Most Hated Advertising Techniques

Top 10 Hates

of 2005 (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)

Design Element Users Answering "Very Negatively" or "Negatively"
Pops-up in front of your window 95%
Loads slowly 94%
Tries to trick you into clicking on it 94%
Does not have a "Close" button 93%
Covers what you are trying to see 93%
Doesn't say what it is for 92%
Moves content around 92%
Occupies most of the page 90%
Blinks on and off 87%
Floats across the screen 79%
Automatically plays sound 79%