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Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it).

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On 3/16/2017 1:09 PM, Rich wrote:
>
> That would be a new 'mis-feature' where they are abusing the javascript
> API that allows manipulation of the "back button list" to stuff it with
> things you never actually clicked upon.
>
> That's a sneaky way to increase page views on the unsuspecting, because
> when you 'back out' and go to a different page they see it as a fresh
> retreival.
>
> This is probably the next variant on the "unnecessarially split an
> article up into 10 chunks to increase my page views and number of 'ad
> impressions'" method that way too many sites also use.
>

Thank you for the explanation.  When I first saw it I thought it was a 
browser bug.  In some cases the back button list is filled with 3 or 4 
of the same page.  I've gotten to where I automatically right-click on 
the back button to select from the drop-down list... but it's 
annoying...   that, and I need to install a video blocker of some sort.

- Kerry

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Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2017-02-27 01:47 -0600
  Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2017-02-27 10:48 +0100
    Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Jerry Peters <jerry@example.invalid> - 2017-02-27 21:08 +0000
  Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2017-02-27 09:49 +0000
  Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2017-02-27 10:50 +0000
    Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2017-02-27 12:45 -0500
      Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Larry Sheldon <lfsheldon@gmail.com> - 2017-02-27 20:29 -0600
        Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2017-02-28 03:34 +0000
          Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Pham Nuwen <phamnuwen@example.com> - 2017-02-28 08:41 -0800
            Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Kara M'bola <maxupixu@in.val.it> - 2017-03-03 21:55 +0000
              Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Johnny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2017-03-14 16:49 +0000
    Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Kerry Imming <kcimming@pobox.com> - 2017-03-16 12:00 -0500
      Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2017-03-16 18:09 +0000
        Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Kerry Imming <kcimming@pobox.com> - 2017-03-16 13:53 -0500
          Re: Web design, page cache (or what ever you call it). Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2017-03-16 18:58 +0000

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