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I think the biggest problem I have is clicking or the wrong link because some banner thing finally loaded at the top of the page and pushed everything down. (I

by vlunkr 12y ago

I think the biggest problem I have is clicking or the wrong link because some banner thing finally loaded at the top of the page and pushed everything down. (I don't have great internet at home.) It drives me crazy, because then I have to back up and wait for the page to reload again. Another tip for helping people with slow internet: don't break your article into multiple pages! I think the primary reason for doing this to get more ad traffic, but I promise I will leave when I see that your list of ten items is separated into ten pages.

jaunkst 12y ago
I feel the same way, it feels very deliberate the way the ad loads just enough to shift a call to action I to an accidental ad click. It cannot think of a solution to resolve this type of blackhat trickery.
- dominicwatkins 12y ago
  The simplest solution might be to use the "Reader view available" button at the top left of the iPad / iPhone. It tends to show just the text and relevant images when it works well.
  - burger_moon 12y ago
    This is the only way I find it possible to visit news websites anymore. Otherwise they are all filled with banners and popups. If the article isn't available in reader view I click back and don't bother with it.
  - walterbell 12y ago
    Is the "reader view" generated locally, or does it send the URL to an Apple server for processing?
    - m_eiman 12y ago
      It's done locally.
- kalleboo 12y ago
  Perhaps have the browser disable clicks within the human reaction period during and after a layout reflow?
  - toothbrush 12y ago
    That's a super cool addon idea. Appended to my TODO list.
- BrandonMarc 12y ago
  The NoScript add-on can help ... on desktop browsers, anyway.
guelo 12y ago
Unfortunately they have the data that shows that breaking up the pages increases ad impressions even with the lost users.
- pixl97 12y ago
  And then a little while later the added revenue is lost due to more adblockers being used on their site.

by vlunkr 12y ago

jaunkst 12y ago

I feel the same way, it feels very deliberate the way the ad loads just enough to shift a call to action I to an accidental ad click. It cannot think of a solution to resolve this type of blackhat trickery.

dominicwatkins 12y ago
The simplest solution might be to use the "Reader view available" button at the top left of the iPad / iPhone. It tends to show just the text and relevant images when it works well.
- burger_moon 12y ago
  This is the only way I find it possible to visit news websites anymore. Otherwise they are all filled with banners and popups. If the article isn't available in reader view I click back and don't bother with it.
- walterbell 12y ago
  Is the "reader view" generated locally, or does it send the URL to an Apple server for processing?
  - m_eiman 12y ago
    It's done locally.
kalleboo 12y ago
Perhaps have the browser disable clicks within the human reaction period during and after a layout reflow?
- toothbrush 12y ago
  That's a super cool addon idea. Appended to my TODO list.
BrandonMarc 12y ago
The NoScript add-on can help ... on desktop browsers, anyway.

guelo 12y ago

Unfortunately they have the data that shows that breaking up the pages increases ad impressions even with the lost users.

pixl97 12y ago
And then a little while later the added revenue is lost due to more adblockers being used on their site.