What the heck is siteintercept?

[Ewen]

Sometimes, on certain sites (Space.com, for example) the page I'm on will spontaneously redirect to a failed generic search page for "siteintercept". Sometimes, it's prefixed with some word that begins with "q" (Qualtrics, maybe? Something like that...). What's that all about?

[Bitterowl537]

To make it simple, Qualtrics Site Intercept PROFILES you each time you visit a site which uses it.

Qualtrics Site Intercept is all about capturing values from a website's visitors with targeted, engaging messages. It covers whether a site want's to improve visitor experience with website feedback or increase conversion
Qualtrics Site Intercept makes targeting specific website visitors simple with an intuitive point and click interface. No need for a computer science degree here. It creates and launches branded web messages in hours versus weeks.
It target's the right people in the right way. Every website visit is a chance to engage with customers. Not every customer is the same, so giving the same treatment to all visitors would be a mistake. Qualtrics Site Intercept allows you to pinpoint the right visitors with over 20 behavioral, location, and device-type variables.

I Assume you are subscibed to space com so they have some data about you