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I understand that some (most) people want to block banners, and respect that, so I'm not looking to force-feed my banners down someone's throat. The sites have to pay for themselves, and I would like to show text links to my products. Will Norton block that?
A: Norton is not just blocking pops, it is blocking some of
the banners, text links, logos as well, it actually strips
the source code. Any text/banner about on parasites, hijackers,
hackers, fraud can be blocked. This is to stall the fraud and
other unscrupulous activities.
Will putting a text link below the banners solve the problem? :
A: No use if they violate the Norton criteria
What seems to be the most common solution for this problem?
A: Best is to use ads those compromise with Norton
You can create permit strings that allow Web sites to display
images that match the string so
you can override the blocking effect of any string as you can
control proceedings.
Double-click the icon to open in Norton Internet Security
application
Double click Ad Blocking.
In the Ad Blocking window, click Advanced.
On the left side of the Advanced window, do one of the following:
a) To block a string on all Web sites, click (Defaults).
b) To block a string on a Web site in the list, select the site's name.
c) To block a string on a Web site not in the list, click Add Site,
then in the New Site/Domain dialog box, type the URL
On the Ad Blocking tab, click Add.
In the Add new HTML string dialog box, click the action that you want
to take. Either you can take Block Block ads matching this string. or
can Permit Allow ads matching this string.
You can block verity of strings, HTML, flash and shockwaves .
You have all rights and options to select the action as per choice.
I don't have a problem seeing ads, I can manipulate Norton on my computer, I have a problem with my ads not showing on other computers.
Actually, I can respect that people want to block my banner ads, I want to know how to guarantee that my text ads will show up on a potential customer's screen.
Anybody?
Also:
Will putting a text link below the banners solve the problem? :
A: No use if they violate the Norton criteria
But it is believed that they can only measure the ads' size. (Exact criteria is unknown as no guiding rules were published as on date). But assuming the purpose of an image ad based on its size is ridiculous and I believe Norton will never do that.
Norton ( criteria ) says those ads which promote or involve in parasites, hijackers, hackers, spam, fraud will be blocked (and mean time they do not say how exactly they can find the motive of an ad) .To some degree, Norton updates itself by learning from different ads which they scrutinize.
But in my opinion it is a hateful, wicked, or shamefully vile and botched piece of ad blocking software, that is enabled by default and cannot discriminate between advertisements and normal web page content and this is really menace. We can do nothing as ads from adsense, we can make sure the content is free from key words like fraud, hack etc.
One more that ad blocking is not mentioned on main page as a useful feature but that is on by default and is an added feature. Users have option to turn it on or off. Norton sells this product based on fears about hackers, privacy and every other Internet threat there is. People buy norton many times leave everything "turned on" that is default by thinking that the more protection the better. I bet most of these average Joe and Jill surfers who are non technical just install and believe they are protected, have no idea how much information Norton is blocking.
I am going to voice your objection soon to Norton people. Norton Internet Security kills entire websites, but fails to hide actual ads not at all good but sounds like a right pain instead. It seems as if Norton has some weird ways of blocking anything with the word ad or advertisement in the url or content. Highly disgraceful
