Ease up on the video
Hey, Web site publishers: Take it easy on the video. And on the podcasts. Some of us prefer to absorb information the old-fashioned way, by actually reading words.
I've noticed that CNN.com and other Web sites that I visit on a regular basis to get my fix of news are relying more and more on video and podcasts to convey information. And I find it irritating.
For one thing, video and audio takes a lot longer to load than text on a page. For another thing, I can't scan video and audio information as quickly. And for another thing -- and believe me, it's not lost on me that this is why they do it -- video and audio holds me hostage to in-line advertising.