A look back at the humble beginnings of some of the internets biggest websites. This post was originally posted by the Telegraph and we feel it fits as a sturn reminder to all those companies and individuals who wait and wait and wait in launching their website while messing over the little details. We say – ‘Just launch it!’, as as we can see from the following screenshots you have to start somewhere.
1. Google.com – launched in 1996
2. Facebook.com – launched in 2004
3. Myspace.com – launched in 2003
4. Yahoo.com – launched in 1994
5. Youtube.com – launched in 2005
6. Wikipedia.org – launched in 2001
7. MSN.com – launched in 1995
8. Apple.com – launched in 1987 (screenshot from 1996)
9. Drudgereport.com – launched in 1997
10. Amazon.com – launched in 1995
11. Twitter.com – launched in 2006
12. Whitehouse.gov – launched in 1994
13. Craigslist.org – launched in 1995
14. Nytimes.com – launched in 1995
15. News.bbc.co.uk – launched in 1997
16. Dell.com – launched in 1996
17. Friendsreunited.com – launched in 2000
18. Telegraph.co.uk – launched in 1994
19. Blogger.com – launched in 1999
20. Flickr.com – launched in 2004
Had a website in development for over a year?
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