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To: elmatador who wrote (3849)	9/5/1999 12:04:00 PM
From: Joana Tides	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7442

Elmatador, that's a terrific resource link Ole'! tradeshownews.com (things get lively now) gomez.com (ratings) and junkbusters.com (personal privacy) Junkbusters offers free ways to cut down on telemarketing and junk mail torture, also software to obliterate banner ads, great security info, and news. I don't mind banner ads especially when invested in the site because these ads generate income for my companies. Easy ignoring what doesn't interest me. The worst botheration is those extra clicks to get where one's going, another square blocking the site needing to be clicked away before access, loops circling back the starting point again and again, & sites that freeze the browser when Xing off - what a waste. Been noticing more dotcoms play these tricks lately to move up the Media Matrix page hits list and forcing the visitor to look at more ads. The New SI compared to the Classic SI has some multi-link-click slowdown (AOLs much worse). One can only hope SI's had to put the cart before the horse to get those numbers; as Go2net's winning by moving up on The List. Got GNET shares so won't be taking a stand on the consumerside, but will say am thinking that way to go is a poor choice if it's expected last long at all. Why give blanks when there could be actual content displayed to ease and justify roundabout navigation instead? Hopefully content will be rearranged and expanded soon to fill up the space. How ridiculous to click away twice on repeats or blank pages only to reach a crammed page too full with choices, it must be organized better. Paying extra for high-speed access or cable internet won't be defeating slowdown by extra link clicks for the purpose of logging more page hits. Especially because this arrangement is so highly unsuitable for set-top-box internet newbies & wireless access mini-screen webgadgets. Some forward-thinking designers need to step in about now and make accommodations to profitably encompass all. I've seen sites lately giving a brief view of an ad while the screen loads and that option looks like a good idea especially if there's a save function on it if the viewer wants to look more closely at it later. Most Advertising power on the internet is lost when there's only one choice of being interrupted given to ponder it IMHO. Recently saw an ad (in Vogue magazine yet) for the new Apple i portable with built-in internet it's looking nice. Thinking some good news from Trade Shows this fall might show such a state-of-the-art cybertech internet era opening - Let's be watching beautiful ads hyping brand-new tech toys on New Years Day tv football games & go out and buy 'em in the stores the very next day. 909s, Joan