Wtf!!!??
 

WTF is up with that flash banner that shows up at GFY with the shark eating fish. I know its a nice little game and anything but its not advertising anything particular and definitely does not click through to anything. Is this some sort of Milton-esque allegory regarding the travails of a small webmaster in pond filled with traffic sharks... or is it just a ghetto version of "Finding Nemo" :)

that is what I wondered also..

Maybe that spot did not sell..

some1 post the "old news is so exciting" pic here

LOL, just noticed it recently, haven't logged on in awhile :1orglaugh :321GFY

its not a shark - its tuna

my postcount is higher than yours, wanna buy my username?

wtf

http://www.paulcorrigan.com/scott/oldnews.jpg


:winkwink:

My guess is that the games banners draw attention towards the top of the page... familiarizing readers with the banner spots leads to better ad exposure, even a short millisecond glance to see if the game is there can lead to a clickthru and a signup.

It's like driving past a certain landmark on the way to Walmart... if there's a hot chick there randomly, 10% of the time, most people will check it out every time they drive past.

Very subtle. Nice gimmick. :321GFY

Yeahhhhh!!!!! lol :1orglaugh :thumbsup

or the big fish eat the little one,

look at em go!

Interesting theory. If its true, it would definitely counteract the problem facing banner advertisers--most people develop a tolerance and desensitization to banner advertising.

it might be a teaser

Another good point. and a plausible explanation.

Similar to the teaser billboards that movie companies put out that make you guess what the fuck they are pushing....

I remember when Mysterymen was about to be released, there would be cryptic billboards advertising the characters but not telling you anything about the movie.

I don't care what it's for. I kept my fish alive for 21 seconds once:thumbsup

my high score is 8

My record is 39 lol