Do you remember the search engines we used to use before google

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  1. Anvitha

    Anvitha Moderator Staff Member Gold IL'ite

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    While trying to recollect the search engines we used to use before google i could get only these

    askjeeves
    yahoo search(my first search engine to learn search in 1997)
    lycos
    altavista

    anyone remember any more?
     
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    Askjeeves was my favorite at that point of time.. i still remember the question "how many pan walas in Mumbai"..or something along those lines..

    Was never a big fan of Yahoo search..

    On the same note, my first email was with "coolmail"..does anyone remember their first email ids?
     
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    i used yahoo search engines. and i still use my first yahoo email id.
     
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    Anvitha Moderator Staff Member Gold IL'ite

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    yep seekingbless i am also still using yahoo and others.

    I think generally now a days everyone have gmail as the main ID among personal IDs
     
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    yep I too have used it forgot to mention. :)
     
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    Ya my dh used to have coolmailid. I don't remember which one was my first

    i used to have hotmail lycos , yahoo and email ones(email.com) as far as i remember
     
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    I have used yahoo search and altavista...this post brought a nostalgic smile to me:)
     

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