Is there a way to prevent roll-over ads from opening? Some sites are almost impossible to navigate because of this new nuisance.
For instance, www.roughstock.com is a country music website where you can see lyrics and chords for popular songs that contributors have sent in. From the main page you click on the "Cowpie" tab to enter the page where you can search for songs. If you do this I am quite sure you will experience one of the roll-over advertisements I am talking about. They are small ads which, if you touch any portion of their area, will TAKE OVER the screen and play until the advertisement is finished or until you are able to find a usually obscure 'close' button. I've got 'pop-ups' disabled, but this new kind of ad is already resident on the page you wish to view so it is beating the system. Also, I'm not spamming for that site, it's just the most recent site where I've experienced this problem.
Modified by rumplesnitz
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I see "Vibrant media" at the bottom of this page, in the About Roughstock box. I didn't see that problem appear anywhere else on that page.
http://www.roughstock.com/cowpie/songs/
AdBlock Plus with the EasyList(USA) blocks those 2 boxes from being displayed.
Thank you for your quick response!
I visited the 'Vibrant Media' website and learned a few things there... Thanks for the link!
I just visited the site I mentioned again, and one of the type of ads I am asking about was on the page, just under the site logo and internal link buttons. It was for "5 Gum", and in one corner of that ad it actually says "roll over to expand". I suppose this is a behavior-based function - but the ads are apparently intentionally placed in strategic locations where a pointer is likely to make contact, intentionally or not. My thought is that if I don't click on it, I don't want it to open - but this kind of ad takes that decision out of my hands - that's why I'm peeved about it.
It's going to get worse with crap like that as more web sites adopt HTML5 and HTML5 compatible browsers are released. There's all sorts of new tags in HTML5 that will probably be misused for displays like that.
Ain't technology great...