Web developers: Please punch your marketing personnel in the nose if they suggest you enable a popover on your company's website. I mean, how is not a popover exactly like having a stranger suddenly insert themselves between you and some product you're looking at on a store shelf? And worse, the stranger demands personal information from you. I'd probably pop them in the nose for being so rude. And note: When I'm assaulted by a popover I will often take my business elsewhere.
Replying to @elaterite@mastoart.social
Replying to @ewen@social.ewenbell.com
@ewen @elaterite I am exactly petty enough to do the same. I've written off companies for this, and I've written off news sites that say "we notice you're running an ad-blocker. Here are instructions to disable it."
No, I don't think I will. A straight up paywall I get even if it annoys me - these sites have to make money, especially in the age or AI scraping - but don't make me open my computer up to all the bullshit ads and tracking to read your free article!
Replying to @kaiser_franz@infosec.exchange
Replying to @ewen@social.ewenbell.com
@ewen exactly! Run first party ads embedded on your page. You need to vet who's messages are showing on your site and how, don't burden your users with that.
Imagine you have a logo/message on your shirt at work, you'd want to make sure it's relevant and appropriate. Now imagine you're meeting with a customer and a logo/message that you have never seen shows up on your shirt and worse it's so big it actually obscures your face and muffles your speech. You'd hardly be surprised if that offends your customer and they walk away. That's exactly what dynamic pop-over ads are.
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