Comments on: Yahoo Bribes Users To Set Them As Your Homepage http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/ Technology News Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:45:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Allen Bullock http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-95213 Allen Bullock Tue, 01 May 2007 10:57:28 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-95213 <strong>Joe Black...</strong> 'He is the reason that all three of the plainest quality.... Joe Black…

‘He is the reason that all three of the plainest quality….

]]> By: Ajay http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-23791 Ajay Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:07:40 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-23791 I do think there is a javascript code that says something to the effect of window.home() or similar, that you can use to go to your homepage when clicking on an anchor. Mozilla uses this on the page that says your Firefox has been updated. I'm not sure if that can be used to find out your homepage. As for me, I'm sticking to about:blank :!: I do think there is a javascript code that says something to the effect of window.home() or similar, that you can use to go to your homepage when clicking on an anchor.

Mozilla uses this on the page that says your Firefox has been updated.

I’m not sure if that can be used to find out your homepage.

As for me, I’m sticking to about:blank :!:

]]> By: Ashley http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-23424 Ashley Wed, 20 Sep 2006 03:13:31 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-23424 Yep, same here. No Dunkin' Donuts here and the thought of coffee.... yuck! I still find it funny that Yahoo has turned to a method of bribing people to come to Yahoo. Yep, same here. No Dunkin’ Donuts here and the thought of coffee…. yuck! I still find it funny that Yahoo has turned to a method of bribing people to come to Yahoo.

]]> By: ffextensionguru http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-23417 ffextensionguru Wed, 20 Sep 2006 01:43:28 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-23417 I am not a coffee drinker as well and I cain't even think where there is a Dunkin' Donuts by me. I am not a coffee drinker as well and I cain’t even think where there is a Dunkin’ Donuts by me.

]]> By: Ryan http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-23359 Ryan Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:56:46 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-23359 <div id="commentquote"><a href="#comment-23356">mediaphile wrote:</a><blockquote>I didn't realize websites had the capability to track what page you have set as your homepage. Somehow I don't think this ploy is going to work quite as well as Yahoo! thinks it will.</blockquote></div> I have been pondering how they will go about checking as well, but I think I may have figured out what they will do. They will probably have an option located at the top of the homepage which says "Make Yahoo your homepage" or something to that effect. If you click on that button it will set your homepage to Yahoo and it will redirect you to the coupon. I don't think websites can track what your homepage is set to because that is a big privacy issue. So I think Yahoo will just display that link for everyone even if they already have their homepage set to Yahoo. Just my thought though. mediaphile wrote:
I didn’t realize websites had the capability to track what page you have set as your homepage. Somehow I don’t think this ploy is going to work quite as well as Yahoo! thinks it will.

I have been pondering how they will go about checking as well, but I think I may have figured out what they will do. They will probably have an option located at the top of the homepage which says “Make Yahoo your homepage” or something to that effect. If you click on that button it will set your homepage to Yahoo and it will redirect you to the coupon.

I don’t think websites can track what your homepage is set to because that is a big privacy issue. So I think Yahoo will just display that link for everyone even if they already have their homepage set to Yahoo.

Just my thought though.

]]> By: mediaphile http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-23356 mediaphile Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:47:45 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-23356 I didn't realize websites had the capability to track what page you have set as your homepage. Somehow I don't think this ploy is going to work quite as well as Yahoo! thinks it will. I didn’t realize websites had the capability to track what page you have set as your homepage. Somehow I don’t think this ploy is going to work quite as well as Yahoo! thinks it will.

]]> By: Inferno_str1ke http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-23353 Inferno_str1ke Tue, 19 Sep 2006 18:25:30 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-23353 I don't live in America, nor do I drink coffee. It seems that the bane of every Yahoo service (them not really thinking about it properly) has even gotten in the way of bribing users. *sigh* And they wonder why all the smart people choose Google... I don’t live in America, nor do I drink coffee. It seems that the bane of every Yahoo service (them not really thinking about it properly) has even gotten in the way of bribing users. *sigh* And they wonder why all the smart people choose Google…

]]> By: OldManDeath http://cybernetnews.com/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/comment-page-1/#comment-23325 OldManDeath Tue, 19 Sep 2006 14:37:13 +0000 http://tech.cybernetnews.com/2006/09/19/yahoo-bribes-users-to-set-them-as-your-homepage/#comment-23325 I'm not a coffee drinker, so that leaves me out. :( I’m not a coffee drinker, so that leaves me out. :(

]]>