Stuntpig

Wow, why did I???

I remember, late 96, I was using a desk at an office that was mostly traffic buyers for adult websites.
I was doing ad sales for a network of Environmental websites and a network of Sports websites.
It sucked.
Everyone I would call would try and talk in terms of print, radio and TV, which DONT WORK on the internet. Lots of confusion, lots of jackasses.
And the guys next to me were having a great time, all they cared about was buying traffic, they didnt care where it came from, or how it got there as long as it converted.
Basically there were no real rules, and people were figuring it out as they went along.

It looked like fun.
I didnt really do it for the money (but Id be lyin if I didnt admit it was a factor), I did it because it was new, and we got to invent stuff. Like mad scientists.
Im pretty sure that Im the first person to ever run pop unders, that was a lot of fun, figuring how they worked and convincing the mainstream search engines to run them.
I might not have been the first, but I hadnt seen anyone else ever do it.
What a concept, a pop up that loads before the surfer has time to close it. At least theyll get a flash image of the brand as they are heading for the 'X'. Wow!
Hahaha, I know all that shit is so mundane these days, but at the time it was great.