https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sxsw/2008-03-08/bandwidth-aint-free/

Bandwidth Ain't Free

By Richard Whittaker, March 8, 2008, 6:44pm, SXSW

What is a bad website?

Sometimes it's just abut bad timing, like Kozmo.com burning through $283 million to try home-delivery too early. Or it's wasted resources, like pets.com, who frittered away $130 million on Superbowl ads)

Nah, the Worst Website Ever panel was looking for really bad ideas, like 3D-mail, where a bouncer throws your spam off Miami Beach. Which is real. Seriously. Less real, but brilliantly conceived, was PuppiesAndBabiesForRent.com (freelance developer Jeffery Bennett explained that it failed because "the majority of people who want to rent children aren't legally allowed near them. Plus, puppies think babies are delicious.") Then there was image search for the blind, downloadable scents, and hosting a mirror of the entire Internet on your servers. There was one point of consensus. If anyone uses the word "monetized', run for the hills.