Showing posts with label The intrusive internet.. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The intrusive internet.. Show all posts

Friday, April 11, 2014

Constant interruptions.

The Internet is becoming increasingly obnoxious. Unfortunately I don't know enough about how it works to know whether it's Comcast that's being such a pain in the ass or the Internet in general. It's not easy being a Luddite. What else is not easy is dealing with pop commercials when I get e-mail from friends. Or dealing with audio commercials when I am trying to read an article. When did this kind of intrusive advertising become acceptable? It wasn't around a year ago. Recently I got an e-mail giving me a progress report on a friend that was very ill. As I was reading it, an audio ad popped on for some insurance company. Are we supposed to find these kind of promotions acceptable?
I also plan to make it a rule to never avail myself of any product that was stalking me on the Internet.