Web ads with Fine Print

Rohit Khare (khare@www10.w3.org)
Fri, 3 Jan 1997 11:17:56 -0500


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On the NY Times home page today, I found this gem: an animated gif
advertisement from Fidelity Investments. **With fine print**!!

The fifth and sixth panels have the obligatory "read your prospectus before
ordering... past performance is no indicator..."

And the Web goes marching on...
RK
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