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A Brief History of Online Advertising

Hubspot

Remember when "surfing the net" meant traversing a minefield of unwelcome pop-up ads? When "digital advertising" referred almost exclusively to obnoxious flashing banners and random sidebar ads? 1994: The first banner ads appear. The age of banner ads had officially begun. 1995: Display ads become increasingly targeted.