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Pop-under Ads May Pop Up In Wallets
News Pop-under advertisements, the oft-annoying windows that spring up after a requested Web page, might pack a financial punch to the publishers supporting them if one dot-com has its way. for example, started running pop-under ads last year amid...
[June 5, 2002, 10:58]
Pop-ups Are Here To Stay
News During the first seven months of this year, pop-up and pop-under ads amounted to just 2 percent of all online advertising impressions, according to a study released Wednesday by Nielsen/NetRatings. Online advertisers served 11.3 billion pop-up and...
[September 5, 2002, 11:16]
Search Engines Get 'Gatored'
News From users' standpoint, they are probably not excited about getting a pop-under window because they're often not welcome. Search Scout, launched in December, triggers a pop-under window when Gator members search on a site such as Google and Yahoo!
[January 15, 2003, 7:42]
Yahoo! Puts Pop-unders To The Test
News Its newest advertiser for the pop-under is NextCard. Getting a pop-under is really annoying, especially during the workday. is running (the pop-under) is pretty significant validation of its use," he said.
[July 31, 2001, 9:29]
Ads To Pop Up On EBay
News One variation on the pop-up ad is pop-under advertisements, which spontaneously appear in a new browser window behind a requested Web page. The pop-up and pop-under ads have become so ubiquitous that they pushed the Web site for X10, a relatively...
[May 13, 2002, 10:38]
Adware Firm Quietly Settles Suits
News Once downloaded, Claria's application serves pop-up and pop-under ads to people while they're surfing the Web or when they visit specific sites. Adware company Claria has quietly settled litigation brought by Wells Fargo, Quicken Loans and other...
[September 1, 2004, 9:15]
Web Publishers Settle With Gator
News Gator delivers pop-up and pop-under ads to millions of people who presumably agree to receive ads in exchange for use of its online wallet software, which keeps track of passwords and shopping data for multiple sites.
[February 10, 2003, 10:05]
Web Firms Scramble To Obey Privacy Law
News Similarly, America Online over the last couple of weeks has been sending privacy notices via email and pop-ups to customers of its MyAccounts and MyPortfolio services. on Thursday and Friday notified thousands of its financial services customers of...
[July 2, 2001, 10:15]
Gator Bites Back In Ad Battle
News A software company at the centre of a growing dispute over the use of pop-up ads has sued the Interactive Advertising Bureau to protect its right to sell ads that can cover those on other Web sites. Gator, based in Redwood City, California, filed a...
[August 29, 2001, 9:50]
Mail Room
News Japanese influenced girlie-pop style sells like crazy: does the VW Beetle ring a bell? Do you feel intimidated by that, are you scared that your feminine side might pop out and you'd suddenly have to admit you played with Barbies as a young child?
[July 30, 1999, 16:48]
Company Settles 'fake Spyware' Suit
News Secure Computer allegedly used deceptive links on search engine Google's site, as well as in pop-up advertising and in spam email for Spyware Cleaner. Additionally, the company was accused of using a Windows feature to pop up warnings on users' PCs...
[December 5, 2006, 7:56]
Intermix Cited In Spyware Lawsuit
News Spitzer's office, describing the suit as the "most sweeping case to date involving programs that redirect Web addresses, add toolbars and deliver pop-up ads," said it arose from a six-month investigation of Intermix.
[April 29, 2005, 10:55]
US Anti-spyware Bill Clears Another Hurdle
News As the November elections near, politicians are eager to be perceived as taking action against an Internet menace that has angered constituents by deluging them with pop-up advertisements or by raising fears about their online actions being...
[June 25, 2004, 11:55]
New AOL 8.0 Smacks Down Pop-ups
News America Online on Tuesday said it will discontinue serving pop-up advertisements in conjunction with the release of AOL 8.0, the latest upgrade of its flagship Internet service. In a press conference after the event, Miller said discontinuing pop...
[October 16, 2002, 8:53]
Pop-ups Add New Twist
News Pop-up and pop-under ads open a new window when people visit many popular Web sites, often littering the computer desktop with multiple browser screens. Pop-up advertisements, already the bane of millions of Web surfers, are becoming more intrusive.
[December 23, 2002, 7:40]
Pop-up Provider Suffers Legal Setback
News A US district court judge recently barred WhenU from delivering pop-up advertisements to some Net visitors, going against decisions in favour of the software maker's controversial ad tactics. In late December, as part of a lawsuit filed against...
[January 6, 2004, 8:35]
Pop-ups Pushed Down At Ask Jeeves
News Pop-ups are either over or under what you're looking for," Ask Jeeves' Lanzone said. Ask Jeeves has banned pop-up advertisements from its search site, making it the latest Web operator to discontinue the ads, generally loathed by users.
[October 21, 2002, 8:51]
Spyware And Adware Hide In BitTorrent Downloads
News Purveyors of the applications that pop up adverts on PC screens and track browsing habits have discovered BitTorrent as a new distribution channel. It is going to riddle your system with pop ups, slow your system down and potentially cause system...
[June 17, 2005, 10:00]
Pop-ups Bounce Back
Talkback Vote with your money, if a company uses pop-up/under ads, don't buy from them. It just depends on how bad you want them to go away.
[June 7, 2004, 16:38]
What Are Spyware And Adware?
White Papers Adware is typically a program that displays advertising through pop-up or pop-under windows while you are surfing the Web. Although they may sometimes be confused with one another, spyware and adware are different.
[December 15, 2004, 23:00]
