NY Times Celebrates Banner Ad Birthday with Style

November 6, 2014

The banner ad — that ubiquitous rectangle that overtakes web pages — is 20 years old. The New York Times’ article about how annoying and dated the format is looks like this:

Well played, Times. Well played indeed.

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NY Times Celebrates Banner Ad Birthday with Style

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How One of Today’s Boldest Marketers Is Shattering Stigmas Inflicted on Women Worldwide

A Century Ago, Two Women Fought to Make the Poppy the National Symbol of Service and Sacrifice

Burger King Built Ads From X-Rays of Customers Who Hurt Their Jaws Eating Whoppers

Here Are This Year’s Winners of the Black Pencil, One of Advertising’s Most Coveted Awards

Having Its Meta Moment, This Drag Convention Will Have Actual Drag Racing

The Amount of Fake Accounts Removed From Facebook This Year Nearly Equals Its Number of Total Active Users

A Belgian Monk’s Heroic Struggle to Save a Beer Recipe Is Now a Truly Epic Ad

Fairytale Characters Go From Riches to Rags in These New Vauxhall Spots