First off, I can't stand the dumbing down of internet media recently, with many news outlets switching from typed stories to these damn videos, since people apparently haven't the attention span to read anymore. But at least with CNN you have to click on them. When I go to ESPN.com, their video player BLASTS whatever video they have cued up, which more often then not is a commercial for ESPN! Come on! At 6 am the last thing I need is 75 decibels of a freaking Peyton Manning commmercial.
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I completely agree. I go to sportsillustrated.com now, and also read Deadspin and a couple of other good blogs, just because ESPN got so annoying. Also, "Who's Now?" was the worst thing I've ever seen in sports media.
I don't do it at home much anymore either- I found it way too annoying, unless I remember to turn my speakers off before clicking.
I also dislike the "video" part of our news websites. If I wanted to watch the video of the story, I'd turn on the TV. I like reading the headlines to get the jist, and then read the story if I'm interested. Even our local newspaper is online, and when you click on it, you get a very loud ad for a drugstore. That kind of stuff irritates the heck out of me.
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I don't do it at home much anymore either- I found it way too annoying, unless I remember to turn my speakers off before clicking.
I also dislike the "video" part of our news websites. If I wanted to watch the video of the story, I'd turn on the TV. I like reading the headlines to get the jist, and then read the story if I'm interested. Even our local newspaper is online, and when you click on it, you get a very loud ad for a drugstore. That kind of stuff irritates the heck out of me.
I think there are certain stories which are conveyed more effectively using video but by in large that's not needed and certainly shouldn't be forced on anyone.
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