Web content management firm SDL Tridion has released the results of its research into what elements of web site design most turn off internet users, coming in top is pop up advertising. Seventy-eight percents of respondents said that this type of advertising was the most frustrating web experience, complaining that ads appeared at inappropriate times and were difficult to get rid off. SDL said that this kind of annoyance was indicative of what it called "bimbo web design", saying that sites were often "attractive, but with no substance." “First impressions count and no company wants bimbo characteristics on its website,” said Erik Aeyelts Averink, President SDL Tridion. “All ‘fluff’ and no content drives website users mad. Don’t push customers away and annoy them for no reason.”
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cause sites that are totally in flash i generally do not like as there not as efficient as a good made html site.
flash is just bloated and takes longer to load etc etc.
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It has annoying-as-hell context javascript popup ads, if memory serves me. That could just be if you're not logged in, though. I don't feel like testing it out...
It has annoying-as-hell context javascript popup ads, if memory serves me. That could just be if you're not logged in, though. I don't feel like testing it out...
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It has annoying-as-hell context javascript popup ads, if memory serves me. That could just be if you're not logged in, though. I don't feel like testing it out...
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That's IntelliTXT, one of the most annoying advertising methods currently employed.
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Yeah, that's pretty damn annoying.
It should become a standard to integrate these type of add-ons into all browsers upon installation.
Its one of the reasons I hate MySpaz. Full of flash, pop-ups and adverts. Right PITA.
Its one of the reasons I hate MySpaz. Full of flash, pop-ups and adverts. Right PITA.
I <3 mah SquidGuard. Filters out all the trash for me
Why even go there? there isn't anything of any value that you're missing. Its all teeny bopper crap with bad music, bad animation and constant whinging about not getting laid.
I never ever want to get the pop-up ads, the full page ads, or the audio ads. Although the money is quite promising, it's just not worth turning your readers away!
Pop ups
Sites built exclusively in flash
Sites with sound / music
Pop unders
Horizontal scroll bars
Inline text ads
Windows that cannot be resized
Haha, but seriously.. that stuff is just obnoxious. I'm waiting for a mod to come in and complain about how we're taking away revenue or something.. but seriously. IntelliTXT is pathetic.
Haha, but seriously.. that stuff is just obnoxious. I'm waiting for a mod to come in and complain about how we're taking away revenue or something.. but seriously. IntelliTXT is pathetic.
The best way to avoid IntelliTXT is don't run Windows or Internet Explorer; I'm sitting here on *NIX and don't see a single green line under any words.
I hear that (crappy pun intended). Actually I found another use for this particular Vista feature - sometimes I play tetris online (http://www.freetetris.org) and can't find a way to mute the audio inside the game while listening to my music. So I just mute Firefox from the Vista audio mixer and it works beautifully.
To be fair, pulseaudio in Linux can also do this now with the right apps, but it's simple enough in Vista already.
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I used to tolerate the damn ads, but I finally had to use Adblock Plus in order to actually use my computer once I spent enough time around deviantART. There was this really annoying flash ad that was locking up my old single-core machine entirely - couldn't even access the task manager until about 2 mins had past! Installed the extension, the overally difference was amazing. I could now download my wallpapers without the computer dying on me; it was beautiful. *tear*
The real problem with it is that it's not often deployed/designed/engineered well.
The real problem with it is that it's not often deployed/designed/engineered well.
I disagree. Its annoying when I find something, and then can't provide a direct link to a person who potentially purchase the given companies products. Just use ordinary html/ccs/javascript; sure, use flash for presentations or videos, but leave the rest to good old html/ccs/javascript.
The real problem with it is that it's not often deployed/designed/engineered well.
I disagree. Its annoying when I find something, and then can't provide a direct link to a person who potentially purchase the given companies products. Just use ordinary html/ccs/javascript; sure, use flash for presentations or videos, but leave the rest to good old html/ccs/javascript.
Please see above. In the right context, it can be an excellent medium. If it's a context in which you wish to give someone a direct link, it's not the right context.
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