I thought the same thing (about NOW)!  It seems these ads, in particular
ones like the micro camera ads, are not only more in-your-face and less
creative, they often smack of deceitful advertising.  I mean, is that micro
camera ad designed to respond to safety concerns or voyeurism (note the
'cute' scantily-clad women in the ad).

Maureen

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Taylor [mailto:lonewolf(at)one.net] 
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 5:07 PM
To: Villano, Paul
Cc: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
Subject: Re: Huge Ads on Pages


Yes, and what's worse, they seem to be getting less creative...I guess
because they don't have to be since they are now more in-your-face.

An interesting article on the subject can be found at:

http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/535155.asp

(I have no affiliation with MSNBC...and ironically, msnbc.com is probably
one of the worst in shoving banners and pop-ups down one's
throat...especially those gawd-awful "X10 micro camera" ads.  Where is
NOW when you need them?)

Mike Taylor
lonewolf(at)one.net
http://w3.one.net/~lonewolf/


On Fri, 15 Jun 2001, Villano, Paul wrote:

> Has anyone else noticed a trend toward larger and larger and more
intrusive
> ads on web pages these days?  

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