While browsing a few blogs today, I clicked on an outbound link. To no surprise, it opened a new window. I understand that everybody wants to keep people on their site for the longest amount of time possible, but I have a hunch. I tend to manually middle click when I'd prefer to open a window in a new tab. Perhaps it's just us techies (or me), but I see usage of target="_blank" slowly becoming unnecessary as the general population learns the key combinations to make their own decisions.
What are everyone elses thoughts on this common-place technique? Does a window popup irk you as much as it does me nowadays? It really may just be applicable to tech sites.
I'm guilty of using target="_blank" on my blogs as well. I'm rethinking this one...
What are everyone elses thoughts on this common-place technique? Does a window popup irk you as much as it does me nowadays? It really may just be applicable to tech sites.
I'm guilty of using target="_blank" on my blogs as well. I'm rethinking this one...