no.79 - Netflix

Demonizing Netflix for its pop-under advertisements right after a post about one of the most corrupt, malevolent souls of the 21st century may be a radical downshift, but Netflix still sucks donkey turds for using the pop-under.

Really, Netflix, you know it's wrong or you wouldn't pop-under. You'd put your ad right on the page beside the seizure inducing dancing girl ads for low interest mortgages. (Which don't run anymore because the economy is so bad there is no one left to take advantage of with a fake mortgage scam.)

A pop-up is pretty obnoxious. It's like a guy handing out flyers on the sidewalk who steps right into your path putting the flyer inches from your eyeballs. But a pop-under is like a guy sneaking the flyer into your pocket. It's creepy and wrong. And... I've asked you not to do it! (You choose to circumvent the pop-up blocker I use.)

What do you think I'm going to do when I find your obnoxious red ad hiding there under my windows after a trip to Snopes.com?

If you don't know the answer, Netflix, the answer is: I ignore you and your unscrupulous ways. I'm not going to have anything to do with you. No way will I trust my address and credit card information to a bunch of desperate, low-life weasels who want to sneak ads under my browser where the obvious purpose must be to manipulate me subconsciously. You could call it a boycott, if a boycott means not patronizing a service so clearly untrustworthy.

Really, how pathetic is your service that this is how you choose to advertise?

In short; you suck and I'll keep walking to the video store - thanks. I hope everyone else does the same.

Netflix Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings - deserves a pie in the face for every pop-under.