Just a few months ago The Independent, one of the UK’s largest newspapers reported that the amount spent on online advertising could top television advertising this year. Advertisements have infiltrated almost every type of website, from individual bloggers seeking to “monetize” their writings, to content rich sites thanking sponsors, to behemoths like MSN generating income from their free services. (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘pop-ups’
Advertisements Versus Usability
Thursday, June 19th, 2008Pop-up Windows [Part 2]
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Pop-up Window Usability
Thanks to browser improvements we can browse the web again without being bothered by all those pop-up windows. But what about those occasions when we want pop-ups? Good blockers are designed in such a way that they should allow pop-up windows that we have explicitly requested; such as a straightforward link that simply opens in a new window. However, things are not always as simple as this. To open the web version of AOL’s instant messenger pop-up application, the user must click on a link (which should be enough to let the browser know that the pop-up is solicited), but the window is blocked. (more…)
Pop-up Windows [Part 1]
Monday, January 8th, 2007It was supposed to enhance usability. Allowing web designers to open new browser windows with script would encourage flexible, dynamic sites working across multiple windows. The web would be freed from its original, static page paradigm. It would make the net a better place. But, as anyone who experienced the ensuing cascade of advertisements will tell you, the pop-up window had quite the opposite effect. (more…)