I have "Flash Block" installed in Firefox, and when I hover over many/most blocked Flash areas, the URL for the application pops up.

They are often incredibly long--like the one below--any explanation as to why?


H TTP://spe.atdmt.com/ds/LRLDRLADDLAD/n2map_m2_cta1_300x250.swf?ver=1&clickTag1=h ttp://ads.cnn.com/event.ng/Type%3dclick%26FlightID%3d294703%26AdID%3d400196%26TargetID%3d77158%26Segments%3d934,2247,2259,2401,2725,2743,3285,3800,4008,7336,9496,9781,9853,10375,13085,13087,13088,13090,13303,13305,15608,16113,16337,17173,17251,18517,18871,18904,18982,19036,19419,20139,21283,23491,23793,25508,25516,25535,25538,25544,25547,25550,25609,25611,25613,25656,26689,28372,29699,29700,30401,30542,30550,31782,32411,32594,32859,33298,33729,33776,33852,34094,34253,34282,34452,34471,34506,34895,35290,35301,35306,35523,35525,35539,35541,35555,35556,35590,35608,35796,35959,36162,36376,36414,36550,36559,36648,36654,36664,36708,36714,36715,36773,36780,36788,36797,36800,36864,36875,36922,36965,37026,37040,37042%26Values%3d1588%26Redirect%3d[clk.atdmt.com] ttp://ads.cnn.com/event.ng/Type%3dclick%26FlightID%3d294703%26AdID%3d400196%26TargetID%3d77158%26Segments%3d934,2247,2259,2401,2725,2743,3285,3800,4008,7336,9496,9781,9853,10375,13085,13087,13088,13090,13303,13305,15608,16113,16337,17173,17251,18517,18871,18904,18982,19036,19419,20139,21283,23491,23793,25508,25516,25535,25538,25544,25547,25550,25609,25611,25613,25656,26689,28372,29699,29700,30401,30542,30550,31782,32411,32594,32859,33298,33729,33776,33852,34094,34253,34282,34452,34471,34506,34895,35290,35301,35306,35523,35525,35539,35541,35555,35556,35590,35608,35796,35959,36162,36376,36414,36550,36559,36648,36654,36664,36708,36714,36715,36773,36780,36788,36797,36800,36864,36875,36922,36965,37026,37040,37042%26Values%3d1588%26Redirect%3dh ttp://clk.atdmt.com/go/199773923/direct;wi.300;hi.250;ai.156320212;ct.1/01





(I put spaces in all of the "http's" in the hope that it would display the URL, and not mask it.

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[www.zeemaps.com]

Tracking individual web users is still fairly inefficient.

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In tha 360. MRF User Map

Click Tags

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Adobe is actually trying to drive itself out of business.

Kidding. Check the Seacrest link.

This really has very little to do with Flash.

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This really has very little to do with Flash.

Probably true. Most tracking/ad links are similarly awful.


Nathan

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M A V I C
This really has very little to do with Flash.

Probably true. Most tracking/ad links are similarly awful.


Nathan

Doesn't matter.
They're meant to be read/parsed by machines.

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