Redfish Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) Who was the genius that thought the average American would enjoying clicking a link to get to an interesting headline, then being taken on a merry goose chase with fifteen steps to get to the story? "Click here to read about the 10 richest members of Congress" "Jay Rockefeller- click here to find out where his fortune came from" "Click here to find out how much he is worth" "Click here to get to a Google-style search result that will require five more levels of penetration to get any meaningful information....." If I see MS or Bing or MSNBC anywhere near a news story, I google it and look it up somewhere else. I realize they probably are getting advertising revenue per click, but if they run off their potential customers through frustration or sheer exhaustion, I'm guessing they won't get many clicks. Hate this thing. ETA: I can't edit the thread title, but it should say "what the $#@% was Microsoft thinking when they created this monstrosity?" Edited December 16, 2011 by Redfish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh 0ne Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Wait, you like Taylor Swift's ding dong? NTTAWWT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 will require five more levels of penetration Hawt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zooty Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think I'm glad that I have no idea what this thread is about. Though I was hoping to see Taylor Swift's ding dong... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Hate this thing. Not only that but it's search engine sucks balls too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I think I'm glad that I have no idea what this thread is about. Though I was hoping to see Taylor Swift's ding dong... That is a new filter phrase. And it is a frustration thread of sites that require multiple clicks to get to a story where one click should suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Pay per click All about the benjamins. Bad UX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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