Banner Ads on Stardock.com

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https://www.stardock.com/products/odnt/cm.html
WAY low class, Stardock! For SHAME!!!! > The banner had 4 colors on a white background, so you can't tell it's not part of the webpage, The banner says,"pick your favorite color and get a special prize" I think some cool stardock goodie is coming my way!!!! I get all excited!!! But what do I get? SPAM!! > VERY LOW CLASS STARDOCK!! > Sorry Guys and Gals, Just had to vent
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I can't see it because my spystopper kills all ads, etc etc..



But whatever pays the bills...that is nothing...how bout an ad for the movie 'Core' where audio is played and it is looped every time you refresh or go to a new page on that site?



Again, spystopper killed it and I never seen it but for those who did...
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just went back there, this time they wanted me to join the navy, That's not so bad, The one I got first was extremely deceptive, and I'm sure not at thier intention, but man that steams me, when I am a paying OD customer and I get subjected to that... I was there to Re-download component manager because WB expired > and then the new version wouldn't install > > I'd probably rant on, but I am too tired so I am just going to 4get about it and go to sleep zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No popups there for me...
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't think stardock has any say about what ads are shown, and the color was probably either a coincidence or maybe a js trick or something.

(can you reference the background color as a generic value from banner scripting, to make it match the background? Maybe if it is a css variable... dunno... If i weren't lazy i would view source... sadly, i am)
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
no pop ups for me either... hmmmm you may want to check for Ad-Ware on your system, that doesn't sound like Stardock.... also if you are running Kazaa, or IMesh, Popups like crazy....

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Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
He's not talking about popups. He's talkin about the ad banner at the top of the page.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What the heck are you talking about? No banners on the Wincustomize pages I look at.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I"m lost. No ads here either. But I pay

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Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, I pay too Weaksid, which is why it makes me so mad
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
O' Wait, I'm using WinCustomize browser also

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Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And is it Stardock.com or Wincustomize.com?

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Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Which are slightly 2 diffrent sites but hosted by the same people.

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Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
You must be lucky or unlucky, I don't see any.

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Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Look Closer, on the CM Page referenced in the first post there is a rotating add, I am an ODNT Member and a JourneyMan here at WinCusto so I think is matters not whether you pay or not.

It appears that it's just part of stardock.com that hasn't had it's face lift yet....
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
CM is being discontinued, so it's likely that page will be abandoned.

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Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I hope they wait till SDCentral gets all the bugs worked out before they do away with Componet Manager.

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Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's stardock, on the component manager page, (the link in the 1st post) I don't think it will show up in the wincustomize browser, or in the stardock central browser, and I am aware of the difference between wincustomize and stardock. Stardock should also be aware that paying customers use other browsers, such as internet explorer. I am not mad anymore, just slightly irritated, and disappointed. Allowing your paying customers to be spammed is unacceptable, and it cheapens everything about the company, which i have adored and idolized and supported with my money for years. Spamming potential customers is also unacceptable, and will hurt their sales, any investors should be concerned. When I first made this post I was MAD! Now that I have calmed down though, I still think this is a serious issue, and should be discussed publicly. Sure it's only banner ads, but what's next? Is that where it stops? Stardock (not wincustomize) has lost a great level of respect and trust from me. I will continue to be a paying customer, and will continue further support through skins and such, but I needed to publicly say that Stardock has lost much of my respect and trust.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top
knatzz...I exclusively use IE6 as in XP...and again, no popups here on that link...no banners...no nothing.

There is only 'Object Desktop' take your OS to the next level'.....hardly earth-shattering...
Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just make sure you haven't caught yourself a Spam-ware bug...
Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Made sure Jafo, my system is clean (triple-checked with adaware) and I am at that page, looking at a banner on the top directly across from the stardock logo, checking out an excellent ad for a lendingtree realtor! always needed one of those!
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Here is one of the the ad banners he is talkin about (the banner changes). I can only see it when I take down my spystopper. Again, an ad banner and not a popup.


http://focusin.ads.targetnet.com/ads/banners/1907-1.gif
Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And here is the first one he was talkin about:


http://focusin.ads.targetnet.com/ads/banners/1868-4.gif