signor_john - 2:25 am on Mar 6, 2009 (gmt 0)

Rich-media ads are where the display-ad industry is headed. Google is just doing what it has to do. Fortunately, there's an easy solution: Don't allow Adsense "image ads" on your site if you object to user-initiated expandable ads. Stick with text ads and pretend that it's still 2003. :-)