I Used to Like About.com
About.com used to be one of my favorite sites to go to when searching for more in-depth information on a topic. The content was informative and personal--I even know someone who used to contribute.
Not any more, though. For quite some time About.com hasn't been much more than a regular search engine (as if anyone could compete with google) with a bunch of ads. What really irks me about About.com, though, is their stupid policy of opening a huge window behind my browser window when I go to their site (from google, usually). How freakishly annoying can you get? Does this really "capture" the user on their site? Not me--whenever I accidentally stumble onto about.com these day, I automatically close both my current window as well as their desktop-hoggin' behemoth behind it.
Come and join me, whenever someone asks you about About.com, just say no!
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NO!
Aren't you enabling them by providing a link to their website?
Ya know, Jfer has a point. But FWIW, I'm with you ... as soon as that @#$! thing pops up, everything is closed and I am sooo gone. :)