Internet - Search Engines
1993-11-14 The Internet [YouTube]
1994-06-11 The
WebCrawler Index: A content-based Web index
1994-08-14 Announcing
the Lycos WWW Search Engine
1994-09-20 Yahoo demo
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1995-02-13 Infoseek
Launches First One-Stop Internet Source for Information
1995-03-xx Inside Architext
1995-04-10 Yahoo!
Obtains Financing from Sequoia Capital
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1995-05-07 The Internet
[YouTube]
1995-06-01 America
Online Acquires WebCrawler
1995-06-20 CMG Purchases
Exclusive Rights to Lycos
1995-08-02 Yahoo!
Appoints Tim Koogle as President and CEO
1995-09-18 Yahoo!
Teams with Open Text to Offer Searches on the Net
1995-09-27 Excite:
internet navigation service
1995-10-30 Lycos Catalogs
More than 10 Million Web Sites
1995-12-08 Have your
own web site
1995-12-15 Digital
Develops Internet's First 'Super Spider'
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1996-01-07 Setting
User-Agent Field More
1996-04-11 Yahoo!
Completes Initial Public Offering
1996-04-16 Infoseek
Unveils Ultraseek
1996-04-26 Infoseek
Corporation Files Registration Statement
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1996-05-20 Inktomi
Corporation Formed by UC Berkeley Scientists
1996-06-05 Yahoo!
to Feature Digital's Altavista Search Service
1996-06-22 Evaluate
the popularity of your web site
1996-07-08 Patent
on hypertext indexing and retrieval
1996-07-22 Digital
Alpha, UNIX, StorageWorks to Power Lycos
1996-08-23 Infoseek
Ultra, search engine review
1996-08-27 Altavista
Files For Initial Public Offering Of Common Stock
1996-09-xx
Search engines
[YouTube]
1996-10-09 Internet
Rank Engine
1996-10-10 Infoseek
Expands With Japanese, French, German and Spanish Language Services
1996-11-14 Infoseek
Launches New Version of Navigation Service
1996-11-25 AOL and
Excite Announce New Strategic Partnership
1996-12-11 Inktomi
Powers Advanced Information Indexing
1997-02-28 Search
Engine Implementation
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1997-04-14 Inktomi
Receives $8 Million From Oak Investment Partners
1997-05-29 Yahoo is
becoming the worst of the search engines
1997-06-11 Intuit
buys 19% of Excite
1997-06-16 Yahoo!
Ranked No.1 Navigational Network
1997-06-26 AltaVista
Search Provides First Multilingual Search Capabilities on the Internet
1997-08-18 PageRank:
Bringing Order to the Web
1997-08-21 Infoseek's
upgraded spidering technology
1997-09-02 Patent
To Be Issued for Lycos' Intelligent "Spider" Technology
1997-09-08 Infoseek
Patents Internet Search Technique
1997-09-24 Infoseek's
Position as Internet Leader Confirmed by New Research
1997-10-21 AOL sells
some Excite shares
1997-12-04 Google
Search Engine More
1997-12-10 Rankdex
Hyperlink Search Engine
1998-01-28 Infoseek
Corporation Announces Filing of Public Offering
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1998-03-02 Inktomi
Completes $12 Million Mezzanine Round
1998-04-15 Anatomy of a Large-Scale
Hypertextual Web Search Engine
1998-04-21 Infoseek
Wins Head-To-Head Battle Against Search Engine "Spam"
1998-05-18 Yahoo!
Selects Inktomi as its Default Search Engine Partner
1998-05-19 GoTo.Com
Announces First Round Of Financing
1998-06-10 Inktomi
Announces Initial Public Offering
1998-06-15 GoTo.Com
Combines Inktomi Search Capability
1998-06-17 GnuHoo
Seeks Editors
1998-06-23 GnuHoo
Name changed to NewHoo
1998-06-18 Disney
and Infoseek Combine Forces on the Internet
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1998-06-22 Lycos patent
could bring payoff to Carnegie Mellon
1998-07-xx Toward
a Qualitative Search Engine [PDF]
1998-07-23 What happened
to Rankdex?
1998-07-27 CMG: The
Web Giant Nobody Knows
1998-09-14
Google at BALUG
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1998-09-23 Google
and the WebBase More
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1998-09-24 Infoseek.com
delivers directory collection
1998-09-27
Google Stanford Hardware
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1998-10-06 Lycos Introduces
the Lycos Network
1998-11-18 NewHoo
Community Directory Project
1998-11-22 Infoseek
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1999-01-12 Disney
and Infoseek Launch GO Network
1999-01-12 Yahoo!
