why do we get add banners on certain web pages on the bottom of the screen?

suade907

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Apr 27, 2011
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I've never noticed this on my pc but on the a500 on certain pages i get add banners that have erratic behavior when scrolling down the screen. Has anyone else noticed this? is this a flash thing or could it be a rogue app adding crap to the browser screen?
 

androidnewb

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Jun 22, 2011
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If you are using something that is app based and free, it might be displaying some adds. Usually when downloading an app it will give you a box telling you what all it is going to have it's hand in, and the browser may be something a downloaded app chose. I know that a lot of incentive to get ad-free apps usually cost money, it just depends on the users preference.
 

Icebike

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Apr 28, 2011
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I think Suade907 (is that an area code Suade?) is referring to the web browser, not some app.

You often see this when you follow a direct link from, say, Google News to USA Today, such as this one:
Fried Kool-Aid? It joins the list of summer sizzlers - USATODAY.com

The link takes you to the full site, where you will see a sliding bar asking you to friend them on facebook (yeah, right!).
On a regular computer you hardly notice this bar, but it lags on the acer or any android device and often shows in the middle of the page for a while, then drops to the bottom.

Some of these can be really annoying because the "Hide" option is off screen. I write letters to editors when ever I see this kind of stuff and tell them its time to read their own site in a mobile browser the way everyone else does.

If you enter USATODAY from the URL, or a book mark you won't see this because they force you to their mobile site.
 
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