AlltheWeb (sometimes referred to as FAST or FAST Search[1]) was an Internet search engine that made its debut in mid-1999 and was closed in 2011. It grew out of FTP Search, Tor Egge's doctorate thesis at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, which he started in 1994, which in turn resulted in the formation of Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), established on July 16, 1997.[2]
When AlltheWeb started in 1999, FAST aimed to provide their database to other search engines, major portals, ISPs and content sites.[3] By August 2, 1999, the AlltheWeb database had grown to 200 million unique URLs.[3] By June 2002, their crawler had indexed over 2 billion pages.[4]
AlltheWeb claimed a few advantages over Google, such as a fresher database, more advanced search features, search clustering and a completely customizable look.[4][5][6]
Closureedit
In February 2003, FAST's web search division was bought by Overture for $70 million.[7] In July 2003, Overture was acquired by Yahoo!, putting AlltheWeb under the ownership of Yahoo!.[8] Shortly after Yahoo!'s acquisition, the AlltheWeb site started using Yahoo!'s database and some of the advanced functions were removed, such as FTP search and direct image search.[citation needed]
In May 2006, Yahoo! started testing live search results on AlltheWeb.[9]
On April 4, 2011, AlltheWeb was shut down by Yahoo!.[10]
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alltheweb, sometimes, referred, fast, fast, search, internet, search, engine, that, made, debut, 1999, closed, 2011, grew, search, egge, doctorate, thesis, norwegian, university, science, technology, which, started, 1994, which, turn, resulted, formation, fast. AlltheWeb sometimes referred to as FAST or FAST Search 1 was an Internet search engine that made its debut in mid 1999 and was closed in 2011 It grew out of FTP Search Tor Egge s doctorate thesis at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology which he started in 1994 which in turn resulted in the formation of Fast Search amp Transfer FAST established on July 16 1997 2 AlltheWebScreenshot of AlltheWebType of siteWeb search engineURLwww wbr alltheweb wbr com wbr searchLaunched1999 25 years ago 1999 as Fast Current statusClosed Shut down by Yahoo Contents 1 Traits 2 Closure 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksTraits editWhen AlltheWeb started in 1999 FAST aimed to provide their database to other search engines major portals ISPs and content sites 3 By August 2 1999 the AlltheWeb database had grown to 200 million unique URLs 3 By June 2002 their crawler had indexed over 2 billion pages 4 AlltheWeb claimed a few advantages over Google such as a fresher database more advanced search features search clustering and a completely customizable look 4 5 6 Closure editIn February 2003 FAST s web search division was bought by Overture for 70 million 7 In July 2003 Overture was acquired by Yahoo putting AlltheWeb under the ownership of Yahoo 8 Shortly after Yahoo s acquisition the AlltheWeb site started using Yahoo s database and some of the advanced functions were removed such as FTP search and direct image search citation needed In May 2006 Yahoo started testing live search results on AlltheWeb 9 On April 4 2011 AlltheWeb was shut down by Yahoo 10 See also editList of search enginesReferences edit Short History of Early Search Engines The History of SEO www thehistoryofseo com Archived from the original on 2019 01 21 Retrieved 2019 02 03 Gemini No 1 January 1999 NTNU Archived from the original on 2012 09 05 Retrieved 2006 06 18 a b Fast Search amp Transfer World s Biggest Internet Search Engine Goes Online 1999 11 23 Archived from the original on 1999 11 23 Retrieved 2018 11 27 a b FAST s ALLTHEWEB COM dethrones Google as the world s largest search engine Press release Fast Search amp Transfer 2002 06 17 Archived from the original on 27 December 2006 Retrieved 2006 12 17 Fast launches ALLTHEWEB COM Alchemist customized search tool Press release Fast Search amp Transfer 2006 06 25 Archived from the original on 25 December 2006 Retrieved 2006 12 17 AllTheWeb Now A Better Search Experience Than Google Microdoc News 2002 06 17 Archived from the original on 2003 07 04 Retrieved 2006 12 17 Danny Sullivan Overture To Buy FAST Web Search Division Search Engine Watch 2003 02 27 Archived from the original on 2003 02 27 Retrieved 2018 11 27 Yahoo Media Relations Press Release 2007 07 08 Archived from the original on 2007 07 08 Retrieved 2018 11 25 Sullivan Danny 2006 05 10 Yahoo Tests Livesearch On AllTheWeb Google Patent Problem Perhaps Search Engine Watch Archived from the original on 2009 04 24 Retrieved 2019 02 10 Rao Leena March 18 2011 The Sun Will Set For Yahoo s AlltheWeb On April 4 TechCrunch Archived from the original on 13 April 2011 Retrieved April 6 2011 External links edit wayback archive of website Archived from the original on 1999 10 12 Retrieved 2004 04 23 Alltheweb es search Engine archived Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AlltheWeb amp oldid 1170847999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
