Monday, December 22nd, 2008...6:01 PM
The Internet’s 100 Oldest Dot-Com Domains
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The Internet’s been around in some form for decades. It wasn’t until the mid-80s, though, that the Web as we know it started coming together — and those precious dot-com domains started getting snatched up.
I bet you are thinking Google, eBay, Amazon, Yahoo…throw in some oldies like Lycos, Excite, GeoCities, Tripod…forget about it. We are talking the ’80’s here and those ventures did not embark until the mid ’90’s or later.
Here is a view into the first five:
1. symbolics.com: March 15, 1985
2. bbn.com: April 24, 1985
3. think.com: May 24, 1985
4. mcc.com: July 11, 1985
5. dec.com: September 30, 1985
JR Raphael of PCMagazine showcases the Top 100 Original Dot Com Domains. Check it out.
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