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Oh Orbitz, how I hate thee...

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by RunninRaven, Aug 18, 2003.

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  1. RunninRaven

    RunninRaven Member
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    Is there a worse offender of popup ads than Orbitz.com? I see more of them than any other company. In fact I think I see more of them than all the other popups combined. Can this really be effective advertising? I mean, if you saturate a medium SO MUCH that people develop passionate hate for your company, does that really improve sales? Hell, I don't even know what Orbitz sells, or what services they provide, but I know that if I ever met the guy that started the company I would sew his testicles to the inside of his mouth and pour tabasco sauce in his eyes.
     
    #1 RunninRaven, Aug 18, 2003
  2. OmegaSupreme

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    man, f**k orbitz. :D

    seriously... get the new google toolbar. it'll stop those mofos for you. :)
     
    #2 OmegaSupreme, Aug 18, 2003
  3. Mr. Mooch

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    Use Netscape 7.02.

    All pop ups can be blocked. Great stuff!

    Although I do like playing those games they have in the ads. :D
     
    #3 Mr. Mooch, Aug 18, 2003
  4. fadeaway

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    Orbitz sucks. I get a lot of pop-up ads for that stupid little spy camera too.
     
    #4 fadeaway, Aug 18, 2003
  5. AroundTheWorld

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    #5 AroundTheWorld, Aug 18, 2003
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    Use the Proxomatron. It's great web filtering software that not only stops pop-ups but does a whole bunch of COOL stuff as well (like enable right-clicking when sites disable it, hide your browsers identity from nosey sites, etc...). Caution: It's not for beginners and you might have to hunt it down but if you can find it, it's worth it.

    Here is a link with info about it, but you'll have to Google it to find it:

    Proxomitron info at TechTV
     
    #6 111chase111, Aug 18, 2003
  7. AGBee

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    Mozilla.
     
    #7 AGBee, Aug 18, 2003
  8. droxford

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    I use a pop-up stopper as well, but it's the concept of needing a pop-up stopper that pisses me off....

    .... but even worse....

    ...are the horrible, horrible Flash ads that splash across the content of a web page, or flicker annoyingly on the side of the page.

    Please Lord in Heaven, let the next version of Flash player have the ability to block things like that!

    -- droxford
     
    #8 droxford, Aug 18, 2003
  9. LeGrouper

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    I have a friend who has dedicated his life to destroying orbitz. I will let you know how it goes.
     
    #9 LeGrouper, Aug 18, 2003
  10. DanzelKun

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    You know you guys tried to get the high score in the Orbitz Blimp game too... :eek:
     
    #10 DanzelKun, Aug 18, 2003
  11. LeGrouper

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    No, I never let pop ups last more than .7 seconds. It is kind of like shooting skeet.
     
    #11 LeGrouper, Aug 18, 2003
  12. YoYao

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    their game is actually pretty fun, my friend always want to work for them to make those games
     
    #12 YoYao, Aug 19, 2003
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