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From: "Tony Bandy" <>
Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] ancestry.com Ads
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 14:01:51 -0400
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Hi all,

While I'm no expert, usually the moving-shimmying-flashing type ads you see
on the sites are mostly Flash or Java based. If they are Flash based, you
can try Flashblock. That replaces the ads with static content. If it's
java, you can always disable java in the browser, but that might affect
(effect?) some other sites you visit on a daily basis. Another program that
might work is Adblock.

I just did some basic testing of Flashblock and it seemed to work really
well on my Firefox browser. I'm not sure if you use another browser if it
will work on it or not and as always, your pc might act differently....

Just a thought.....


*****

Here's some links that talk more about this:

What is Flashblock:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashblock


Extension site for add-on:

http://flashblock.mozdev.org/


What is Adblock:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adblock



More information on browser-based ads from the NY Times:

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/04/25/programmer-challenge-stop



Sincerely,

Tony


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-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:] On
Behalf Of Dee Ziegler
Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 11:56 AM
To: ;
Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] ancestry.com Ads

Hello to the list. Flashing ads annoy me so much I cover that part of
the screen with a piece of paper, and vow to avoid that advertiser.
I'm fortunate that it's only annoyance, not seizures.

> Don't businesses understand that pleasing the customer should be their
> first priority?

Not unless they get a number of complaints. Here's mine. Cheers, Dolly
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On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 6:31 AM, <> wrote:
> Is anyone else finding the flashing ads on the rootsweb and ancestry.com >
sites big time annoying?
>
> Can't this type of flashing ad trigger seizures?
>
> Don't businesses understand that pleasing the customer should be their >
first priority?
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