Lycos
Ybrant Digital (Brightcom Group)[3] | |
URL | lycos.com |
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Registration | Optional |
Launched | April 13, 1995 |
Current status | Active |
Lycos, Inc., is a
Etymology
The word "Lycos" is short for "Lycosidae", which is Latin for "wolf spider".[4]
History
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Lycos is a
In April 1996, the company completed the fastest
Lycos Europe was a joint venture between Lycos and the Bertelsmann transnational media corporation, but it has always been a distinct corporate entity. Although Lycos Europe remains the largest of Lycos's overseas ventures, several other Lycos subsidiaries also entered into joint venture agreements including Lycos Canada, Lycos Korea and Lycos Asia.[10]
Lycos was one of the most popular websites on the internet, ranking 8th in 1997, and peaking at 4th in both 1999 and 2001.[11]
On May 16, 2000, near the peak of the
Having been set back by the dot-com bubble burst, Lycos abandoned its own search crawler in late 2001, and started using FAST.[13]
In August 2004, Terra announced that it was selling Lycos to Seoul, South Korea–based Daum Communications Corporation, now Kakao, for $95.4 million in cash, less than 2% of Terra's initial multibillion-dollar investment.[13] In October 2004, the transaction closed and the company name was changed back to Lycos.[13]
Under new ownership, Lycos began to refocus its strategy. The company moved away from being a search-centric portal and toward a community destination for broadband entertainment content.
During 2006, Lycos introduced several media services, including Lycos Phone which combined video chat, real-time video on demand, and an MP3 player.
As part of a corporate restructuring to focus on mobile, social networks and
In May 2012, Lycos announced the appointment of former employee Rob Balazy as CEO of Media division of Lycos.[21]
In September 2014, Ed Noel was appointed in place of Rob and manages the operations under the title of General Manager of Lycos Media.[22]
In June 2015, Lycos announced a pair of wearable devices, called Band and Ring.[23]
Lycos Internet was renamed Brightcom Group in May 2018.[24]
Lycos Network sites
- Angelfire, a Lycos property which provides paid web hosting, blogging and web publishing tools
- Tripod, a Lycos property providing paid web hosting, blogging and web publishing tools
Lycos-branded sites
- Lycos Chat, a photo chatting community.
- Lycos Domains, Internet domain name purchasing
- Lycos Mail, an e-mail provider formerly known as Mailcity.com. (As of 15 May 2018 providing only paid services.[25])
- Lycos Weather
- Lycos Yellow Pages
Former Lycos sites
- Chickmail, a free e-mail service sponsored by ChickClick
- Chickpages, a free web hosting service sponsored by ChickClick[26]
- Estromail, a free e-mail service sponsored by Estronet
- Estropages, a free web hosting service sponsored by Estronet
- Gamesville, Lycos multi-player gaming site
- GetRelevant.com, a Lycos online advertising site
- Gurlmail, a free e-mail service sponsored by Delia's for Gurl.com
- Gurlpages, a free web hosting service sponsored by Delia's for Gurl.com[26]
- Hotbot, a search engine
- InsiderInfo
- Lycos Radio, allowed users to create and host their own free Internet radio shows
- Matchmaker.com, a dating site
- Quote.com and RagingBull.com, finance sites
- Weather Zombie, a Lycos property which provided weather forecasts, with a zombie theme, via AccuWeather
- Webmonkey, web-building help and tutorials
- WhoWhere.com, a people search engine
- Wired.com, the online arm of Wired magazine
See also
References
- ^ "Suresh Reddy is CEO of Ybrant Digital". e27.co. August 10, 2015.
- ^ Pahwa, Nikhil (August 16, 2010). "Lycos Sold To India's Ybrant Digital For $36 Million". MediaNama. India. Retrieved August 17, 2010.
- ^ "Lycos Privacy Policy". Lycos.com. May 11, 2023.
- ^ Sherman, Chris (2003-10-08). "What's In A (Search Engine's) Name?". Search Engine Watch. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
- ^ Scott, Virginia A. (2008). Internet Archive. Greenwood Publishing Group.
- ^ Worlock, David (August 20, 2010). "Paradigm Lost". Retrieved April 14, 2013.
- ^ "Lycos IPO bodes well for Net stock". CNET. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ Pelline, Jeff. "Yahoo buys Four11 for free email". CNET. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ Price, Christopher (December 15, 1998). "Gateway to the future: Christopher Price gives the lowdown on the sites which offer not only a way into the worldwide web but so much more". Financial Times. p. 16.
- ZDNet. January 17, 2001.
- ^ "Infographic: Top 20 Most Popular Websites (1996-2013)". TechCo. 2014-12-26. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ^ Kleinbard, David (May 16, 2000). "Lycos in $12.5B deal". CNN.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Short History of Early Search Engines – The History of SEO". www.thehistoryofseo.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ "Lycos, Jajah Launch Internet Phone Call Services Today". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. March 27, 2006.
- ^ BYLUND, ANDERS (November 13, 2006). "Lycos Cinema ties chat to movies; content library, technical details disappoint". Ars Technica.
- ^ Lowensohn, Josh (February 8, 2007). "Lycos Mix fails to stir". CNET.
- ^ "Ybrant Digital Buys Lycos for $36 Million". BusinessWire. Comtex News Network, Inc. August 16, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ "Ybrant Digital Buys Lycos for $36 Million" (Press release). Business Wire. August 16, 2010.
- ^ Reisinger, Don (August 16, 2010). "Lycos is alive, acquired for $36 million". CNET.
- ^ "Daum Global Holdings Corp. v. Ybrant Digital Limited et al". pacermonitor.com. May 8, 2018.
- ^ Reidy, Chris (May 7, 2012). "Rob Balazy appointed CEO of Lycos". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "Ed Noel to head Lycos Media Division". businesswireindia.com. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ Kastrenakes, Jacob (2015-06-04). "The web portal Lycos is releasing a smart band and smart ring". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ "Lycos rechristened Brightcom - The Hindu BusinessLine". 11 May 2018.
- ^ Lycos "End of free service FAQ" (dated 09 April 2018). Accessed 2018-04-12.
- ^ ISBN 9780820457406.