Note to other bloggers
To those of you using that annoying Snap thing that pops up when I mouseover a link, can you get rid of that? It’s really fucking annoying.
To those of you using that annoying Snap thing that pops up when I mouseover a link, can you get rid of that? It’s really fucking annoying.
Remember, I do this to entertain me, not you.
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February 19th, 2007 at 11:20 am
You can go to the snap website and get a cookie to stop that shit. However, [dons tinfoil hat], they can use this as a “web-bug” and track and sell your surfing habits.
A total block would use Firefox and the AdBlock extension. Just add this to your blocklist:
http://spa.snap.com/snap_preview_anywhere.js*
I'll write up a full howto sometime tonight.
February 19th, 2007 at 11:33 am
That thing really is annoying! Especially when you are simply browsing through a post that has several links.
February 19th, 2007 at 12:12 pm
Oops.
February 19th, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Glad I’m not the only one who finds that annoying
February 19th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
What is the point of snap? To make surfing as annoying as possible?
February 19th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
Fucking-A it’s annoying!!!
It makes me not want to come back to a site.
February 19th, 2007 at 4:29 pm
I sometimes find it handy as a way to preview something before I click any links. But the way it just POPS up, in the way, unexpectedly, really is annoying. It’s not knowing that Snap is being used, and then being surprised by it, that bugs me.
February 19th, 2007 at 6:46 pm
Thanks, Uncle! I complained about how annoying those things are a while back, but nobody ever listens to me.
February 19th, 2007 at 7:28 pm
Thank God I’m not the only one who hates that. It’s creeping onto more blogs very slowly and I was afraid it was going to be the next big thing.
And thank you, Standard Mischief, for pointing out a way around it in Firefox. I’ve been using FF + Adblock for a while but hadn’t thought of that way around it.
February 19th, 2007 at 9:03 pm
That snap thing and brietbart news articles with their popup links are real bothersome.
February 19th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Nearly the most worthless and annoying invention ever developed.
I say nearly because about the only thing worse is actual pop up ads prior to pop up blocking ability.
If you’re a blogger with this on your site delete it quick before you lose visitors.
February 20th, 2007 at 12:14 am
Six annoying steps to banish those Snap.com pop-up thingys, a howto guide. Please to be leaving me some feedback.