26 Apr 2001
Online ads that roam the screen
Online ads that roam the screen. Not content to simply insert epileptic seizure inducing strobing banner ads, web sites are now turning to web animations that take over the screen and push their products with sounds and animation. They’re called “shoshkeles” (here’s a gallery of examples), and they’re probably the most obnoxious thing I’ve ever seen (although the Intel example is kind of cute).
Ironic that “shoshkeles” sounds/looks a lot like “tchotchkes”… useless trash that at first amuses, but then only annoys.
Vis10n | 26 Apr 2001