Is it just me who can't stand these Preview popups like Snap et al when you pass the cursor over other websites?
And its not as if you can turn it off easily.....you go onto the popup, it says "options", so you go to the option that says "Disable", you click it and lo and behold nothing happens.
So, off to the FAQ, and it says:
Q: Can I disable Snap Preview Anyhwere?
A: Yes, you can. See below:
Snap Preview Anywhere Activation
Deactivation requires the use of cookie technology. If you should delete your cookies, please note that Snap Preview Anywhere will be re-activated for all sites automatically.
Click here to enable Snap Preview Anywhere. Please note, you must refresh the affected pages or clear your cache for these changes to take effect.
Eh? I want to disable, not enable the damn thing!
This is like those porn sites that essentially just do not want you to go away.
Let me be clear, from my point of view, it really is not very nice to intrude and them make yourself difficult to get rid of.
But what is sad is the increasing number of sites using them....Anyone want to join my movement - S.P.A.M - (Snap Popups Are Mega-irritating). We just post comments on all sites saying "Take off the bluddy popup spam"
Or maybe its just me that can't stand these things?
(Aha, there is at least one other grumpy -
here)
Postscript....seems even illuminati such as
Dave Winer are not that keen either. And here is
another!
During my lunctime blog-crawl. hit this on Vecosys leading to this on Stowe Boyd re Conversation indices: And one thing that became really obvious is that sucessful blogs -- ones that were currently viable and vibrant, and those that were on a growth t
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