I've had a hotmail account for almost a decade. Despite the long term of use, I have hardly been a loyal user. In fact, I have threatened to leave hotmail several times in the past for several reasons, but here are the top two: [1] long periods of interrupted access to my account (I think I actually threatened physical harm for that one); and (the most heinous and repeat offense) [2] disgusting and obtrusive advertisements.
I checked my email after waking up this morning only to be horrified by Flash ads showing a finger poking flabby thighs, close-up images of spider veins and cottage cheese calves, and bouncing quadruple chins. Every click to inbox, to junkmail, to email brought repeated sagging flesh images that made me want to ralph. I couldn't eat breakfast for an hour after that.
Whoever hotmail's advertising manager is, he/she...(I'm leaning towards "he") clearly has no sense for decency and the audience's palate and should be fired for releasing toxic ads into the atmosphere. They can't possibly think that these ads motivate anyone to purchase or buy into whatever their selling. It's like farting in someone's face in an effort to convince them that they should buy Fabreeze.
Ah, how hotmail has fallen! From cool and convenient social hub to flatulent snake-oil salesman. At any rate, I've decided to do what I should have done a long time ago: tell hotmail to go to hell and get me a singles-ad and botox-free gmail account. And I invite you to join in my late-blooming rebellion. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go find my Thigh-Master 2000.
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Well written, my kids are always asking me "what's that?" often when one of the ads showing half white and half discolored-yellowed teeth shows up. Well, I have to go, I need to get ready for bed and I need to make time to apply my crest whitening strips.
I think those ads are targeted towards your girlfriend...oh, sorry Sam, they probably don't know you don't have one.
I agree that it's disappointing that the world's top software manufacturer has to splash terrible, dubious ads across my screen in order to provide me with a basic service that Google offers free and clear.
Then again, I use Windows Live Mail, so I don't have to look at the ads unless I'm checking my e-mail from another computer.
HA! Just the other day Ted yelled to me "yuck!(the thigh one) and besides that, it's muscle that shakes back and worth like that".
I'm really starting to like gmail more...I may make the switch.
Thankfully, I use outlook to check all my emails from various accounts, as it safely pulls my emails w/o ever having to look at advertisments - which is I believe is like Window Live Mail.
Down w/bad advertisment!
Brillant post. I agree about the ads and am mad at hotmail since my account somehow got hacked. But I've heard that gmail has more problems than hotmail so now what do I do?
GMAIL!
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