I think I killed it

been getting them for a while, but I had other things going so I didn't know they were from dvdtalk
just got 2 in a row with only dvdtalk loaded though
closed the first and a 2nd immediately popped up

who tried clicking them thinking they were freeride magic bus hitch hikers :)
they're almost the right size

ack! read this thread, went back to Other and got one :(

you didnt kill em all geoff

Those were upsetting me earlier....that's it, I'm not buying anything from Cingular.

I got one earlier tonight, after you posted this. :(

Just got another one a second ago in Other

It's ALIVE!!! -eek-

Yup still alive. Luckily POW! is catching them all. :)

It's back!

I just got a Mindwave Research popup in the Other Forum -- it stemmed from a EarthShare banner, put forth by the Ad Council.

got the Cingular one about an hour ago.

damn damn damn

Angry e-mail sent to doubleclick. Will let you know when/if they respond

Used to get them every time I refreshed until I got Popup Killer (thanks Criptik! :) :up:

I even had a prompt for my name! Didn't let me hit cancel, had to click ok.

Same here. The Cingular and the Mindwave Research popups are instantly killed by POW! :)

SUPERSTITIAL(tm) format is a standard in online advertising created by Unicast - a non banner, interactive advertising solutions and services company for the Internet.


SUPERSTITIALs are highly interactive, non-banner ads that can be any size on the computer screen and up to 100K in file size, featuring full animation, sound and graphics capable of effectively conveying integrated advertising while protecting a Web site's performance.

Pre-loaded using a patent-pending "polite" delivery system that minimizes the latency problems often experienced with streaming online advertising solutions, SUPERSTITIAL ads play only upon a user-initiated break in surfing, such as a mouse click. SUPERSTITIALs can be used to achieve multiple advertising goals, including branding, direct marketing, commerce and entertainment. SUPERSTITIAL ads play only once fully loaded, ensuring that every user gets a consistent and complete brand message and that each advertiser pays only for guaranteed impressions.

Additionally, because SUPERSTITIAL ad units exist outside the banner space, they can create an entirely new revenue stream for Web publishers.

That is very considerate of them. :lol:

There is no free lunch. They still slow down overall page loading and navigation by clogging up the browser's cache affecting response on all pages, they eat up bandwidth for everyone whether they're viewed or not, and they still suck.

For the record I think 'SUPERSTITIALs' suck as well. I am not happy that DoubleClick is serving them even though I told them they should not!

Looks like this is now resolved.

Their reply:

Well, even if they were uncalled for I trust that financial restitution will be made to the site owner: why should they get free ads just because of a "mistake"....?

Well, that's fair. As long as they understand my way of self expression is to NEVER buy from them or anyone with pop up ads.

I just treat them as a badger bashing game.