Comments on: What annoys you most about the internet? http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/ designs stuff and writes code. Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:02:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Sarah Clark http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-213754 Sarah Clark Fri, 07 May 2010 00:01:09 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-213754 i have tried selling different products from Multi Level Marketing and i can earn a decent amount of money from them.;,, i have tried selling different products from Multi Level Marketing and i can earn a decent amount of money from them.;,,

]]> By: VJ http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-90092 VJ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:27:41 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-90092 lack of citywide wifi where I live lack of citywide wifi where I live

]]> By: Truth http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-83965 Truth Thu, 03 Jan 2008 09:19:30 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-83965 What annoys you most about the internet? The fact that you're on it. What annoys you most about the internet?

The fact that you’re on it.

]]> By: Modern Street http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-78563 Modern Street Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:24:23 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-78563 I agree about MySpace. I would rate MySpace higher than Facebook and Vois, although to be honest, I hardly spend anytime at these online social sites. The Web is a good thing overall, but its up to all the people using it to define how they want it to be. When it comes to design vs content, I would rate content higher. I always come across websites with poor design, but good or interesting stuff. Similarly, good designed websites but mediocre stuff. That said, Craigslist needs a better web designer... I agree about MySpace. I would rate MySpace higher than Facebook and Vois, although to be honest, I hardly spend anytime at these online social sites.

The Web is a good thing overall, but its up to all the people using it to define how they want it to be.

When it comes to design vs content, I would rate content higher. I always come across websites with poor design, but good or interesting stuff. Similarly, good designed websites but mediocre stuff.

That said, Craigslist needs a better web designer…

]]> By: Ben http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-77937 Ben Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:11:29 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-77937 I think MySpace is a good thing. Just as were interested in all things multimedia, there are others who are interested in friends and meeting new people. Why shouldn’t they take their hobbies to the internet too? ...What I will say, is I can't stand the people who use MySpace to advertise porn or pointless sites which MySpace users have no interest in. Or sites that let people design/ruin their own MySpace's. It's just crap DIY, but on the internet where everyone can see it. The one thing I cant stand about the Internet is how its 99% crap, people will upload anything if it works for them and it immediately gets mixed with all the good stuff, blocking it out in most cases. It’s down to selfish people with no respect for this wonderful resource we are gifted with. I think it’s totally underestimated and undervalued. People have no respect for things that don’t belong to them and the internet doesn’t belong to anyone. And since when has everyone been a web designer? Something has gone wrong somewhere along the line... If your car won't start you call a mechanic. If your wall falls down you get a builder. If you want a website designed you type free web-design into Google? …Nooooo. See a web designer! I think MySpace is a good thing. Just as were interested in all things multimedia, there are others who are interested in friends and meeting new people. Why shouldn’t they take their hobbies to the internet too? …What I will say, is I can’t stand the people who use MySpace to advertise porn or pointless sites which MySpace users have no interest in. Or sites that let people design/ruin their own MySpace’s. It’s just crap DIY, but on the internet where everyone can see it.

The one thing I cant stand about the Internet is how its 99% crap, people will upload anything if it works for them and it immediately gets mixed with all the good stuff, blocking it out in most cases. It’s down to selfish people with no respect for this wonderful resource we are gifted with.

I think it’s totally underestimated and undervalued. People have no respect for things that don’t belong to them and the internet doesn’t belong to anyone.

And since when has everyone been a web designer? Something has gone wrong somewhere along the line… If your car won’t start you call a mechanic. If your wall falls down you get a builder. If you want a website designed you type free web-design into Google? …Nooooo. See a web designer!

]]> By: Rob http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-77878 Rob Tue, 18 Dec 2007 04:27:26 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-77878 So first thing's first: MySpace (eeeekkkk). I don't understand why it is so compelling to visit your page and hope to see new comments from your so-called "friends". Are these not the same people you probably spend 5000 minutes of cell time a month talking to? And please don't get me started on the design of MySpace. Dear Lord, that is absolutely dreadful in it's own right and the fact that people clutter their pages with so much useless crap. Whatever happened to simplicity? Now to my annoyance: Mindless web design. Everyone can design their own websites now thanks to places like Yahoo and their little "Geocities" infection. If you CAN design and make it look good, then by all means please build away. However if you think that picture-tiled backgrounds are cute or "awesome", then I beg you please don't move that mouse. Instead head to your local book store and pick up a copy of "How to build websites that don't give people strokes". So first thing’s first: MySpace (eeeekkkk). I don’t understand why it is so compelling to visit your page and hope to see new comments from your so-called “friends”. Are these not the same people you probably spend 5000 minutes of cell time a month talking to?

