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- September 4, 1995
- We've reorganized the site! We hope it will be easier to use. Check out our notes on the new look.
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- June 1, 1995
- America Online announces its acquisition of The WebCrawler and GNN
as part of its strategy to develop a strong presence on the World-Wide Web.
The WebCrawler will be operated by America Online as a public service to the
Internet, and will operate from a new Internet location, http://webcrawler.com/.
See a short Q&A about the acquisition and the press release for more information.
- March 29, 1995
- The WebCrawler service, growing exponentially, swamps the new dedicated server. New servers are added to accommodate the growth.
- December 12, 1994
- Starwave becomes the WebCrawler's second sponsor,
expanding the WebCrawler's local sponsorship.
Starwave offers three popular Internet services:
ESPNET SportsZone,
Outside Magazine Online, and
Mr. Showbiz!
- December 5, 1994
- The WebCrawler traffic overwhelms its original 486 server; service is moved to a dedicated Pentium running NEXTSTEP.
- December 1, 1994
- Dealernet becomes the WebCrawler's charter sponsor by donating a new server to the effort.
A Seattle-based company, Dealernet's Virtual Showroom is
is the place to check out cars on the Internet.
- November 14, 1994
- The WebCrawler answers its 1-millionth query. The query was "NUCLEAR WEAPONS DESIGN AND RESEARCH".
- April 20, 1994
- The WebCrawler goes public on the Internet for the first time. The database contained entries from just over 6000 different servers.
- January 27, 1994
- Brian Pinkerton starts the development of the WebCrawler at the University of Washington.
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