Comments on: Inline hates http://blog.hackbash.com/2007/12/17/inline-hates/ once were journalists Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:27:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: mrsnakeface http://blog.hackbash.com/2007/12/17/inline-hates/comment-page-1/#comment-64 mrsnakeface Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:46:18 +0000 http://host.qsoftdns.net/~hackbash/blog/?p=79#comment-64 I jumped the page to read this full article, and before I continued reading I spent about 30 seconds trying to immediately close what I thought were dirty ad popups in your article. I then realised that they were just screenshots and calmed down. So, there's some research - I HATE THEM SO MUCH I GOT DISTRACTED FROM YOUR ARTICLE LAMBASTING THEM AND TRIED TO REPEATEDLY CLOSE THEM! Arghhh - they make me so angry :( I jumped the page to read this full article, and before I continued reading I spent about 30 seconds trying to immediately close what I thought were dirty ad popups in your article.

I then realised that they were just screenshots and calmed down. So, there’s some research - I HATE THEM SO MUCH I GOT DISTRACTED FROM YOUR ARTICLE LAMBASTING THEM AND TRIED TO REPEATEDLY CLOSE THEM!

Arghhh - they make me so angry :(

]]> By: cpev http://blog.hackbash.com/2007/12/17/inline-hates/comment-page-1/#comment-65 cpev Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:16:50 +0000 http://host.qsoftdns.net/~hackbash/blog/?p=79#comment-65 Well put. This kind of anchor-text-advertising is designed by those with no sense of shame. The sooner we get some good research that demonstrates how many people would rather chew off their own legs than endure articles with crudely sponsored hyperlinks the better. Ok, proof of pitiful click-through rates would probably do just as well. Well put. This kind of anchor-text-advertising is designed by those with no sense of shame.

The sooner we get some good research that demonstrates how many people would rather chew off their own legs than endure articles with crudely sponsored hyperlinks the better.

Ok, proof of pitiful click-through rates would probably do just as well.

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