Banner Rotator

images and media 1997 still works

Cycles through a set of 468x60 banners on a timer, each one clickable.

In 2026: Works unchanged.

Where it came from: Standard fare from the banner exchange networks, LinkExchange and its imitators, 1997. Wikipedia ↗

<a href="#" id="bannerLink" target="_blank">
  <img id="banner" width="468" height="60" border="0" alt=""
       src="https://xbawx.com/btn/assets/1a/1a8abd6c5408549cb231cd1123976256dc0e4564.gif">
</a>

<script language="JavaScript">
var banners = [
  { img: "https://xbawx.com/btn/assets/1a/1a8abd6c5408549cb231cd1123976256dc0e4564.gif",
    url: "http://www.example.com/" },
  { img: "https://xbawx.com/btn/assets/c7/c704f793437b37858d0104ef6e9b214caf95ab24.gif",
    url: "http://www.example.net/" },
  { img: "https://xbawx.com/btn/assets/7b/7bf9dba51af5b0a3b14b3c15f152d0cb862fe23f.gif",
    url: "http://www.example.org/" }
];
var bi = 0;
setInterval(function () {
  bi = (bi + 1) % banners.length;
  document.getElementById("banner").src = banners[bi].img;
  document.getElementById("bannerLink").href = banners[bi].url;
}, 3000);
</script>

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