Word: bannering
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...given, a kind of "Hey, you're like me" nod of approval. It's barely conscious but definitely there, an automatic circle of understanding. The understanding is so great that a network of more than 100 Tall Clubs has popped up across the country and Europe, all under the banner of Tall Clubs International, where tall people of the world are currently exploring tall dating opportunities while plotting their takeover...
...homosexuality," which can get their licenses suspended. In schools, sex-ed courses focus almost exclusively on heterosexuality - the only mention of same-gender sex reminds students that it is against the law. Unsurprisingly, Singaporean society remains deeply conservative: in November, an Anglican church in the Queenstown district strung a banner across its faCade, proclaiming that HOMOSEXUALS CAN CHANGE...
...other major Asian cities like Taipei and Hong Kong have scrapped laws criminalizing gay behavior, it may be years before Singaporean society is ready for such a change. Put it this way, despite numerous complaints, angry messages posted in chat rooms and heated debate on a radio show, that banner at the Church of Our Saviour in Queenstown is still flapping in the breeze...
...This banner-ad Alamo brings Yahoo's entire business model into question. Unlike AOL, Yahoo has no Plan B to drive sales. AOL, a service provider as well as a content provider, collects a steady $21.95 a head per month, while Yahooligans get their Internet access elsewhere and are accustomed to paying squat for content. When Koogle gingerly tried to extract even a nominal fee from users of Yahoo's auction service, 90% of them disappeared in disgust. No wonder he felt like joining them...
FROM AD TO WORSE Things are tough all over in cyberspace, but websites that rely on advertising for their dollars, such as news and magazine sites, have been hit especially hard. Why? Because no one--stop us if we're wrong here--cares about those annoying, ubiquitous banner ads. The solution? Bigger ads! A coalition of websites, including AOL and Yahoo, has agreed on standards for larger, harder-to-ignore ads that will supplement the much maligned banner ad. For a glimpse of things to come, check out the tech-info site News.com which is already running...