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That little black CNET bar

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across the bottom of the screen has [b]got[/b] to go. We're not all wealthy landholders.

([i]I'd add a 'Feedback' tag, but...[/i] )

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by ansugisalas

Ok, so I know that right now it's just advertising itself, and that it will change...
However, why on earth is there a blue bar with the "best" of the network all the way up top, with a tiny nod to the users along the right hand side?
You know, the one that says : "ZDNet SmartPlanet TechRepublic On CBS MoneyWatch: Top 10 Job Interview Mistakes Welcome AnsuGisalas Log Out My Account FAQ Go Pro!"
Except I hope it doesn't say AnsuGisalas to you... :p

If there has to be a god-darmned floating bar, at least let it carry a payload worth something to us, like a link to the WC...

by hal 9000

No comment on the link that I as taken to about How to enjoy Kiddy Porn, and how to get started in loving children the only true Partners who can be trusted

Just glad that I don't work for a boss as it would have resulted in Immediate Termination with no appeal.

of course when the Feds show up next week wanting to know what I was doing visiting that site I'm sure that i will have had enough time to have a [b]Great Excuse. Not at all likely though. [/b] ;)

Now I wonder why TR is pushing their Members to Kiddy Porn Sites and what happened to the Tech Related Basis that used to be here. I guess they have just sold out to the highest bidder for Advertizing. :^0

OK so it wasn???t a Kiddy Porn Site but having something like that with no real idea of where it will take you is bound to be frowned upon and possibly leave the Site Libel for Legal Action when the Brown Stuff Hits the Fan by someone who feels aggrieved after clicking on it.

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by hal 9000

Every woman needs a LBD Little Black Dress but here at TR we get a Big Black C Net Bar which is apparently anchored to nothing at all.

Look how the screen appeared after posting just before.

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj121/HAL9000_photo/CNetBara.jpg

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj121/HAL9000_photo/CNetBar.jpg

Then scowl down a bit and you get

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj121/HAL9000_photo/CNetBarb.jpg

Great to know the High Quality of TR Web Designers have remained to their same standard, and have anchored this to nothing at all.

Col

by magic8ball

No annoying black bar for me. I do agree though it is annoying and needs to go far, far away.

by nicknielsen

If you want full rendering of all the CNET family pages (and I visit them all, even ZDNet), you have to allow at least techrepublic.com, cbsinteractive.com, com.com, bnet.com and zdnet.com.

The little black bar originates at cbsinteractive.com...

by nicknielsen

Try it over on SmartPlanet. They've got their own little green bar which floats at the top of the page, and now the little black bar floats at the bottom of the page. If you read and scroll with the keyboard like I do, you hit page down, then have to up arrow three or four times to find the last line you were reading, because the overlays hide the page.

Now, I don't mind floating bars (especially if they've got good Scotch). But with all the white space down the right or left edges of the CNET brand pages, why not put them there? Then they don't hide anything except wasted space, and might even add something to the page.

by charliespencer

is that website developers think newer browsers are sleeker so the sites can have space for this garbage. Browsers giveth, developers taketh away.

by slayer_

What a waste of space...

Plus, My browser is not sleeker because I don't like those minimalist interfaces.

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