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manigandham | karma 24990 | avg karma 2.69 · 2016-05-03 23:41:11

There were ads on the internet before 1996. Most ISPs had them in their portals and directories.

Also the first cross-network banner ad ran in October 1994: https://hbr.org/2013/02/stop-selling-ads-and-do-someth