RE: Consumers combat pop-ups with software, Tricks from Fitzgerald, Jimmie on 2001-02-08 (w3c-wai-ig@w3.org from January to March 2001)

From: Fitzgerald, Jimmie <Jimmie.Fitzgerald@jbosc.ksc.nasa.gov>
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2001 07:57:28 -0500
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Message-Id: <F89C8E35B2B4D111983F0000F84A12770494CED3@kscmbs42.ksc.nasa.gov>

Jon, do you have the results of an official study or anything to validate
your claim?  Would be a great help here to ward off pop-up windows.

Jim

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From: Jon Hanna [mailto:jon@spinsol.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 6:19 AM
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: RE: Consumers combat pop-ups with software, Tricks

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Another point that doesn't have a direct bearing on usability and
accessibility per se, but is worth remembering is that pop-ups are
associated with advertising and pornography, and therefore induce a
negative emotional response in the user.

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