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   Does WebCrawler still exist?

   • WebCrawler (1994; reborn 2001): WebCrawler still exists as a meta search engine that gets results from other search engines, rather than through its own efforts. Now owned by Infospace, WebCrawler was arguably the web’s first crawler-based search engine in the way we know them today.

   Where Are They Now? Search Engines We've Known & Loved

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   What happened to WebCrawler?

   • WebCrawler was maintained by Excite as a separate search engine with its own database until 2001, when it started using Excite's own database, effectively putting an end to WebCrawler as an independent search engine. Later that year, Excite (then called Excite@Home) went bankrupt and WebCrawler was bought by InfoSpace in 2001.

   WebCrawler - Wikipedia

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   Who invented WebCrawler?

   • WebCrawler was developed by Brian Pinkerton in his spare time while a student at the University of Washington. At birth, WebCrawler was a desktop application, not a Web search engine as it is today (or was 6 years ago). Currently owned by InfoSpace, WebCrawler has been changed, hailed, submitted to, sold, and bought over the past ten years.

   WebCrawler Search Engine Turns 10 Years Old

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   Who owns WebCrawler?

   • Starting in April 1996, WebCrawler also included the human-edited internet guide GNN Select, which was also under AOL ownership. On April 1, 1997, Excite acquired WebCrawler from AOL for $12.3 million.

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3. pitchbook.com › profiles › companyWebCrawler Company Profile 2024: Valuation, Investors ...

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   Information on acquisition, funding, investors, and executives for WebCrawler. Use the PitchBook Platform to explore the full profile.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › WebCrawlerWebCrawler - Wikipedia

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   Pinkerton, WebCrawler's creator, led the Amazon A9.com search division as of 2012. [9] [10] In July 2016, InfoSpace was sold by parent company Blucora to OpenMail for $45 million, putting WebCrawler under the ownership of OpenMail. [11] OpenMail was later renamed System1.

5. www.searchenginejournal.com › webcrawler-searchWebCrawler Search Engine Turns 10 Years Old

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   Currently owned by InfoSpace, WebCrawler has been changed, hailed, submitted to, sold, and bought over the past ten years. Here is a highlight of WebCrawler moments of glory up to now (the full...

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6. www.marketingscoop.com › tech › web-scrapingDoes WebCrawler Still Exist? An In-Depth Look from a Data ...

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   Apr 16, 2024 · 2016: System1, a technology company specializing in consumer apps and websites, acquired WebCrawler. These changes in ownership, along with the emergence of competitors like Google, had a significant impact on WebCrawler‘s market position.

7. www.searchenginewatch.com › 2003/03/04 › where-areWhere Are They Now? Search Engines We've Known & Loved

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   Mar 4, 2003 · WebCrawler (1994; reborn 2001): WebCrawler still exists as a meta search engine that gets results from other search engines, rather than through its own efforts. Now owned by Infospace, WebCrawler was arguably the web’s first crawler-based search engine in the way we know them today.

8. webscrapingsite.com › blog › does-webcrawler-stillDoes WebCrawler Still Exist? The Pioneering Search Engine‘s ...

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   It changed hands again in 2016, acquired by web advertising company System1. While System1 gave WebCrawler a visual refresh in 2018, the fundamental product remains little changed – a basic search interface powered by results from Google and Bing‘s syndicated search partners program.

9. www.thinkpink.com › bp › WebCrawlerWebCrawler's History

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   2001 InfoSpace acquires WebCrawler. Excite, now Excite@Home, went belly up. In the bankruptcy, Infospace acquired WebCrawler. Today Infospace runs WebCrawler as a meta-search engine. And they've given Spidey a new name and turned him purple! back to Brian's page