Included in these banner ads is the advertiser’s image, a line of text, the Sponsored label, and a URL. Off to the right is a dropdown arrow and a “Buy now” button.

In 2005, then-vice president Marissa Mayer vowed never to run banner ads in search. “There will be no banner ads on the Google homepage or Web search results pages.

The 30 plus banners include notable Louisvillians, including boxing legend and humanitarian Muhammad Ali, actress Jennifer Lawrence, rapper Jack Harlow, entrepreneur Colonel Harland Sanders and more.

The app screens of quick commerce platforms are increasingly resembling those of today’s TV news channels: crowded with ads, pop-ups and banners. And, it doesn’t seem to be going well with ...