Rollover ads
I've seen at least 3 ads on videosift sidebar that are of the style "rollover to learn more" and then when you accidentally move your mouse across (hard to avoid) it expands covering nearly the whole window, loads a video (slow) and often doesn't have the close button clickable right away.
I thought these all disappeared a few years ago because they were bad netiquette (sorry, I hate that word too) - why are they back ?
Anyone know of a Firefox setting, add-on, or plugin that prevents flash from detecting rollover ? I think IE had changed a default behavior that you have to click on the flash object before it could detect rollover - just because of these annoying ads.
I thought these all disappeared a few years ago because they were bad netiquette (sorry, I hate that word too) - why are they back ?
Anyone know of a Firefox setting, add-on, or plugin that prevents flash from detecting rollover ? I think IE had changed a default behavior that you have to click on the flash object before it could detect rollover - just because of these annoying ads.
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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/
Adblock Plus will solve that.
Why did I wait so long to intall this?
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
Why did I wait so long to intall this?
Good question.
I went and installed a dozen more addons. I just can't get enough. Suggestions?
Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag. (show it anyway)
Adblock makes Siftbot cry. How do you guys expect me to make my Lamborghini payments?
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
I went and installed a dozen more addons. I just can't get enough. Suggestions?
Get help?
>> ^dag:
Adblock makes Siftbot cry. How do you guys expect me to make my Lamborghini payments?
:~[
I don't get ads anyway, since I'm a charter. Am I doing some kind of harm, mr. bot?
Let's socialize videosift and have the charters pay for the rest of us to watch it ad free!
I've noticed several roll-over banner ads lately - They're annoying and I hate them - I even considered making this post.
But then I remembered, they pay for the site and Dag is doing everything he can to pay for the site so I'll not say anything.
So.. In the end, I'll put up with the ads.
They piss me the fuck off so much I literally leave the sift for hours. Its so god damn annoying.
I feel I have expressed myself. Oh and adblock plus etc. doesn't work worth a shit with them, as per my own experience.
>> ^dystopianfuturetoday:
I don't get ads anyway, since I'm a charter. Am I doing some kind of harm, mr. bot?
No, thank you for giving me your money to keep me alive.
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