Blink tag makes a slight comeback:
See it in action here: http://l1demo.org/
<script type="text/javascript">
setInterval(function(){
$('blink').each(function(){
$(this).css('opacity' , $(this).css('opacity') === '0' ? '1' : '0')
});
}, 500);
</script>
...
<blink>*NEW*</blink>
...