Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin
Tell PG: You missed NorthernLight in 'Sanpshot: Viaweb..' article
1 point by _sagacity on Jan 23, 2012 | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments
http://www.paulgraham.com/vw.html

I think you missed the good ol' NorthernLight in the list of search engines in there. Can't recollect any others.

Spot on: the term SEO was not coined, or at the least, not in any noticeable use back then in '98. :)




He wrote "7 that matter".


Oh, you better be sure - it (NorthernLight) did use to matter alright. Used to be mentioned in almost every print article related to the Internet/search. :)


Was not at all on my radar as IBM’s CTO in the 1990s. Perhaps it catered to a more specialized audience.


Here goes nothing :) :

The Northern Light - 1995/1996

Northern Light was to the search engine world what Apple was to the computer world. Shortly after its launch, Northern light like Apple, developed a fanatical following, but held a relatively small market share compared to the likes of Lycos and AltaVista.

From: http://www.salientmarketing.com/seo-resources/search-engine-...

Also: http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2067807/Northern-Light-...




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: