Kids click on banner ads most

August 16, 2000 1:27 AM

Kids click on banner ads most according to a research held by Nielsen/NetRatings. What this means, is that we'll now be seeing ads like 'click here to win a free Barbie doll!' or 'Subsribe to our newsletter to get your free Pokemon'...
posted by kchristidis (5 comments total)

"Kids are dumb, take advantage while you can."-Max Weinberg
posted by tiaka at 4:47 AM on August 16, 2000

The banners will start getting larger too, as advertisers will find it hard to squeeze "don't forget to ask your parents before you click" into 468x60 pix.
posted by ZachsMind at 5:33 AM on August 16, 2000

I'm surprised RJ Reynolds, et al. haven't jumped on this...

Or maybe that's the origin of Cartoon Network's "Powerpuff girls" click ads?
posted by plaino at 8:12 AM on August 16, 2000

hey...I like the powerpuff girls
posted by starduck at 9:59 AM on August 16, 2000

I hate ads because their like commercials they tell things that can depress, and make you mad. especially
those back to school commercials. I saw one today beginning by a teacher saying that she did'nt become a teacher for the money, she said she did it for the kids. And it turned out it was a commercial for office depot. Now whenever I see it makes me depressed and at the same time I laugh its EVIL.
posted by worth at 9:33 PM on August 16, 2000