dannysullivan - 6:32 pm on Jan 6, 2003 (gmt 0)

Interesting thread -- I was just updating some of my timeline information today coincidentally, so I can add a few key history links:

A History of Search Engines
[wiley.com...]
(really excellent for early dates!)

A Brief History of WebCrawler
[thinkpink.com...]

Seek and Ye Shall Find (Maybe)
[wired.com...]

Bigger and better: Internet search engines are continuing to evolve
[startext.net...]

> I couldn't tell if the Members Only section of Search Engine Watch would have that. I've been trying to sign up all weekend but there's an error and their over-the-phone payment option doesn't work over the weekend.

Sorry you had the problem -- I'll pass it on to the customer service people. Yes, the section does have that, all the alliance charts I've created going back to March 1996.

> Another good link with a number of search engine launch dates that I've found is The Major Search Engines at Timeline

How can I put this politely? The text over there at Timeline is oddly similar to my own Major Search Engines page from about two years ago. Suffice to say, I'll be sending them a note regarding some copyright concerns I have, and the current Major Search Engines page that I've written with key dates is at [searchenginewatch.com...]

Brett's got his own "Search Engine Players: A Brief History" page that's great for early dates, as well:
[searchengineworld.com...]