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9 website trends that need to disappear

With over 150 million blogs online, becoming the next Verge, Elite Daily, or Gizmodo is more challenging as each day progresses. As a result, site owners are getting thirstier for as many likes, follows, and subscriptions as possible so that they can get to push their way through the muck of start-up blogs. Unfortunately, this has resulted in the implementation of disruptive design techniques. Whether it is trying to get more likes, more page views or just trying to be ‘different’, most times they just end up annoying readers even more and discouraging them from visiting again.

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trymodern.com
Speed-Racer3327d ago

Those pop ups are definitely annoying, and the multiple page lists! Seen that too many times on N4G.

Stringerbell3326d ago

Fortunately that sort of nonsense hasn't reared its ugly head on TechSpy.

Speed-Racer3326d ago

Thank God. Over at FilmWatch, those crappy WhatCulture articles keep popping up all the time with those 1 point per page stories.

Stringerbell3326d ago

Yeah, just today on FilmWatch I saw one titled '50 Best Marvel performances.' You guess it- its 50 pages long!

Speed-Racer3326d ago

Damn :/ thought you were joking, but it's really there.

Tzuno3327d ago

In short, some sites are full of internet cancer.

Stringerbell3327d ago

The funny thing is that with many of these sites even if they changed their interface, they would still be garbage.

DoomeDx3326d ago

Those pop ups are even worse when browsing on your mobile phone... Ugh

ironfist923326d ago

Top 10 lists with every entry on a new goddamn page...

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I flew to Europe and forgot the OnePlus Watch 2's charger – here's how long it lasted

The OnePlus Watch 2 is touted for having incredible battery life for a Wear OS watch, and that saved me when I forgot the charger on a trip.

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9to5google.com
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15 Tips & Settings to Get the Most Out of Vision Pro

Vision Pro is here and it’s a surprisingly capable device. Apple has also loaded the headset with a ton of options and features that aren’t obvious at first glance.

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roadtovr.com
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Why the Apple Ring could be the missing piece of Apple's ecosystem

Ringing the changes: All the news, rumors, and tips you missed last week.

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