tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post8327102084210787397..comments2023-12-25T03:15:00.044-08:00Comments on Rants From The Rookery: Locustsellroonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-79276028707724070422013-03-23T13:50:24.796-07:002013-03-23T13:50:24.796-07:00Probably not, but some bosses think they do. More ...Probably not, but some bosses think they do. More than once I've been compelled, on pain of losing my contract, to go forward with one or another really, really bad idea (like popups launched from body_onload()) that can't possibly grab a visitor's <i>positive</i> attention. But some people are very confident that they can force a visitor to pay attention to them, as perhaps their own parents never did...Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-48304062538266823932013-03-19T00:00:28.901-07:002013-03-19T00:00:28.901-07:00Damned popups. I always feel I should apologize f...Damned popups. I always feel I should apologize for ads or video that starts immediately when clicked. Do sites really make money on these things?ellroonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11335409429673647381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32487323.post-45286279671950546732013-03-18T11:16:35.786-07:002013-03-18T11:16:35.786-07:00Think Progress is on the verge of losing my blogro...Think Progress is on the verge of losing my blogroll link because of its frequent popups. I hate to ditch a site for reasons other than its content, but I'm pretty close to doing just that in this case.Steve Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587223243120009776noreply@blogger.com