You've probably noticed that the banner ads on this website are a little... different. There's a simple reason for this. Websites from the ID is an attempt to bring the weirdness of the old web into the modern world. Twenty years ago, you could browse the internet without using an ad blocker. This was because websites were designed to be viewed by humans - a novel concept to be sure! Advertisements still existed, especially on free hosts like GeoCities, Angelfire, and Tripod. However, unlike websites today, most websites kept their advertisements to a minimum. There was usually only a single banner per page, and those pages contained more content than advertising. Since the Websites from the ID is about recreating the feeling of the old internet, fake advertisements are displayed on every subsite. In reality, they are just image links to a random subsite - each subsite has its own pair of banners. None of these "ads" make money. Hence, they are called "Subvertisements" rather than advertisements. Head back to the Menu |