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Creator of the Internet pop-up ad apologizes for 'hated tool'

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   The man who created a type of ad that Internet users love to hate is now
   apologizing for his creation.

   Impeding and annoying all who use the Web, the dreaded pop-up ad was
   coded by Ethan Zuckerman, who worked on the feature in the mid-1990s
   when he was a programmer with a Web host called Tripod. In a column
   published by the Atlantic on Thursday, Zuckerman takes at least part of
   the blame for concocting this form of advertising and tries to explain
   how it happened.

   The pop-up ad may be hated by most who surf the Web, but it does tie
   into the question of who pays for the Internet content that we use every
   day. Advertising is often seen as a necessary evil that we have to face
   -- and complain about -- to use the Web without having to pay for every
   site and bit of information. But the more the advertising is
   in-your-face, the more we complain about it, which brings us to the
   pop-up ad.

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Creator of the Internet pop-up ad apologizes for 'hated tool' Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 15:10 +0000
  Re: Creator of the Internet pop-up ad apologizes for 'hated tool' RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-16 21:18 +0000
    Re: Creator of the Internet pop-up ad apologizes for 'hated tool' Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-16 22:00 +0000
    Re: Creator of the Internet pop-up ad apologizes for 'hated tool' polygonum <rmoudndgers@vrod.co.uk> - 2014-08-16 23:07 +0100
      Re: Creator of the Internet pop-up ad apologizes for 'hated tool' RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-17 12:47 +0000
        Re: Creator of the Internet pop-up ad apologizes for 'hated tool' Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-17 14:44 +0000

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