The most hated on Internet

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The most hated…. the most hated Internet words, the most hated content, the most hated people…. Hey! It sounds interesting na? Then have a look at the list below.

The most hated Internet words

According to a poll by British pollsters of YouGov , The ten most hated words on the Internet — based on a poll of 2,091 adults — reports the following words.

  1. folksonomy (I am in doubt on the popularity of this word, so a big question ..how can it be the most hated? ;-) Check it out here if you don't know the meaning like me! :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy )
  2. blogosphere (Funny to me!)
  3. blog (Then what the hell I am doing now!!!)
  4. netiquette
  5. blook
  6. webinar
  7. vlog
  8. social networking(Really?)
  9. cookie
  10. wiki (Oh my GOD!)

The most hated men on Internet

Michael Crook is a "griefer", someone who causes grief to others through harassment. In recent years, his websites have provoked unbridled rage throughout the Internet. His website is "ForsakeTheTroops.com".

Robert Soloway, the spam king,one of the world's most notorious senders of junk email, is another one.

Most hated web2.0 function

Snap preview is the most hated web 2.0 function.

The most hated online advertisement

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%

These numbers are based on 605 respondents in 2004; similar numbers were found in 2002 and 2003.

The most hated things on the web by google

What google thinks the most hated things on the web..

  1. Cilantro
  2. Brooklyn
  3. Starbucks
  4. Divorce
  5. Emo kids
  6. Clowns
  7. Cubicles
  8. SBC Yahoo
  9. Haggling
  10. Macs

So, what do you think? Do you agree? I know the list is still debatable because the world is not enough….

Comments

Anonymous said…
Some useful points to consider when designing a site (especially a blog ;-)

David G
http://polyname.blogspot.com
September 30, 2007 at 7:59 PM
Deb said…
Thanks David for the comment. Yes, I have also learned from this post. It is useful to build your strategy to design your blog or site :)
September 30, 2007 at 10:44 PM
Anonymous said…
Actually a very interesting read and also educating. A lot of good advices to pick up for bloggers too - thanks for sharing!
October 1, 2007 at 3:01 AM
darmaknox said…
Brooklyn?! Brooklyn?!
No way. I don't believe that anyone hates Brooklyn.
: )
October 1, 2007 at 3:23 AM
Anonymous said…
How can a blog be hated? There are more blogs than you could possibly count in a year so SOMEONE must like them. :)
October 1, 2007 at 5:15 AM
wilbau said…
Well, another question could be:
What are the things that Google is the most curious about?
Hm, hm, it is possible to get quite al lot of 'mountain view' visitors if you happen to put the right words in your post and blog.
However if this kind of attraction happens someone is usually in dankger of ban and loosing all google links as I know personally.
October 1, 2007 at 8:55 PM
Deb said…
Hi all, thank you for sharing your valuable comments here.
October 24, 2007 at 1:32 AM
resonanteye said…
I'm only surprised that "music plays automatically" was only hated by 79%.
October 27, 2007 at 5:02 PM
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