Tech: Before Google, AltaVista (1995) was the smartest search…

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Did you know? Before Google, AltaVista (1995) was the smartest search engine — the first to index the whole web, then 16 million pages. In 1998 it sold for $3.3 billion. Two years later Google launched, and within five years AltaVista was gone.

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Before Google, AltaVista (1995) was the smartest search engine — the first to index the whole web, then 16 million pages. In 1998 it sold for $3.3 billion. Two years later Google launched, and within five years AltaVista was gone.

Vóór Google was AltaVista (1995) de slimste zoekmachine: de eerste die het hele web indexeerde — toen 16 miljoen pagina's. In 1998 werd hij verkocht voor $3,3 miljard. Twee jaar later kwam Google, en binnen vijf jaar was AltaVista weg.

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