sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAsk.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeevespiunikaweb.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down11
arrow-up1135arrow-down1external-linkAsk.com shuts down after nearly 30 years, marking the end of Ask Jeevespiunikaweb.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square48linkfedilink
minus-squarebassomitron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·5 months agoIt was a garbage search engine, but a memorable one from the early web nonetheless.
minus-squareace_garp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoAnother relic from '95 is still managing to keep a web presence. metacrawler.com
minus-squareMaki@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoOwned by these folks; https://system1.com/what-we-do
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoThat used to be my search page of choice.
minus-squarenjordomir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoYeah, I remember disliking it back in the day (Alta Vista gang!!!🅰️♈), but I wish they evolved and got better rather than shutting down and I am still sad to see it go.
minus-squarelechekaflan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoUsed to see about a few dozen, and now some of them like Yahoo and Excite survive mostly in Japan. Have to note that Excite has a very interesting history, asides from its domain name bought by, of course, Ask.
It was a garbage search engine, but a memorable one from the early web nonetheless.
Another relic from '95 is still managing to keep a web presence.
metacrawler.com
Owned by these folks; https://system1.com/what-we-do
That used to be my search page of choice.
Yeah, I remember disliking it back in the day (Alta Vista gang!!!🅰️♈), but I wish they evolved and got better rather than shutting down and I am still sad to see it go.
Dogpile.com was the best 😉
Used to see about a few dozen, and now some of them like Yahoo and Excite survive mostly in Japan.
Have to note that Excite has a very interesting history, asides from its domain name bought by, of course, Ask.