Carousels

Fuck carousels. Why? Read on.

Fuck carousels.

22.7 million pixels of raw slideshow power by The Onion probably tells you just in the headline how pretentious most slideshows and carousels can be... but don't worry, they've got a slideshow to fill you in on the rest of that pretentiousness.
Do you know how well your carousels are performing? Probably really well on Item 1 and like shit on all the other items.
Rotating Banners: they are never a good idea by The Good provides a video look at what it would be like to shop at a store if it was designed like a carousel. Hint: it sucks.
Should I use a carousel? No. by Jared Smith explains why carousels are bad using statistics and industry experts... in a carousel.
Sliders suck and should be banned from your website by Michiel Heijmans on Yoast (an SEO optimization website)explains why carousels suck and hurt your SEO. (It also references one of the few good uses for a carousel: photos on a real estate website.)