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The World's First Banner Ad

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the it-didn't-need-to-blink dept.

An anonymous reader submitted a link to what they claim is the the internet's first banner ad. It comes from 1994 HotWired, paid for by AT&T. It's ugly, but no animation, no popups. It makes me a little nostalgic.

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  1. Can't see it by adrianbaugh · · Score: 3, Funny

    I went to have a look, out of curiosity, but privoxy killed it by size... Ho hum :-)

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  2. Gotcha! by toofast · · Score: 5, Funny

    I AdBlocked it just before I was tempted to click on it. Bastards won't get me that easily.

  3. In CBG's voice... by truthsearch · · Score: 3, Funny

    Could this domain name BEEEE more annoying?

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    1. Re:In CBG's voice... by netfool · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm thinking of registering theevenlongerlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdoma innameatlonglast.com, just out of spite.

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  4. Click Through Rate? by mikesmind · · Score: 3, Funny

    I wonder what percentage of people who click from Slashdot will buy today?

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  5. Buffer overflow! by caluml · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hmm! That domain name overflowed a buffer in Firefox, and now I have teams of Hungarian hackers fighting Russian hackers for control of my Linux box. Don't click it!!

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    1. Re:Buffer overflow! by ndansmith · · Score: 4, Funny

      How do you type "pwn3d" in Cyrillic? I've always wondered.

  6. LOL, I can't believe I licked on thelink! by photovoltaics · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't believe I clicked on the link... to a banner ad!

  7. Screw this by dada21 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If I can't punch a monkey, shoot a duck or try to slash the ninja, I'm not clicking!

    How far we've come in 12 years!

  8. Nostalgic indeed by thePowerOfGrayskull · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ah, those were the days. It doesn't flash, or Flash, or move, or make noise, or anything. It just... sits there.

    /me wipes away a tear.

  9. Which word are you supposed to click on? by digitaldc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Are you supposed to click on HERE? or are you supposed to click on YOU WILL?

    I mean if you click one word or the other they will take you to different internets.

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  10. Dammit, firefox! by lilmouse · · Score: 4, Funny

    My installation of Firefox isn't blocking it :-(

    Stupid firefox, I'm gonna get a *real* web browser, like Lynx - Lynx wouldn't show me the banner ad!!

    --LWM

    PS My god, it's ugly! We've come a long way! Not sure if that's good or bad...

  11. Re:Previously covered by "ClickZ" in 2004 by oliana · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's TEN YEARS OLD. Of course it's been covered before.

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