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Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads

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Re: Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads

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Do you have a link for the Oracle consultant site? I'm intrigued ..

This is the one that comes to mind. http://www.dba-oracle.com/

I remember that one because of the offer to learn Oracle during a cruise, complete with the important part "Convince the boss" : http://www.dba-oracle.com/BC_cruise.htm

Re: Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads

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Most users hate these pop-ups and cheer this move from Google. But let me add a little context to why these ads are so prevalent and why some companies view this move as Google abusing their power. If you visit to any "guide" website like TripAdviser, Yelp, etc, these days on a mobile browser, you'll notice that the sites often barely let you do anything without downloading the native app. They all but refuse to let…

This drives me absolutely crazy. If I'm forced towards downloading your app I'll simply go elsewhere. Its ridiculous to expect your users to download a 126MB app (Tripadvisor's current iOS app size) and grant it all sorts of permissions just so they can search for a hotel once a year.

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Pinterest is even worse - in Google Images, images are listed but once you enter the site, you're blocked from accessing whatever you have been looking for.

I also think Google should do a better job of promoting the original source of the image, since the originator is unlikely to ever get credit.

Yes, or at least also point to what it believes is the source. "Original copy. Corrections?" or something.

Sometimes the original may not be able to handle the traffic.

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Is that an Android thing? I have never experienced this on iOS. I didn't even know browsers could trigger vibration on mobile.

I've never experienced it in my several years as an Android user either!

Same here. I have to assume op has a virus and should actually click through this links.

Re: Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads

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Use uBlock Origin people! In Firefox on Android. Don't see any pop-up ads! I can't believe how much pain people subjective themselves to needlessly!

Wait you are telling me it is even worse? I see those popups all the time even with ublock

Re: Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads

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I wonder how much of the internet userbase, like myself, just close a site the moment a pop-up appears which takes me away from what I want to be doing. Has anyone here done any AB testing on it and have some numbers?

Just on a very small scale on a "funny site" the majority does not seem to care. Bounce rate only increased minimally and email list growed super fast

Re: Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads

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if they could stop showing results in GoogleNow which, once clicked, immedialtely redirect me to some kind of creepy scary vibrating ringing page telling me I've a virus on my 'NEXUS 5X - Orange SAS' that would be even better

You are the second that mentions this. How comes i never seen that?

Re: Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads

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Pop-ups asking me to please take a survey about the user experience of the website, too. Well, I was trying to actually buy something on your website, before your goddamn survey pop-up got in the way.

Also, e-commerce websites that require creation of an account to buy something. There were countless times that I had a credit card in hand, and I gave up when the stupid website required me to register a user account in order to pay and check out. Extra negative points if your account creation process requires a phone number or e-mail address verification step.

Also also e-commerce sites which don't carry your basket over from non-logged-in to logged-in states (ie you start shopping, then remember to login before checking out.)
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