IE, I'm using Firefox which usually blocks pop ups! I'll get a screenie and post it so Matt can take a look!
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:28 pm
by SCOTTLOWES
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:34 pm
by NeutronIC
Does the close link not work then?
Pop-ups are a fact of life, regular banners don't pay money.
Matt.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:34 pm
by Garthion
Thats it, saves me the effort of posting it, now all we need if for Matt to look at this topic and tell us that I should not be there
I really is annoying though, it has no safe method of closing it (I never trust the X on pop ups,) and if I press Alt+F4 I close Firefox!!! best thing I've found is to refresh or login quickly.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:36 pm
by NeutronIC
Click the X, if it doesn't work, *that* is when I will complain to burst.
Matt.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:37 pm
by Lad491
You can safely close it by clicking on the x in the right hand corner. It doesn't seem to be causing any problems, the home page still loads behind it ok. I can live with it
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:40 pm
by NeutronIC
It's only on until Feb 28th, it's a special that's been scheduled by Burst to go on the site and they are coughing up a 60% rate (usually 30%) at a very high CPM - it could get us up to another $80 just for the three weeks or so that it's on the site. As long as it is playing fair, it stays
Matt.
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:07 pm
by johncas
Watch out with this add when you click on it it dose not open up in a new window well dose not on my firefox browser so if your on the download que and click on add you will be taken to spoting bet website and leave the download que
Also is it not possible to move the add from the centre of the page to the corner
Posted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 11:13 pm
by martinhodgson
Garthion wrote:Ditto here! I'm not even using IE, I'm using Firefox which usually blocks pop ups! I'll get a screenie and post it so Matt can take a look!
Please don't tell me they've found a way to force pop-ups on firefox
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:12 am
by NeutronIC
Of course, layers
Matt.
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 12:13 am
by NeutronIC
And let's hope that this doesn't spell the end of layers as a useful function for web developers to use!
Matt.
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:51 am
by Fodda
The touble with these pop-overs or whatever they may be called (layer ads) is that a fair few of the less honest ones are just giant links including the X close box which manage to install whatever little nasty things they want wherever you click in them.
I get rid of these godawful things by refreshing the page and hoping, or just not going back to the site.
Be very careful using 'X's or 'Click to close' boxes.
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:39 am
by NeutronIC
Well, as I say, if one of them on this site does do anything other than simply close the box please let me know immediately - Burst are a quality banner provider and they are quick to respond to any complaints that might put them in a bad light.
Matt.
