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2004: Internet Explorer's year of shame
News Some of the most important problems have included: a flaw that allowed phishers to fool the address bar into displaying a false URL; a way of disguising malicious executable files as "safe" documents; numerous vulnerabilities that could allow an...
[July 9, 2004, 10:45]
AdsKiller
Downloads With only one click, you can close all the Adverts safely and completely . Are you tired of those annoying unsolicited pop-up windows when you're surfing the web? when you are happily enjoying in reading those attractive content on the net...
[April 29, 2002, 8:00]
Guardian sticks toe in online revenue stream
News It is also somewhat notorious for pop-up adverts that can detract from the experience of reading the site, so paying £20 per year for an ad-free version could be popular. Costing £20, the offer will let users view a version of the site that will be...
[July 8, 2003, 14:07]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog If that's not enough, you also get to enjoy "at NO COST" a wide selection of adverts sent to your emailer overnight. The old emailers did that, but as the new one supports colour and video there's no doubt that the adverts will take full advantage...
[September 17, 2004, 17:30]
Firefox users ignore online ads
News Firefox users are significantly less likely to click on Web site adverts than Microsoft Internet Explorer users, a German advertising technology firm said last week. Dirk Freytag, the chief operations officer of Adtech, said in a statement that the...
[December 6, 2004, 16:55]
Windows admin 'feature' poses latest hazard
Talkback But there is good news.if any of them are adverts for premium rate number in the UK, you can note the message and the number and complain to ICSTIS - they have ruled that it is a viloation of the premium rate operators terms and conditions as well...
[August 20, 2003, 16:39]
Firefox 1.0PR: a first look
Talkback AdBlock is just amazing - and allows the setting of rules to block in-page adverts too. These pop up in the background in new tabs. On Linux it picks up the GtK theme in use. Tabbed Browsing really works well.
[September 17, 2004, 8:37]
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]
Spam vigilante faces jail
News A Californian computer programmer has been arrested on charges of threatening employees of a company that he claims has been spamming him with adverts offering penis enlargement. Booher said that he had contacted the firm to request that they stop...
[November 24, 2003, 16:25]
Gmail: a first look review
Reviews Google plans to subsidise the cost of all this space through advertising -- in the terms and conditions, you have to agree to Google serving targeted adverts. The text-only adverts are shown down the right-hand side of this view.
[April 22, 2004, 15:20]
2000 Roundup: A mixed year for mobiles
News Back in February it was difficult to avoid adverts claiming that Wireless Application Protocol was going to change the world, make your life easier and simpler. Yourmobile.com, one of several Web sites that provided ringtone versions of pop tunes...
[December 3, 2000, 6:12]
Email Christmas cards: just say Ho Ho No
Leader And looking at some of the Flash disasters, strewn with grotesque animations, tinny MIDI carols and pop-up adverts, they have a point. For such a jolly institution, the Christmas card had a surprisingly controversial birth.
[December 17, 2004, 11:00]
Moving on - SightSpeed
Blog It will also be interesting to see if the adverts still come up when running the paid "Plus" version. My first impression of the SightSpeed advertising is that it's a bit intrusive, especially the ones that pop up in the contact window, but it's...
[November 19, 2007, 14:25]
Will we need snowboots for New York?
Blog Another site tries to show me a pop-up: I block those because they’re usually adverts. We’re off to New York for some meetings and the annual Strategic News Service predictions event and I’m wondering what to pack: raincoat or down jacket?
[December 7, 2009, 16:14]
But will it actually..
Talkback If the system is 'opt-in', then people who like the idea of more relevant adverts have to explicitly request that their activities are monitored. Stringer added that websites using opt-in behavioural advertising would have to present the user with...
[October 16, 2009, 23:57]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog They also can't get the rights for the adverts, of all things. Now, let's have a look at the mobile phone market and all the innovations that make it exciting: 3G's selection of music and video services, a constant stream of new handsets from loads...
[September 8, 2006, 18:30]
OFT broadens online advertising probe
News If the system is 'opt-in', then people who like the idea of more relevant adverts have to explicitly request that their activities are monitored. Stringer added that websites using opt-in behavioural advertising would have to present the user with...
[October 16, 2009, 17:56]
Publishers pull pop-ups
News The pop-up is maligned right now, but ultimately it will become a very attractive ad unit," she added. In recent months, AOL sheathed 90 percent of its pop-up advertising displayed to some members, according to company spokesman Nicholas Graham.
[August 2, 2002, 12:20]
Pop-ups: Unpopular, but effective
News Pop-up ads seem to be the Internet equivalent of supermarket tabloids: everyone claims to hate them, but somebody keeps reading. According to a study conducted by GartnerG2, 78 percent of respondents claimed they found pop-up ads "very annoying.
[January 15, 2003, 10:58]
The idea, creating the webpage and posting to Google
Blog So I thought if I create a mobile review page and add some adsense advertising at the top, potential customers who may read my site and click on the associated adverts. Ok, page created, adverts created thanks to google adsense, take a look, let me...
[November 8, 2008, 17:03]
