More about the Register's EZ sites...Triple doh!

It was suggested I take an even closer look at the way the EZ sites link to the listed sites. They do have a direct link to the supplier's website on the main page (I just assumed the name of the company would do that for me...I didn't notice the link "website" under each listing).

If you click on "website", the supplier's website pops up in a new window...so why don't I get any referrers from the EZ site in my log files? The pop-up is executed via a javascript command like this:

<A HREF="#" onClick="window.open('http://www.anysite.com')"><B>Website</B></A>

And the javascript, from what I can learn, doesn't register a referrer page when calling up the new window. Not to mention search engines supposedly ignore java, at the very least costing the supplier PageRank.

Did you (TR) really think visitors wanted to keep your EZ site open, or did you think that if you did this, they would continue to use your site because it is still open? I think pop-ups are dumb, plus your clients don't even see that you are gaining referrals from this website. Really, really dumb Thomas Register.