May 04, 2007

A Word About Site Meter and Circuit City

How many of you are sick and tired of obnoxious, obtrusive internet advertising that pops up and takes over your browser?

Lately, bloggers who use Site Meter have been subjected to a particularly annoying and stupid example featuring Circuit City products. The insipid ad mascots jump onto the screen, the ad has no "close" button, and it will often whisk you away to the Circuit City page, even after it has apparently left the screen.

I propose forcibly removing the genitalia* from every person at Site Meter, Circuit City, and their ad agencies who had a hand in creating this monstrosity. That way, we can be assured that their diseased genes will not be passed on to future generations.

If you're a blogger, drop a line to Site Meter and thank them for being such annoying little whores.

Boycott Circuit City. If they're stupid enough to think that this kind of ad campaign is a good thing, you certainly can't trust their electronics.

* I mean this in only the nicest, most figurative way.

Posted by: Bluto at 07:30 PM | Comments (9) | Add Comment
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1 Since I only go to Circuit City when Best Buy, Fry's, EPO, Wal-Mart, and the Gulf Coast Market doesn't have what I need, this boycott will be pretty easy for me.  I'll reserve the right to go there before going to Target though

Posted by: slug at May 04, 2007 09:16 PM (PEclo)

2 That's exactly why I use www.statcounter.com
The don't play that shit.


Posted by: dick at May 04, 2007 09:20 PM (ypFDm)

3 I've used site meter for 10 years,
NEVER HAD ADs.........

I will be amazed if it is them...

COULD IT BE SOMETHING ELSE?

g

Posted by: gerald at May 04, 2007 09:24 PM (foV9j)

4
Circuit City and I get along fine. I have a few contacts I'll use to mention Bluto's problem though. Please don't snicker ... I'm serious, and these contacts can affect this customer relations issue. Meanwhile, it won't hurt for Jawas to send them some e-mails asking them to see what the heck is up!  I hate stuff like that as well.
                                 USA, all the way!

Posted by: Michael Weaver at May 05, 2007 12:40 AM (2OHpj)

5 I dropped SiteMeter a while ago...

Posted by: Purple Avenger at May 05, 2007 08:50 PM (n3ziw)

6

Posted by: Stewed Hamm at May 06, 2007 02:13 AM (IoR5s)

7 A Circuit City boycott would be much more effective if there were actually people shopping there in the first place...

Posted by: Stewed Hamm at May 06, 2007 02:14 AM (IoR5s)

8 Wal-Mart? yuk!

Posted by: greyrooster at May 06, 2007 10:33 PM (+aKL7)

9 I haven't seen what you report. However, I use Opera, which has an (apparently effective) popup blocker.

M

Posted by: Mark Alger at May 07, 2007 02:36 PM (khmNK)

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