Wired
has an essay about clueless media sites that continue to have popup adds despite the fact that they are so hated. And if you go to the link you'll find that
Wired
hits you with a popup.
Correction:1 A stream of reader e-mail has come in, pointing out the irony of a columnist (that's me) criticizing media sites for deploying pop-up ads, only to have his publisher (Wired News) serve up one (for Blockbuster) on this very same column. I hadn't encountered one on Wired.com in the eight months I've been writing this weekly media column, and my editor had assured me the site hadn't used them since even before then.
I'd now like to add Wired News to the list of clueless media sites that rely on pop-up ads for additional revenue but who, judging by the reader reaction, may instead be alienating its audience. The "money side" of the house is investigating the matter.
My apologies.
I love this furniture idea. I think I need to buy that.
Two words: Earthquake. Country.
I've been looking at that too ita. What I'm thinking of buying, though, is this [link] and maybe a couple of these at a later date when I have a lot more money: [link]
Two words: Earthquake. Country.
It's only going to stand 24 inches high. I'm pretty sure it's not less stable than the wall bracket my stuff is currently on. I wish it were deep enough to put the TV on, though.
eta: Those are very attractive, Brenda.
Don't Seventh Day Adventists keep kosher?
Sorta. Well, they call it kosher. They skip pork and shellfish (and many are just flat-out vegetarian) but there is not concern about milk and meat.
This [link]
Is what we use as a coffee table/ottoman. It rocks.
Whee! I get to go new furniture shopping soon.
The Cost Plus stuff is so pretty. I wish the web site were more detailed, though. Their media centres, for instance, are shown mostly closed, so you can't see what the organisation inside is like. And the descriptions aren't that helpful. It's not like I'm buying without stopping by the store, but I'm trying to kill time at work, and I feel underserved.
I saw a Design on a Dime episode that went shopping for an entertaiment center at a Cost-Plus, and they ended up getting a pretty nice one (not their first choice, though) for about $250.
