{"id":831,"date":"2012-01-06T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2012-01-06T14:15:34","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T19:15:34","slug":"31-vintage-web-ad-banners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagecomputing.com\/index.php\/archives\/831\/31-vintage-web-ad-banners","title":{"rendered":"50 Vintage Web Ad Banners"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While browsing through my file archives some years ago, I ran across a few folders of locally cached web pages. Browsers like Netscape and Internet Explorer saved these files in order to speed up load times upon future visits to the same sites. Browsers today do the same thing, but the functionality was far more vital in the days of sluggish dial-up modem connections.<\/p>\n

From those folders, I culled a large collection of vintage web banner advertisements from 1996 to 2001. Each one is a bite-sized time capsule of web and Internet history, recalling events and trends of the day. You’re about to see a big ‘ole gallery of these ads with minimal captions that include a month and year they were captured (I got this from the file dates of the images). A few of the ads betray some interesting browsing habits, like the two for online gambling sites. I blame my brother.<\/p>\n

If you’re tempted to click on any of these (like I am) then I suppose these ads did their job, but you won’t find anything on the other side. Most of the sites advertised in these banner ads went out of business long ago.<\/p>\n

If you have any memories of the products or sites showcased in these ads, please feel free to share them in the comments below.<\/p>\n

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Ads from 1996<\/h3>\n

Snapple, April 1996<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ads from 1997<\/h3>\n

Volvo, June 1997<\/em><\/span>
\nGeneric, September 1997<\/em><\/span>
\nTravelocity, September 1997<\/em><\/span>
\nEgghead, October 1997<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ads from 1998<\/h3>\n

Digital, January 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nDigital Alpha, January 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nNetgrocer, May 1998<\/em><\/span>
\n1998 Internet Study, May 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nPizza Hut, May 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nMoneyHunter, May 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nNetgrocer, May 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nNetgrocer, May 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nYahoo! Pager, May 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nDrug Quiz, December 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nMacMall, December 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nDigitalchef.com, December 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nCDNOW, December 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nSmartparent.com, December 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nezspree, December 1998<\/em><\/span>
\nPanasonic D-Train<\/a>, December 1998<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ads from 1999<\/h3>\n

Yahoo! Pager Chat, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nToys’R’Us, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nMicrosoft Internet Explorer 5, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nMiningco.com, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nCoolsavings.com, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nCoolsavings.com, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nNCAA March Madness ’99, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nBellSouth Real Yellow Pages, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nYahoo! Pager, March 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nNetscape Netcenter Personal Finance, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nMicroWarehouse, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nSweepstakes, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nRent.net, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nuBid, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nAutoconnect, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nAll-American EZWheels, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nMontana, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nboxLot.com, April 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nFlowerfarm.com, May 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nAmeridebt.org, May 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nAT&T One Rate Online, May 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nSands of the Caribbean, May 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nThe Gambling Den, May 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nNetCard May 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nSesameStreet.com, May 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nPetQuarters, August 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nPringles, August 1999<\/em><\/span>
\nFaxes by Email, August 1999<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Ads from 2001<\/h3>\n

Pizza Hut, November 2001<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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