Web behaviors I’d like to see go away

Unboxing Sliders

I may be unleashing my inner Andy Rooney, but there are some Web behaviors that seem to have gone on too long. Here is my short list.

Unboxing Videos

By the time you get the boxed product home, I already know what it looks like, what it does, and how it works. I don’t need halting narration to tell me what I can see. If you really want me to watch, promise me that you will give me tips at the end on how to get rid of all the packing material.

Machine-gun tweeting

machine gun tweets

For example, tweeting constantly about the conference you are attending. I don’t care that “Joe Schlebotnik says all devices will be ‘massively media aware’ before the end of the decade. #expocon2010″

Cut-and-paste Facebook memes

Requests/demands to paste to my Facebook status. 90% of you won’t agree with this, but I’m counting on my friends to be among the 10% that do.

Twitter #alternatemovietitles hash tags

The first few were funny, but now that we’re down to #porn4aliens. . .

Mystery links in Twitter

Posting shortenened URLs with no context. Do you really think I’m going to click on the link in this tweet? “WTF? Check this out. bit.ch/dErpD3RP“