Taking a page from Google (A proposal to help fight deceptive Internet software (http://www.google.com/corporate/software_principles.html) ), PriceGrabber has launched a new campaign to encourage webmasters to ban popups and spyware from their sites.

“Pop-up advertising, along with intrusive and disruptive advertising practices, is a detriment to user experience on the Internet, which is why we have always rejected it,” said Tamim Mourad, CEO of PriceGrabber.com. “As a leading Internet company, and in the interest of our large community of users as well as Internet users everywhere, we have decided to take a leadership role and encourage other web sites to join us in making the Web a better place.”

More info: http://www.pricegrabber.com/info_popupfree.php/type=codeofconduct

It sounds like a good idea (though obviously self-serving, as well). Anyone going to take PriceGrabber up on applying their "code of conduct"?