I am connected to the Internet at almost all times. This is a sad statement, I know. Anyway, I visit a lot of websites during my daily information scavenging. There is one advertisement I see on nearly all websites. It is legion.
And it’s starting to drive me insane. No one wants to see muffin top, dunlop guts while peacefully eating an Egg McMuffin in the morning. Perhaps what is most startling is how pervasive this ad is – someone paid a lot of money for whatever it is they’re selling (presumably sexy abs or pink shorts, maybe both!). They paid no attention to demographics, the content of hosting websites, the placement. I’m sure the person in charge of advertising for this company was asked by their boss …
Boss: “I need you to put some advertisements out there, I’m on a mission. A mission to rid the world of paunchiness.”
Ad Slave: “Sure boss, where should I advertise? TV commercials? Newspapers?”
Boss: “No, no. That’s old school. Think big. Think…. the Internet!”
Ad Slave: “Ok, good idea. What kind of websites are you thinking about?”
Boss: “I already told you where I want to buy ad space. The Internet.”
Ad Slave: “Wait… you don’t mean… the entire Internet? You’re mad!”
Boss: “Exactly.”
And so it was.
January 27, 2009 at 7:21 am
You gotta get Adblock Plus man.. I haven’t seen an ad like that in months.