AdSense Search as PopUp - Yahoo kills it!

Yahoo Toolbar kills the Google offered pop-up search result

[adfree]

I'd love to use the Google offered pop-up (other window) feature for the AS search, BUT: Y!'s toolbar built-in pop-up killer does a handy job on G's new windows, they get eaten.

Anyone knows if Google plans on addressing this somehow?

[Jenstar]

I didn't realize this. I had turned off the Yahoo pop-up blocker because it wasn't a "smart" blocker (the Google pop-up blocked did a much better job at deciding if something was an ad pop-up or not).

I just tested it now, and Yahoo is definitely blocking all new windows for those sites using the AdSense search with the results set to open in a new window. The Google pop-up blocker allows it (if it didn't allow it, that would be an even bigger issue!)

[adfree]

So let's hope that G gets to learn about this and tries something else. My concern would be: if someone like Google finds a new way of how to present pop-up's that work despite the toolbar and (from SP2) IE blocker etc. - it could easily be copied and the dog would continue to chase the tail forever...

[robsynnott]

It's very surprising that it's blocked, seeing as it isn't even a javascript based popup, just a target based one.

[loanuniverse]

This could easily be resolved with a "deathmatch style fight" between Yahoo_Mike and Googleguy.

/just pointing out a quick method of conflict resolution available.

[Leosghost]

hee hee

[adfree]

Bring it on:

And in this corner, pop-up-killing Mike takes on the white searchKnightGuy, all coding allowed...

[AdSenseAdvisor]

I wasn't able to replicate this problem; new windows for AFS displayed fine for me with the Yahoo Toolbar. However, I'm curious about what's going on. Can those of you who are experiencing this problem let me know the following:

-what browser version you're using
-version of Yahoo Toolbar you're using
-if the AFS code is exactly as it appears in your account, or if it contains any modifications at all
-what the 'target' is set to in your current AFS code

Thanks!
ASA

[Jenstar]

IE 6

Yahoo! Companion V: 5.4.9.0 (the limited release WebRank-enabled toolbar)

cut and paste exactly as it was given to me in the control panel (with the <form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/custom" target="google_window">; in the code)

target="google_window"

I changed it to target="_top" (what is used in the code if you do not want it opening in a new window) and had no problems. But the target="google_window" causes the new window to be blocked. When I open up the popup blocker, it shows "www.google.com" listed under the heading of "Sources of Recently Blocked Pop Ups".

But what I found most interesting is that when I changed it to target="_blank" (the usual coding to get a page to open in a new window) it opened the results in a new page without being blocked. It is something about the "google_window" it doesn't like. Perhaps it has it set up to block anything with a non-standard target.

Can publishers use target="_blank" as a workaround until this is fixed?

[mike schmitz]

Adsense popups?

How did I miss this? Please paste the URL if it exists on the howto.

M

[Jenstar]

Adsense popups?

When using websearch for AdSense, you have the option to open the search results in a new window. There is no new window option available for regular AdSense at this time.

[adfree]

"But the target="google_window" causes the new window to be blocked..."

Same here.

[Jenstar]

adfree, which version of the Yahoo toolbar are you using? The one with WebRank enabled?

[AdSenseAdvisor]

Thanks for the info, Jenstar!

For others who are experiencing this problem, can you also confirm whether you're using version 5.4.9.0 of the Y! Toolbar? (with WebRank enabled)

ASA

[adfree]

"adfree, which version of the Yahoo toolbar are you using?"

5.3.16.0

[adfree]

Just updated but can't test at my current location.

ASA: Uncertainty remains how many of our users do NOT update the toolbar and will run it for quite a while. We would lose that exposure and annoy them by not receiving a results page.