so im using a laptop that doesnt have Adblock installed, and i just saw the banner ads on TWW for the first time in a long time.

normally all i ever saw was really lame Raleigh-area business promos. but i just saw a banner ad today, that surprised me.... im pretty impressed.

it is an advertisement campaign for "Vote No on Prop. 1". (links to http://www.notoprop1.org/ ... the same banner at the top of that page)

this is totally specific to the Seattle area --- Prop 1 is a proposition to raise taxes in King County Washington (Seattle-area) for transportation issues by $157 Billion over 50 years (largest-ever local tax increase, anyhwere)

i mean, i know my IP address indicates im coming from Seattle WA, but damn if im not impressed that TWW is putting up an ad for me about my local election issue.

oh, and by the way, im really pretty clueless about internet marketing strategies and methods.

10/21/2007 2:59:42 PM

ah, i just saw it again. i see now where its from


http://ads.jolinko.com/adview.php?zoneid=42&n=a4ce63ec


i guess i'd had AdBlock on for so long i didnt realize TWW had moved beyond promoting "RALIEGH RESTAURANT DELIVERY DOT COM. 10 block radius of NCSU."



[Edited on October 21, 2007 at 3:07 PM. Reason : ]

10/21/2007 3:06:09 PM

10/21/2007 3:18:41 PM

Premium status ftw

10/21/2007 9:17:33 PM

anyone else getting actual popups lately?

10/21/2007 9:19:48 PM

^nope

10/21/2007 9:29:09 PM

i got one

10/21/2007 9:39:48 PM

i got some the other day when i wasnt logged in or something

10/21/2007 9:46:44 PM

I just got some popups, but its because some jackass embedded some bullshit in a thread.

i dont get any from TWW.

10/21/2007 9:55:07 PM

I've been getting them all over TWW for a few days now....

10/21/2007 10:06:33 PM

http://ad.yieldmanager.com/ popped up when I clicked this thread.

10/22/2007 12:45:11 AM

o rly?

hmm. i guess you're using IE.

because popups just don't ever get through Firefox's popup-blocker. i really dont get any popups at all... here or anywhere else. unless I've specifically allowed them.

sometimes at work, I use IE just to browse XML files (only because i like the color contrast better) ... I might forget to close it and then go browse something on the web later, I get absolutely flooded with Popups. its a reliable reminder i need to shut it down and reopen Firefox.

I just dont understand why anyone would keep using IE.






[Edited on October 22, 2007 at 1:06 AM. Reason : ]

10/22/2007 1:00:51 AM

no, I use firefox. It tells me whenever a popup is blocked.

10/22/2007 11:12:56 AM

^Confirmed

I took a look and it appears that the ad iframe is popping out new windows.

10/22/2007 1:46:18 PM

strange.

i use firefox, i have the same popup blocker, and i dont get any notices of popups being blocked.

maybe because im in a different marketing demographic.

10/22/2007 4:34:44 PM