Sounding Ad
If I had a category called Annoying, this would be its first entry. While reading a recent interview with Jakob Nielsen I came across the first ad banner that I’ve ever seen and heard. I find it incredibly ironic that a sounding ad would be found on the same page as an interview with king of usability. The very uncompelling ad not only makes a short clicky sound, but it repeatedly makes a short clicky sound. It’s as if the designers were thinking, “They might ignore it, but they’ll sure hear it!” When are you people going to get it? Not only do your ads not work, but they’re annoying and intrusive, especially when they contain sound! I urge anyone who opposes these types of ads to contact the site editors and let them know you will not support their publication if it contains such intrusive advertisements.
Power to the users.
- 1 Mar 02
- advertising, interaction design, usability, web design
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