Xoom (web hosting)
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Xoom was an early
web hosting, similar to GeoCities. The domain "xoom.com" is now held by the Xoom Corporation, an international-focused money transfer website run by PayPal
.
History
Xoom was founded by Chris Kitze in September 1996 as a download website offering free
Wordstar
.
In March 1997, Xoom became a web hosting (offering 100 MB) and an
e-mail hosting website. The company acquired several small service providers in 1997 and 1998, including Paralogic, creator of ParaChat, which was the largest chat network on the web at the time, and PageCount, a web counter
service. The main revenue sources for the company were direct marketing via email to members and banner advertising.
Funding
The company was funded by a former
NBC Internet (NBCi)
. At that time, the combined entity was ranked as the 7th most popular site on the web by Media Metrix.
Reception
Xoom was both criticized and praised for its strict policies on violations of terms of service. A short-lived experiment in
licensing the Xoom software platform and business model in 1998 led to an Italian website, xoom.it, which is still in operation and owned by Virgilio
.
References
- "XOOM.com Inc. (Daily Double) May 3, 1999". 2016-03-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
- Wired article about NBCi
External links
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