Altavista

AltaVista Discovery, from Altavista whose assets were acquired by Terra Lycos, finds little or no mention on the net though It was the first tool which introduced the concept of desktop search through a toolbar which could be docked to the top of the screen.

A forgotten hero in Desktop Search - Digital Inspiration 2004

The planning district that includes Lynchburg (Region 2000?) is already pursuing a new limited access alignment of US 29 from the Lynchburg Airport to a connection just north of Bus 29 in Altavista and NC has plans to address that 10 mile section just north of Greensboro (hence the future I-785 designation), but they seem to be loooong range plans.

Waldo Jaquith - Del. Valentine’s Route 29 Bypass Bypass bill. 2009

After 30 years at the Lane Furniture plant in Altavista, she nearly lost her hand in an accident with a power sander.

Tales from the Southside 2010

Censorship of search-engines is a core issue for freedom of expression, adds the site, pointing out that the latest official China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) survey says 80% of Chinese Netusers get online data by using them and that access to some, such as Altavista, have already been blocked inside China.

‘Google, Yahoo, aid censorship’: 2004

Censorship of search-engines is a core issue for freedom of expression, adds the site, pointing out that the latest official China Internet Network Information Center CNNIC survey says 80% of Chinese Netusers get online data by using them and that access to some, such as Altavista, have already been blocked inside China.

‘Google, Yahoo, aid censorship’: 2004

The old method of search will become obsolete and if Google doesn't change, like Altavista, it too will become obsolete.

India Should Get Over the Stigma of 'Failure' 2011

Gosh darn it, what indeed did happen to Altavista?

Arithmetic and Google's IPO, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

No. Many people believed that Altavista was a superior engine that was likely to surpass Yahoo! as web users became more savvy.

Arithmetic and Google's IPO, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Heck, Google search itself was of course after Altavista and all the other search engines of the time.

Google Climbs to New Heights of Arrogance With Wave 2009

GOOGLE EXECUTIVE APPEARS BEFORE SENATE ANTITRUST PANEL - The Senate Antitrust Subcommittee, no doubt in the pocket of Big Altavista, grilled Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt today about his search engine's ongoing efforts to make free will less cumbersome HuffPost Hill is written in Google Docs, so we presume Schmidt has already read everything that follows.

HUFFPOST HILL - Google Probably Not Plus-1ing Today's News Eliot Nelson 2011