And please don’t get me started on the design of MySpace. Dear Lord, that is absolutely dreadful in it’s own right and the fact that people clutter their pages with so much useless crap. Whatever happened to simplicity?

Now to my annoyance: Mindless web design. Everyone can design their own websites now thanks to places like Yahoo and their little “Geocities” infection. If you CAN design and make it look good, then by all means please build away. However if you think that picture-tiled backgrounds are cute or “awesome”, then I beg you please don’t move that mouse. Instead head to your local book store and pick up a copy of “How to build websites that don’t give people strokes”.

]]> By: Modern Street http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-77311 Modern Street Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:02:07 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-77311 What a nice app, you invented -> Postable. I think it will come in handy for writing some comments when I need to put in some code, and I'm afraid of screwing up the comment. Oh yeah, nicely designed WordPress blog you have. As for Facebook, I'm still trying to "figure" it out :) What a nice app, you invented -> Postable.

I think it will come in handy for writing some comments when I need to put in some code, and I’m afraid of screwing up the comment.

Oh yeah, nicely designed WordPress blog you have.

As for Facebook, I’m still trying to “figure” it out :)

]]> By: Andrés http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-76275 Andrés Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:06:59 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-76275 When a real artist shares his or her world view and passion on-line, learns from others, and even has fun on-line, I think it's fine and admirable. But not for someone trying to have more readers than friends. When a real artist shares his or her world view and passion on-line, learns from others, and even has fun on-line, I think it’s fine and admirable. But not for someone trying to have more readers than friends.

]]> By: Andrés http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-76273 Andrés Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:59:26 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-76273 @Elliot: About <a href="http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-75682">my past comment</a>, and <a href="http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-75684">your reply</a>: <a href="http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-76256">Alden </a> says it best. We sometimes seek for satisfaction in things like: how much comments my post had, my technorati authority, how much stars are there on my ebay, how happy I appear to be in my facebook photos, or how much comments my photos receive. All these things, as Alden says, aren't bad in their essence, but they can offuscate our reality if we care to much about those. We can get to the pont where we seek on-line the essential things that we lack in reality. The internet is a powerful tool. Self expression online can be powerful and even change our lives. But our spiritual emptiness can sometimes lead us the wrong way around the internet to seek false joy in things of immediate, yet false, utility. Our human hear wishes for true happiness and joy, butwe recognize it costs effort; and we don't want to pay for it. So we take a wrong road. What most annoys me about the Internet is we actually falling in this hole. What about you? @Elliot: About my past comment, and your reply:

Alden says it best.

We sometimes seek for satisfaction in things like:

how much comments my post had, my technorati authority, how much stars are there on my ebay, how happy I appear to be in my facebook photos, or how much comments my photos receive.

All these things, as Alden says, aren’t bad in their essence, but they can offuscate our reality if we care to much about those. We can get to the pont where we seek on-line the essential things that we lack in reality.

The internet is a powerful tool. Self expression online can be powerful and even change our lives. But our spiritual emptiness can sometimes lead us the wrong way around the internet to seek false joy in things of immediate, yet false, utility.

Our human hear wishes for true happiness and joy, butwe recognize it costs effort; and we don’t want to pay for it. So we take a wrong road.

What most annoys me about the Internet is we actually falling in this hole.

What about you?

]]> By: Matt Propst http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-76264 Matt Propst Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:12:35 +0000 http://www.elliotswan.com/2007/12/09/what-annoys-you-most-about-the-internet/#comment-76264 Alden I think you hit the nail on the head. Online shopping is the savior or the death of our society and I don't think we're sure which it is. I realized today that I've got more "spending money" in my paypal account than my wallet. Why do I know that? Oh, the time sucking monster decided to usurp my time for studying for an exam and make me price out Christmas gifts. Oh and what I can afford has become a function of "will you be paying via Paypal debit or cash?" The Internet, or the powers that be have not yet created a supplementary product for the Internet that works as Ritalin for those with poor multitasking abilities. I'll say that's one of my largest annoyances... Heck! I went to check my email and now i'm commenting on Elliot's blog! Blog... email... studying... oh yes, back to studying now. Alden I think you hit the nail on the head. Online shopping is the savior or the death of our society and I don’t think we’re sure which it is. I realized today that I’ve got more “spending money” in my paypal account than my wallet.

Why do I know that? Oh, the time sucking monster decided to usurp my time for studying for an exam and make me price out Christmas gifts. Oh and what I can afford has become a function of “will you be paying via Paypal debit or cash?”

The Internet, or the powers that be have not yet created a supplementary product for the Internet that works as Ritalin for those with poor multitasking abilities. I’ll say that’s one of my largest annoyances… Heck! I went to check my email and now i’m commenting on Elliot’s blog!

Blog… email… studying… oh yes, back to studying now.

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