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Unless I imagined it, I just got a pop-up ad when I came here.
Say it ain't so, say SR haven't taken to pop-up ads.
Puh-lease say it ain't true.
Say it ain't so, say SR haven't taken to pop-up ads.
Puh-lease say it ain't true.
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Mr.Snuggly wrote:
> If someone grabs you by the lapels, you can't just click a button on
> their head to make them go away.
You can do *something* to their head to make them go away, though!
> If someone grabs you by the lapels, you can't just click a button on
> their head to make them go away.
You can do *something* to their head to make them go away, though!
What have you got a thing about market traders now? Jeez, angry much?
Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
A popup (which I still haven't seen, by the way...) is grabbing
> me by the lapels and trying to force me.
If someone grabs you by the lapels, you can't just click a button on their head to make them go away.
A popup (which I still haven't seen, by the way...) is grabbing
> me by the lapels and trying to force me.
If someone grabs you by the lapels, you can't just click a button on their head to make them go away.
So that's a yes then.
you can pay me later
Mr.Snuggly wrote:
> The whole point of pop-ups is to inform people of an offer they might
> want.
Just like any other advert, then - why make a special case of it?
> You say they aren't working but the number of PS2s we've sold so far
> leads us to believe otherwise.
I didn't say that personally - I've read that it's a general trend on the web. Which would suggest that your experience in this particular case is the exception rather than the rule.
Having said that, I'm sure that at £199 your PS2's would be flying off the virtual shelves with any form of advert! :-)
> You only dismiss it because you have no interest
> in it, cos you've got a PS2.
Not true - I dismiss all popup adverts, whether I have the product or not. I respond better to "Excuse me, would you like..." than I do to " 'ere, you NEED this..."
> We're informing people, not forcing them to look
> at something.
Sorry, I have to disagree. The advert at the top of my screen at the moment, "PlayStation 2 - free gift - free DVD & CD remote" - that is informing me of something I might like.
A popup (which I still haven't seen, by the way...) is grabbing me by the lapels and trying to force me.
It's like comparing a shop assistant asking politely, "Can I help you, sir?" to a market trader bellowing "tomatoes - 99p a kilo".
> The whole point of pop-ups is to inform people of an offer they might
> want.
Just like any other advert, then - why make a special case of it?
> You say they aren't working but the number of PS2s we've sold so far
> leads us to believe otherwise.
I didn't say that personally - I've read that it's a general trend on the web. Which would suggest that your experience in this particular case is the exception rather than the rule.
Having said that, I'm sure that at £199 your PS2's would be flying off the virtual shelves with any form of advert! :-)
> You only dismiss it because you have no interest
> in it, cos you've got a PS2.
Not true - I dismiss all popup adverts, whether I have the product or not. I respond better to "Excuse me, would you like..." than I do to "
> We're informing people, not forcing them to look
> at something.
Sorry, I have to disagree. The advert at the top of my screen at the moment, "PlayStation 2 - free gift - free DVD & CD remote" - that is informing me of something I might like.
A popup (which I still haven't seen, by the way...) is grabbing me by the lapels and trying to force me.
It's like comparing a shop assistant asking politely, "Can I help you, sir?" to a market trader bellowing "tomatoes - 99p a kilo".
Mystique wrote:
> oh stop moaning!!!!
if you dont want to see it just close the bloody
> thing
shhheeesshhh!!!!!!!!
Couldn't have said it better myself.
> oh stop moaning!!!!
if you dont want to see it just close the bloody
> thing
shhheeesshhh!!!!!!!!
Couldn't have said it better myself.
oh stop moaning!!!!
if you dont want to see it just close the bloody thing
shhheeesshhh!!!!!!!!
if you dont want to see it just close the bloody thing
shhheeesshhh!!!!!!!!
Agreed with Wookiee. Adverts are there to inform you, not tell you.
Not having a go at SR though, over this pop up thing. I've not even seen them yet.
Not having a go at SR though, over this pop up thing. I've not even seen them yet.
Wòókiee Møn§†€R wrote:
> Pop-ups are intrusive, that's the problem. A lot of people don't like being
> FORCED to look at something.
The ads at the top of the pages and elsewhere
> are fine... if they catch your eye, you can choose to look at them. Pop-ups
> slap you in the face and shout "read me" - at least that's how I look
> at it.
Apparently, revenue from banner ads etc. is in decline across the web;
> one web graphics site I visited yesterday actually had a message from the
> webmaster staing that he had removed all banner ads due to total lack of
> revenue.
So it seems obvious that people are getting incredibly peed off with
> advertising anyway... intrusive popup ads will only backfire, I reckon.
I
> realise that companies like SR need to make money, but - as odd as it sounds -
> these adverts aren't working, at least on a general level.
The whole point of pop-ups is to inform people of an offer they might want. You say they aren't working but the number of PS2s we've sold so far leads us to believe otherwise. You only dismiss it because you have no interest in it, cos you've got a PS2. We're informing people, not forcing them to look at something.
> Pop-ups are intrusive, that's the problem. A lot of people don't like being
> FORCED to look at something.
The ads at the top of the pages and elsewhere
> are fine... if they catch your eye, you can choose to look at them. Pop-ups
> slap you in the face and shout "read me" - at least that's how I look
> at it.
Apparently, revenue from banner ads etc. is in decline across the web;
> one web graphics site I visited yesterday actually had a message from the
> webmaster staing that he had removed all banner ads due to total lack of
> revenue.
So it seems obvious that people are getting incredibly peed off with
> advertising anyway... intrusive popup ads will only backfire, I reckon.
I
> realise that companies like SR need to make money, but - as odd as it sounds -
> these adverts aren't working, at least on a general level.
The whole point of pop-ups is to inform people of an offer they might want. You say they aren't working but the number of PS2s we've sold so far leads us to believe otherwise. You only dismiss it because you have no interest in it, cos you've got a PS2. We're informing people, not forcing them to look at something.
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