Everybody’s Got A Problem With Banner Ads

g33klady spots a couple of banner ads with issues in one session.

This Target ad must have some dynamic generation behind it that’s actually less than dynamic:

I think I saw a better price on W00t!

A LasikPlus ad had a number of problems:

I can see clearly now, the pain is here.
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To whit:

  • The word Sight is misspelled in the name of the promotion at the bottom.
  • The ad remained in rotation after the expiration of the promotion.
  • The nearest location address is dummy data.

Maybe they’re hoping you’ll think your eyes are deceiving you and you should ACT NOW!

Thanks, g33klady.  I was afraid this sorts of banner ads only happened to me.

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