Annoying Online Roadblocks in Media Outlets

[cthulhu_waves]

You know it's getting common nowadays for popular media outlets online to find ways for people to actively share their links in Twitter, Facebook, etc. But this one takes it a bit too far.



I was browsing at AdWeek and I was told that I had to answer a damn survey to finish the second half of an article I was reading. It essentially asks the surfer the option to share an article so they continue reading it. Fair enough, but in one instance, you either have to answer a survey question or share the article with Twitter, Facebook or Google+, in order to continue reading.

As prestigious as AdWeek is, I get turned off when these little roadblocks are introduced. But forced sharing is like holding a gun to someone's head when they know you don't have any bullets in it. I just hope this doesn't catch on.

[epitome]

They have to pay for the content somehow.

How often do you click on banner ads? I rarely click on them.

You know that if this were your idea and you were making money you'd be boasting on the boards how everybody needs to do the same. ;)

[grumpy]

sounds like a idea adopted from a pornsite and now you are complaining?

[Tom_PM]

I may be behind the times, but to date I have never liked or shared or tweeted.. Should I feel like a bad person? I'd probably just close the article.

edit: actually I'd probably just tell them I was a doctor, lmao

[Supz]

ny daily news has this now too. i just click any answer and read on. doesnt really bother me to much. remember, you used to have to pay for the newspaper before...

[garce]

ny daily news has this now too. i just click any answer and read on. doesnt really bother me to much. remember, you used to have to pay for the newspaper before...

I still do. Its easier to read while I'm sitting on the toilet.