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Throwback Thursday: iWon Search Engine, Circa 2001

Bill Hartzer

Each Thursday I’m starting a new tradition here on my blog: to feature an old search engine. Today’s Throwback Thursday search engine is iWon.com, circa 2001. Back in 2001, did you make iWon.com your default home page in your web browser? Did you log in every day to get your daily entries in the $10,000 contest?

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Throwback Thursday: Ask.com Search Engine

Bill Hartzer

Related posts: Throwback Thursday: Search Engine Watch Circa 1999 Today is Thursday, and every Thursday I try to feature. Throwback Thursday: iWon Search Engine, Circa 2001 Today is Thursday July 3, 2014, and that means that. Throwback Thursday: LookSmart Search Engine Circa 1999 Do you remember LookSmart? Search Engines'

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How the Web Helped Me Buy a New Car

Ari Herzog

I recently said goodbye to my 2001 Subaru Forester and purchased a 2013 Subaru Impreza. I made a list of Kia, VW, Saab, and Suzuki models that had wanted features. Soul searching for how much money I was willing to spend and what vehicular features were required, I ultimately recognized I was going to stay in the Subaru family.

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Will ‘Technology’ Survive the Recession?

Atom Thought

Is 2009 worse than 2001? Looking back at 2001, IT spending declined by over 6% after a previous year increase of 16%, that was really a bad hit, and if we compare the same to 2009, we are much better off so far! Tags: Digital Discover Digital Feature 2009 Digital Marketing recession technology marketing.

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Why Hashtags are Spam #hashtags

Bill Hartzer

Facebook tends to be a “late adopter” of a lot of technology and features, so you know that when Facebook “finally” gets a feature such as hashtags, the feature is on its way out. But, by 2001, the meta keywords tag became so abused that it wasn’t really that helpful anymore. But I digress.

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5 Companies That Made Us Smile On World Emoji Day

Convince & Convert

Developed between 1998 and 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita , emojis were first added to smartphones in 2001 and quickly rose in popularity due to their ability to communicate items and emotions in a simple, cartoon-like visual. Featuring only sounds, music, and emojis, the video is both clever and uniquely Disney. Image via WorldEmojiDay.com.

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Is Your Social Media Strategy Truly Agile?

SocMed Sean

Information Technology, Sales, Research, and even Marketing organizations are adopting terms like “agile”, “scrum”, “sprint” and “stand-ups” into their business vernacular.