Well I think I am done with this site.
Today viewing the main techrepublic page, I notice as I am scrolling there is a viewster ad playing all on its own. With sound. This is not the embedded in the IBM ad toward the top (which I would be happy to watch, being an IBM user and support the corporate marketing related to my field) but was an ad with teenage kids sitting at a table watching some hot girl cross the street.
It wasn’t even related to anything tech. In fact I found it insulting. I usually peruse this site periodically at the office.
I quickly browsed away (this is the only site I have had this happen on) and came here to rant.
So a couple of things I would like to see discussed:
1. do you think these kinds of ads are ok on a tech site?
2. What tools do you use (ie browser tools etc..) to stop ads like this from playing?
3. is this enough grounds to leave tech republic for better tech news pastures?
I think this may be enough for me to leave permanently, but wondering what you all think.