Re: Launching a new browser window

From: Nelson E. Timken, Esq. <netimken_at_erols.com>
Date: Tue 06 Feb 2001 15:26:07 -0600

STEFANIE OLSEN <stefanieo_at_yahoo.com> WROTE:
> Is anyone noticing that a lot of sites are starting to
> trigger a new browser window when you leave the site? I
> noticed this on the Jobsonline.com site and it seemed
> like the technique porn sites use to keep you at the
> site? Can anyone talk about this technique?

TO WHICH BRANDI JASMINE <brandi_at_brandijasmine.com> WROTE:
> You are right, the porn sites do it, and more and more
> "mainstream" sites are as well. It's annoying, though
> it may be effective enough that you can budget out the
> complaints, I don't know. I don't respect that kind of
> marketing myself.

One related question Brandi. I am an amateur site maker
and do it for our business. I recently discovered some
java code that places a popup (delayed) and then
automatically removes it after a specified number of
seconds, thus, you get the effect of getting the
content noticed (which is why people use popup, because
as annoying as they are, they DO get noticed, as do
interstitials).

Since the box does disappear, do you think this would
somewhat alleviate the original objection?

TIA.

Nelson

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