Extends Executive Roles
1999-01-19 @Home Network
and Excite to Merge
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1999-01-26 Compaq
Creates The AltaVista Company
1999-02-10 Inktomi
Announces Suite of New Search Engine Services
1999-05-13 Infoseek
Search: 30 Percent Faster, 50 Percent Larger
1999-05-24 Infoseek
Completes Transition of Infoseek Branded Site: Go Network
1999-06-07 Google
Receives $25 Million in Equity Funding
1999-06-14 AOL and
Inktomi Expand Alliance
1999-06-15 Inktomi
Introduces Automated Directory Engine
1999-06-18 GoTo.com
Announces Initial Public Offering
1999-06-28 CMGI Acquires
AltaVista More
1999-06-28 AltaVista
Search Gets Stronger
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1999-08-03 Excite@Home
Designs Search Architecture
1999-11-08 LookSmart
and Inktomi Form Alliance
1999-12-17 Lycos Agrees
To Invest In Fast Search And Transfer
2000-01-04 Lycos
Announce Public Offering of Common Stock
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2000-03-15 Google
Extends Search Service with Netscape's Open Directory Project
2000-04-11 Inktomi
Unveils Third Generation Search Architecture
2000-05-16 Terra to
Acquire Lycos for $12.5 Billion in Stock
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2000-05-19 Google
Goes Global with Addition of 10 Languages
2000-05-30
Google Bets The Farm
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2000-06-08 Inktomi
to Acquire Ultraseek Corporation
2000-06-14 Lycos.com
Deploys Fast Search & Transfer Technology
2000-06-26 Google
Launches World's Largest Search Engine
2000-06-26 Yahoo!
Selects Google as its Default Search Engine Provider
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2000-10-23 Google
Launches Self-Service Advertising Program
2000-11-06 Inktomi
Search Software 4.0 Supports Multilingual Implementations
2000-11-16 AltaVista
Selects GoTo as Pay-For-Performance Search Provider
2000-12-11 Google
Launches The Google Toolbar
2001-02-28 AltaVista
Enhances Search
2001-03-14 Inktomi
Unveils New Web Search Software
2001-04-17 Yahoo!
to Appoint Terry S. Semel Chairman and CEO
2001-06-27 AltaVista
Launches Express Inclusion Service
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2001-08-06 Google
Names Dr. Eric Schmidt Chief Executive Officer
2001-08-16 Inktomi
Extends Momentum for Paid Inclusion Program
2001-08-31 Was Excite@Home
marriage doomed at the altar?
2001-09-10 GoTo to
Become Overture More
2001-10-01 Excite@Home
files for bankruptcy
2001-11-13 Yahoo!
Forms Alliance With Overture (Formerly GoTo)
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2001-12-11 Google
Offers Immediate Access to 3 Billion Web Documents
2002-02-20 Google
Introduces New Pricing For Self-Service Online Advertising Program
2002-02-25 Lycos InSite
Select lets owners submit their sites for guaranteed inclusion
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2002-04-04 Yahoo!,
MSN and Google Lead in Online Search
2002-04-05 Overture
Files Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Google
2002-07-01 Terra Lycos
Launches Lycos Search 6.0
2002-07-02 AltaVista
Launches Advanced Search Technology
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2002-07-14 Yahoo!
To Acquire Overture
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2002-07-31 AOL Search
powered by Google
2002-09-06
Inktomi Terminates
Real Estate Leases More
2002-12-23 Yahoo!
To Acquire Inktomi More
2003-02-18 Overture
to Acquire Search Engine AltaVista
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2003-02-26 Google
lands Web search patent
2003-02-26 Terra Lycos
Writes Down 1.4 Billion Euros In Assets
2003-03-04 Google
Builds Advertising and Search Monetization Program
2003-03-10 Google
to Provide Web Search, Sponsored Links to Walt Disney Web Properties
2003-04-07 Yahoo!
Introduces New Yahoo! Search
2003-06-18 Google
Expands Advertising Monetization Program for Websites
2003-07-14 Yahoo!
To Acquire Overture
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2003-08-13 Google
Adds Features to Search Toolbar
2003-09-30 Lycos Selects
Google AdSense for Content Ads
2003-10-07 AOL and
Google Announce Expanded Alliance
2004-02-17 Google
Achieves Milestone With Access To More Than 6 Billion Items
2004-02-18 Yahoo!
Introduces Yahoo! Search Technology
2004-02-23 Google
tops the search charts
2004-04-01 Google
Launches Gmail
2004-04-19 Google
Files Registration Statement with SEC for Initial Public Offering
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2004-08-02 Terra Networks
Agrees To The Sale Of Lycos. Inc. To Daum Communications
2004-08-09 Yahoo!
and Google Resolve Disputes
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2005-07-26 Android GPS - See
document
[PDF]
2005-08-17 Google Buys Android for Its Mobile Arsenal - See
document