Where Did My Content Go?

I realize businesses need to make money and advertise, but why must
I be bombarded with advertising 24x7? Tell me why I should pay good
money to watch commercials on cable TV? Shouldn't I get commercial-
free TV if I pay for it?

The Internet is even worse. With few exceptions, it's hard to find
real information on the Internet today, now that it is buried
amongst ads and embedded videos and bloated flash and web 2.0
nonsense. I don't want to see that crap. If you want to make money,
put some *useful* content online, and make it accessible. People
will donate, or buy your product, or use your services. For
technical consultants, putting useful (free) technical content
online is a great way to build a reputation and get referrals. And
forget about text-mode browsing anymore. I often imagine blind
computer users pulling their hair out when confronted with flash-
only sites (flash-only navigation menus are a particularly evil
invention).

Link/blog aggregator sites have gotten out of hand, too. I recently
saw the title of an article I wanted to read in my RSS reader ("It's
not the Gates, but the Bars" by Richard Stallman [0]). I clicked on
the link which supposedly led to the article, but this led to a blog
aggregator site with a helpful link to what it said was the
"original story". I clicked on that link, which was a blog with
comments on the original article. I clicked on another link, which
finally led to the original article. I then clicked on the "print
this story" link to actually read the content without it being
surrounded by ads and moving pictures. Sheesh.

[0] http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7487060.stm