Keyword Confetti: Go F*ck Yourself
Posted by Daniel Lyons Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:02:00 GMT
If someone searches for something and winds up on your site, does it look like this?
This is completely unreadable. Like probably over 95% of visitors to your site, I showed up because I made a google query and you said something relevant about it. Instead of being able to read it, I’m staring at goddamn keyword confetti. You just cornholed my eyes. Google told me you had great stuff to share with me about whatever it is I’m searching for, but you decided to impress me with your HTTP_REFERER parsing rather than just giving me the goddamn content.
If I want to see the keywords highlighted, I’ll use Google Toolbar or I’ll search with my browser. As an actual user of the internet, I can and do read. Often. You do not have to mangle the layout for people who do not read.
I don’t know who started this fad, but they need to take a little lead in the face.
