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2. Web directory - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_directory

   Web directory. A web directory or link directory is an online list or catalog of websites. That is, it is a directory on the World Wide Web of (all or part of) the World Wide Web. Historically, directories typically listed entries on people or businesses, and their contact information; such directories are still in use today.

3. Local search (Internet) - Wikipedia

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   Local search (Internet) Local search is the use of specialized Internet search engines that allow users to submit geographically constrained searches against a structured database of local business listings. Typical local search queries include not only information about "what" the site visitor is searching for (such as keywords, a business ...

4. Yahoo! Directory - Wikipedia

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   Current status. Defunct as of December 26, 2014. The Yahoo! Directory was a web directory which at one time rivaled DMOZ in size. The directory was Yahoo! 's first offering and started in 1994 under the name Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web. [1] When Yahoo! changed its main results to crawler-based listings under Yahoo!

5. Yahoo! Search - Wikipedia

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   Written in. PHP [1] Yahoo! Search is a search engine owned and operated by Yahoo!, using Microsoft Bing to power results. Originally, "Yahoo! Search" referred to a Yahoo!-provided interface that sent queries to a searchable index of pages supplemented with its directory of websites. The results were presented to the user under the Yahoo! brand.

6. List of Yahoo!-owned sites and services - Wikipedia

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   Yahoo! Profile / Yahoo Pulse - A directory of Yahoo users with their personal information. Yahoo! Publisher Network - An advertising network that only accepted US based publishers; shut down on April 30, 2010. Rocketmail - An email service acquired in 1997. Shut down but users were able to use an @rocketmail.com email address. Yahoo!

7. Yahoo! Inc. (1995–2017) - Wikipedia

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   Inc. [3] was an American multinational technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Yahoo was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in January 1994 and was incorporated on March 2, 1995. [4] [5] Yahoo was one of the pioneers of the early internet era in the 1990s. [6] Marissa Mayer, a former Google executive, served as CEO and ...

8. Search engine - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine

   Some engines suggest queries when the user is typing in the search box. A search engine is a software system that provides hyperlinks to web pages and other relevant information on the Web in response to a user's query. The user inputs a query within a web browser or a mobile app, and the search results are often a list of hyperlinks ...

9. Timeline of web search engines - Wikipedia

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   Yahoo! Search is launched. It is a search function that allows users to search Yahoo! Directory. It becomes the first popular search engine on the Web. However, it is not a true Web crawler search engine. New search engine: Search.ch is launched. It is a search engine and web portal for Switzerland. New web directory: LookSmart is released.