Banner history- September 18, 2004 A short six years ago, "eyeballs" and "stickiness" seemed more important than quality and sales, especially if you could claim "first mover advantage. Silly us. Banner ads began using animated gif images to grab the eye (the web being very static at the time) or deliver multiple-part messages (escaping the print metaphor). Thinking them a minor art form, I collected banner ads that interested me from April to June 1998. Here's the best of the...http://www.internettime.com/jayblog/archives/001513.html Global Warming- September 14, 2004 Austin appeared on the local news last night. He had a non-speaking role in a segment on global warming....http://www.internettime.com/jayblog/archives/001512.html The Solano Stroll- September 13, 2004 This afternoon I joined a couple of hundred thousand people for the 30th annual Solano Avenue Stroll, a street fair featuring bands, jugglers, food, art cars, crafts, and the local citizenry. After wandering down the hill from my house, I walked the mile down Solano Avenue from Berkeley into Albany, seeing friends, noshing on crawdads and edamame, enjoying the music, and soaking up rays. Tie-dye lives! This guy does a wonderful Chuck Berry....http://www.internettime.com/jayblog/archives/001510.html |