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[Mattsteel85]

who chooses the advertisements that pop up?

[Harry P.]

It's based on your own browser history. We have nothing to do wit it.

[unclescott58]

  On 2/27/2016 at 1:22 AM, Harry P. said:

It's based on your own browser history. We have nothing to do wit it.

"do wit it."??? 

[Harry P.]

Typo...

[Tom Geiger]

For instance.... I just bought something from the Amsterdam Printing website...  guess what every ad is no matter where I browse?

[Ace-Garageguy]

And Adblock Plus stops 'em all.

https://adblockplus.org/

uBlock does it too.

https://www.ublock.org/

Edited February 27, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy

[Harry P.]

  On 2/27/2016 at 2:17 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

And Adblock Plus stops 'em all.

https://adblockplus.org/

Oh, come on, now! What fun is the internet without pop-up ads?

[Ace-Garageguy]

  On 2/27/2016 at 2:21 AM, Harry P. said:

Oh, come on, now! What fun is the internet without pop-up ads?

I think it it weren't for Adblock, I would have shot my computer by now. 

[Belugawrx]

  On 2/27/2016 at 2:25 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

I think it it weren't for Adblock, I would have shot my computer by now. 

X2 

[Snake45]

My wife was looking for a certain type of bra, and I tried to find it for her online. The next couple weeks around here were more interesting than usual!

[unclescott58]

Few to no pop ups on my iPad. Man, I love my Apple products. (How's that for an ad? I think they should pay for that. )

[my66s55]

  On 2/27/2016 at 2:13 PM, Snake45 said:

My wife was looking for a certain type of bra, and I tried to find it for her online. The next couple weeks around here were more interesting than usual!

[Roadrunner]

  On 2/27/2016 at 2:25 AM, Ace-Garageguy said:

I think it it weren't for Adblock, I would have shot my computer by now. 

Amen to that. Ads really annoy me, so I kill them all.

[High octane]

I just ignore the pop-up ads, no sweat!

[Harry P.]

  On 2/27/2016 at 8:35 PM, Roadrunner said:

Amen to that. Ads really annoy me, so I kill them all.

Ads are what keeps most websites free to you.

[Lownslow]

Use ad block havent seen an add for 15 years

 

[Roadrunner]

  On 2/27/2016 at 10:47 PM, Harry P. said:

Ads are what keeps most websites free to you.

I'm sure that's true, Harry, When my favorite radio station plays ads, I mute the stereo, when I DVR a program, I blow through the ads at high speed to get back to the program. Some of the sites I frequent (not this one) even ask me to disable Adblock, but I won't do it. I've always tried to avoid ads as much as possible.

[Ace-Garageguy]

  On 2/27/2016 at 10:47 PM, Harry P. said:

Ads are what keeps most websites free to you.

Yeah, I know, but it's a stupid game.

I'll NEVER buy anything that pops-up with the sound turned way high, screaming how wonderful this or that crapp is and that I need it today, don't delay, this is a limited time offer and all my friends are getting it so I have to keep up or be not-cool or if not I can be the first one on my block and the side-effects of this allergy medicine may be cancer, liver damage. dementia or death your mileage may vary at 5.5% APR and yada yada yada yada yada.

Want to make SURE I'll NEVER buy a product? Run popup ads. 

Kinda the reverse of how advertising (oh sorry, it's "marketing" now) is supposed to work, huh?

Does ANYONE REALLY BUY STUFF that popups advertise? Or is it just a pretend game to add cost to products and provide employment for thousands of "professionals" who couldn't actually do any REAL work if their lives depended on it?

Edited February 29, 2016 by Ace-Garageguy