Excite was an early competitor to Yahoo. It tried to be the next Yahoo by becoming an ISP and portal as well as a search engine. Excite merged with @Home and subsequently cratered. It was ultimately acquired by Ask.com.
This is Excite's home page from October 1996.
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- HotBot ruled......
- I did also used, or should I say "preferred" HotBot all the way, it yielded better results and offered more search options; don't forget that Yahoo! was a directory, like an interactive Yellow Pages b... (Read the rest)
- Posted by: loquique Posted on: 08/06/09 (Edited: 08/06/09 @ 08:06) You are currently: a Guest | Log in | Terms of Use
What about HotBot?
olePigeon | 08/04/08
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Yes HotBot all the way
dcmorrow | 07/31/09
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RE: (Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines)
bhartman@... | 08/05/08
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Cuil...
ross2000 | 08/05/08
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Deja News
3dguru | 08/09/08
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You missed WebFerret
TranMan | 07/31/09
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And Google is STILL Not Out of Beta
Boulder_Bum | 07/31/09
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RE: (Images: Dinosaur sightings: Old search engines)
professordnm | 07/31/09
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Infoseek
Too Old For IT | 07/31/09
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Same here
daengbo | 07/31/09
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This screenshot comes from October 1996?
pgit | 08/01/09
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Look closer
callandor87 | 08/01/09
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HotBot ruled......
loquique | 08/06/09
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