System and method for brand advertising on a global computer network

The claim as in 11, further comprising:

• the time threshold is programmed to greater than and equal to 0.7 seconds and less than and equal to 2.9 seconds.

The claim as in 11, further comprising:

• the preprogrammed time delay T is programmed to be substantially between 5 seconds and 30 seconds and is dependent upon the nature of the digital content.

A method of brand advertising on a global network of computers, comprising the steps of:

• a. creating a digital content for storing on a server, embedding in the digital content an advertising image and structuring the digital content in a manner that the advertisement image is the first display seen by a receiver client when the digital content is received from a server on the global network and viewed on the client;
• b. obscuring substantially by the advertising image the digital content from being viewed and removing the image from the display after a time threshold, enabling the digital content to be viewed;
• c. programming the time threshold equal to a time period that is equal to or less than 3.5 seconds and the viewing of the image cannot be bypassed until the expiry of the time threshold.