Comments on: Space Merchants

By: John Stein

John Stein — Sun, 29 Feb 2004 02:54:54 +0000

Just wait…they’ll figure out a way to pump Mokie Koke into your fingertips through the keyboard.

By: Henry Farrell

Henry Farrell — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 05:57:26 +0000

Flash Click to View is the business. Thanks so much. Coder – nice to know that someone got the pun (seemed like a good one to me too, if a little obscure to non-SF readers).

By: david foster

david foster — Sat, 28 Feb 2004 00:29:30 +0000

Most big-media web sites have always been unpleasant to use, and are becoming more so. The very busy page layout (including both content and increasingly-obnoxious ads) may work for paper, but I don’t think it works very well in the online world. With the emergence of flat, flexible “electronic paper” displays (which are getting pretty close to commercialization), I think some major media re-sorting is going to take place.

By: Sigivald

Sigivald — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:45:28 +0000

Part of the eternally ongoing misconception by web-advertising sellers that if they just annoy you enough you’ll buy what they’re selling. I wonder when/if they’ll notice the opposite is true?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:42:44 +0000

If you're using Fire[bird|fox], you owe it to yourself to install Flash Click to View.

By: paul

paul — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:23:57 +0000

I’m not seeing this monstrosity, but then I have some pretty effective adserver blocking in place. If you want to know more, drop me an email.

By: coder

coder — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:19:00 +0000

Oh, just the most brilliant and apposite reference in the title! Haven’t thought of that book in years…

By: Tom Myers

Tom Myers — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 22:02:52 +0000

I’ve disabled Flash, not Java, and I’m getting neither animation nor sound on the NYT page you link.

By: Chuchundra

Chuchundra — Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:48:53 +0000

Disable Flash or Java. One of those two should do it. Actually, I don’t think I’ve seen them since I’ve had Java disabled.