Yesterday on Digg, a story rapidly rose to the top, where it sits today. But this was not your average story, rather more of a gripe. Users are protesting the full background ads that seem to be sweeping my favorite websites. I was devastated to see the scourge of the Internet hit my beloved Digg. My processor can get pretty bogged down at times and loading these flashy ads certainly doesn’t help.
There is also the looming prospects of what this may show about the future of advertising. Until now, watching TV, listening to the radio, or reading a magazine meant you would get bombarded with ads but they were separate from your desired entertainment. Then product placement came along and is becoming accepted as inevitable. Sorry guys, but I do not see this stuff going away.
Hopefully Digg will listen to the people but something tells me there’s too much money to be made here. From a design viewpoint this makes me queasy. It is visually intrusive thus affecting the site experience. Kevin Rose, listen to the thousands of users who just hate this crap.
Everyone pretend that any advertisement you see is for the Slim Suit. Way more enjoyable.
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Sorry about the Digg ads, but loved the Slim suit video.