Annoying web sites. Something I can sink my teeth into. 
E-Commerce News has obtained a soon-to-be-released survey on what people hate about web sites. Top pet peeves:
- Pop-up advertising
- Registration log-on pages
- Software installation (especially without obtaining the user’s permission)
- Slow-loading pages
Those cover a lot of territory, but I must list a few of my own web site pet peeves:
- “About” and “Contact” information are difficult to find
- Created-in-the-80s-looking sites. (I can’t link to examples because I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings.
- Broken links
- Sites where music plays upon page loading
- Counter-intuitive navigation
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August 2nd, 2005 at 7:58 pm
I’ll list a few:
* Splash pages (just a useless slowdown)
* Horizontal scrolling (counter-intuitive)
* Pop-ups that utilize strategies to bypass “blockers” (these are especially annoying considering that I’ve already announced my wish not to receive the advertisements yet I still get them)
August 2nd, 2005 at 9:46 pm
Another commenter! Thanks for stopping by, Garrett.
August 3rd, 2005 at 11:18 am
Colors that burn my eyes out.
Frames that make reading and scrolling difficult.
Regitration required. Let me read what I came to read before I turn over my first born.
August 3rd, 2005 at 2:00 pm
Thanks for commenting, Jim. I’m reminded that I need to e-mail you.